On Script

Tired of self-promoting gurus touting easy "secrets"? In On Script seasoned scriptwriter, author, and drama educator Zachary Michael Jack explains step-by-step how successful Creatives write, edit, pitch, polish, and produce dramatic work. Packed with authoritative commentary, inspiring prompts, and advice , On Script is the perfect read for emerging and established writers in the Digital Age. Part One, "The Process," covers the fundamentals of successful scripts staged from Broadway to low-budget Indie theatres. How does the writer mine personal experience to create compelling work? What habits consistently generate and cultivate new material for production? How can stage dialogue and plot better reflect how we speak, move, and interact? How can AI and other emerging technologies be harnessed to inform, rather than unduly influence, original scripts? Part Two, "The Products," offers in-depth coverage of the multimedia, multigenre landscape today's writers inhabit, from comedic monologues to multi-character stage plays, to teleplays, stage and screen literary adaptations, and, finally, sketches for radio and audio podcast. Part Two culminates with a hands-on writers' workshop, with short scripts crafted by contemporary practitioners accompanied by analysis detailing the specific strengths that helped each reach production. On Script is the ideal handbook for dedicated writers seeking a virtuoso skillset and a deeper appreciation of the dramatic tradition, from Sophocles to sitcoms.

• | Author: Zachary Jack
• | Publisher: Northampton House Press
• | Publication Date: Dec 05, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 254 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1950668207
• | ISBN-13: 9781950668205