Nonbroadsact television writing is writing with a purpose. Each project begins with the writer asking the client the core question : What do you want to say, to whom and for what purpose. In The nonbroadcast Television Writer's Handbook, aouthor William Van Nostran describes how the writer can craft scripts that succeed in conveying the intended message and are at the same time good television. Although the writer creates a script as words on paper, the final product is a television viewing experience that result from the script's interrelating of sights and sounds with the program's message. In this book, Van Nostran explains the scriptwriting process from initial research through organizaton and development of the creative concept to the shooting script. He examines the relationship of sights and sounds, discusses the basics of television as a medium and looks at the structuring of script formats including interviews, dramatizations and interactive video. //yn
