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Screen Plays: How 25 Scripts Made It For Better or Worse by David S. Cohen HC/DJ
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061189197
ISBN-13
9780061189197
eBay Product ID (ePID)
60196532
Product Key Features
Book Title
Screen Plays : How 25 Scripts Made It to a Theater Near You--For Better or Worse
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Business Aspects, Screenplays, Film / Screenwriting
Genre
Performing Arts
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
21.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-030998
Reviews
"A great read for screenwriters, for anyone with screenwriting ambitions, or for anyone who has sat in a theater wondering, "How did this piece of crap get made?"
Synopsis
In this fascinating survey of contemporary screen craft, David Cohen of Script and Variety magazines leads readers down the long and harrowing road every screenplay takes from idea to script to screen. In interviews with Hollywood screenwriters from across the board--Oscar winners and novices alike--Cohen explores what sets apart the blockbuster successes from the downright disasters. Tracing the fortunes of twenty-five films, including Troy, Erin Brockovich, Lost in Translation, and The Aviator, Cohen offers insider access to back lots and boardrooms, to studio heads, directors, and to the over-caffeinated screenwriters themselves. As the story of each film evolves from the drawing board to the big screen, Cohen proves that how a script is written, sold, developed, and filmed can be just as dramatic and intriguing as the movie itself--especially when the resulting movie is a fiasco. Covering films of all kinds--from tongue-in-cheek romps like John Waters's A Dirty Shame to Oscar winners like Monster's Ball and The Hours--Screen Plays is an anecdote-filled, often inspiring, always revealing look at the alchemy of the movie business. With Cohen as your expert guide, Screen Plays exposes how and why certain films (such as Gladiator) become "tent poles," those runaway successes every studio needs to survive, and others become train wrecks. Full of critical clues on how to sell a script--and avoid seeing it destroyed before the director calls Action!--it's the one book every aspiring screenwriter will find irresistible., In this fascinating survey of contemporary screen craft, David Cohen of Script and Variety magazines leads readers down the long and harrowing road every screenplay takes from idea to script to screen. In interviews with Hollywood screenwriters from across the board--Oscar winners and novices alike--Cohen explores what sets apart the blockbuster successes from the downright disasters. Tracing the fortunes of twenty-five films, including Troy , Erin Brockovich , Lost in Translation , and The Aviator , Cohen offers insider access to back lots and boardrooms, to studio heads, directors, and to the over-caffeinated screenwriters themselves. As the story of each film evolves from the drawing board to the big screen, Cohen proves that how a script is written, sold, developed, and filmed can be just as dramatic and intriguing as the movie itself--especially when the resulting movie is a fiasco. Covering films of all kinds--from tongue-in-cheek romps like John Waters's A Dirty Shame to Oscar winners like Monster's Ball and The Hours -- Screen Plays is an anecdote-filled, often inspiring, always revealing look at the alchemy of the movie business. With Cohen as your expert guide, Screen Plays exposes how and why certain films (such as Gladiator ) become "tent poles," those runaway successes every studio needs to survive, and others become train wrecks. Full of critical clues on how to sell a script--and avoid seeing it destroyed before the director calls Action --it's the one book every aspiring screenwriter will find irresistible., In this fascinating survey of contemporary screencraft, "Variety" magazines Cohen guides readers down the long and harrowing road every screenplay takes, from idea to script to screen.
LC Classification Number
PN1993.5.U6C623 2007
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