John Gaspard

Broschiertes Buch

Fast, Cheap & Written That Way

Top Screenwriters on Writing for Low-Budget Movies

Beschreibung

Write Your Screenplay with the Help of Top Screenwriters! It's like taking a Master Class in screenwriting … all in one book! Discover the pitfalls of writing to fit a budget from screenwriters who have successfully navigated these waters already. Learn from their mistakes and improve your script with their expert advice. "I wish I'd read this book before I made Re-Animator."-Stuart Gordon, Director, Re-Animator, Castle Freak, From Beyond The book covers (among other topics):Academy-Award Winner Dan Futterman ("Capote") on writing real stories Tom DiCillio ("Living In Oblivion") on turning a short into a feature Kasi Lemmons ("Eve's Bayou") on writing for a different time period George Romero ("Martin") on writing horror on a budget Rebecca Miller ("Personal Velocity") on adapting short stories Stuart Gordon ("Re-Animator") on adaptations Academy-Award Nominee Whit Stillman ("Metropolitan") on cheap ways to make it look expensive Miranda July ("Me and You and Everyone We Know") on making your writing spontaneous Alex Cox ("Repo Man") on scaling the script to meet a budget Joan Micklin Silver ("Hester Street") on writing history on a budget Bob Clark ("Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things") on mixing humor and horror Amy Holden Jones ("Love Letters") on writing romance on a budget Henry Jaglom ("Venice/Venice") on mixing improvisation with scripting L.M. Kit Carson ("Paris, Texas") on re-writing while shooting Academy-Award Winner Kenneth Lonergan ("You Can Count on Me") on script editing Roger Nygard ("Suckers") on mixing genres This is the book for anyone who's serious about writing a screenplay that can get produced! Grab it today! ¿¿¿¿¿ "A perfect read for anyone who wants to write a film script or for anyone who just enjoys watching movies."-Fred Willard, Actor, A Mighty Wind, Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman "This volume is packed full of useful little nuggets of information."-Jonathan Lynn, Director, My Cousin Vinny, Clue, Nuns on the Run, The Whole Nine Yards "Packed with war stories and savvy advice for beginning screenwriters."-Larry Gross, Screenwriter, 48 hrs., Streets of Fire, True Crime

Autor

John is author of the Eli Marks mystery series as well as several other stand-alone novels, including "The Sword & Mr. Stone," "A Christmas Carl," "The Greyhound of the Baskervilles" and "The Ripperologists."He also writes the Como Lake Players mystery series.In real life, John's not a magician, but he has directed six low-budget features that cost very little and made even less-that's no small trick. He's also written books on the subject of low-budget filmmaking. Ironically, they've made more than the films. Those books ("Fast, Cheap and Under Control" and "Fast, Cheap and Written That Way") are available in eBook, Paperback and audiobook formats.John lives in Minnesota and shares his home with his lovely wife, several dogs, a few cats and a handful of pet allergies.Find out more at: https://www.albertsbridgebooks.com and https://www.elimarksmysteries.com.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Albert's Bridge Books
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 505g
• ISBN-13: 9798201134624
• Artikelnr.: 66395874