Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Drink Locally, Write Globally; PART ONE. AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY WAYS; Chapter 1. Have Laptop and Passport, Will Travel Personal Takes on Worldwide Screenwriting; Chapter 2. The Hollywood Influence on Worldwide Screenwriting and International/Independent Influences on Hollywood; Chapter 3. Eight Worldwide Projects Up Close; PART TWO. A CARNIVAL OF WORLDWIDE SCREENWRITERS; Chapter 4. New Zealand: Moving Beyond a National Cinema; Chapter 5. After Naked Men and Wedding Bells Screenwriting in the United Kingdom in a New Century
Chapter 6. Through a Mythic LensChapter 7. Screenwriting (and Filmmaking) in the Balkans; Chapter 8. American TV Writing Musings of a Global Storyteller; Chapter 9. Lew Hunter's Worldwide Screenwriting 434; Chapter 10. Building a Screenplay: A Five-Act Paradigm, or, What Syd Field Didn't Tell You; Chapter 11. "I Want Movies to Surprise, Stimulate, and Shock Audiences": An Interview with Terry Gilliam; Fade Out: Conclusions, New Beginnings; APPENDIXES; Appendix 1. Print Resources; Appendix 2. The Internet and Screenwriting: FADEIN.com; Appendix 3. Americans Reaching Out
Appendix 4. Hooking into Hollywood and Beyond from OverseasAppendix 5. Finding an Agent, Producer, or Guardian Angel; Appendix 6. A Recipe for Worldwide Salmon Out of Water; Bibliography; List of Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
Cinema is a truly global phenomenon and screenwriters who limit their ambitions to Hollywood can unnecessarily limit their careers. This book, loaded with information on every page, provides the practical know-how for breaking into the global marketplace. It is the first book to offer specific advice on writing for screens large and small, around the world from Hollywood to New Zealand, from Europe to Russia, and for alternative American markets including Native American, regional, and experimental. The book provides valuable insider information, such as * Twenty-five percent of German televi
