Writing for Visual Media, 3rd Edition

 

Contents

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION

PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION

INTRODUCTION

WHAT’S ON THE WEBSITE

PART 1 Defining the Problem

CHAPTER 1   Describing one medium through another

Writing not to be read but to be made

Writing, producing, and directing

Moving from being a viewer to being a creator

The producer cannot read your mind

Instructions to the production crew

What is the role of a scriptwriter?

The “Script” writer is a new kind of writer

What is visual writing?

Meta-writing

Where do we go from here?

Differences compared to stage plays

Writing with dialogue

Writing without dialogue

Conclusion

CHAPTER 2   A seven-step method for developing a creative concept

Step 1: Define the communication problem

Ivy college: An admissions video

American ...