Writing for Television: How to Creat and Sell Successful TV Scripts

by William Smethurst

Television is a huge and expanding market for writers. This book gives information and advice on all areas of writing for TV, such as, should you plan for commercial breaks, what camera moves should be put in, how should a script be presented and who should you contact? This revised edition includes a rewritten chapter on the opportunities available to new writers and the basics of scriptwriting, and a new chapter on situation comedy. There is also a section on Internet help sites and workshops for new writers.

Genres: Nonfiction

144 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1992

About the author

Since starting his career as a BBC journalist William has been an award-winning writer of plays for radio, television, the cinema, and the theatre. In his thirties he was a highly successful editor of the BBC’s “The Archers”, and executive producer of serial drama for Central Television. Running his own production company he devised and produced the sci-fi serial drama “Jupiter Moon” which sold to over 20 countries round the world.
He wrote the non-fiction Sunday Times best seller “The Archers - the true story”. His novels include the award-winning satire “Jennifer’s Friends”, and the highly-acclaimed sci-fi time shift trilogy of “Sinai”, “Pasiphae”, and “Woken’s Eye”.

He and his wife Carolynne spend their summers cruising Europe in their boat, and their winters in Devon.

Reviews

[Ana Barreiros · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really useful. It has examples of scripts, useful websites, contacts, everything.