Screen Plays How 25 Screenplays Made It to a Theater near You--For Better or Worse

Name: Screen Plays How 25 Screenplays Made It to a Theater near You--For Better or Worse
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ISBN: 9780061431579

ISBN-10: 0061431575

ISBN-13: 9780061431579

Edition: 2007

Authors: David S. Cohen

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Every green-lighted screenplay travels a long and harrowing road from idea to script to celluloid. In this fascinating survey of contemporary film craft, David Cohen of Script and Variety magazines interviews screenwriters from across the board--Oscar winners and novices alike--to explore what sets blockbuster successes apart from downright disasters. Tracing the fortunes of twenty-five films, including Troy, Erin Brockovich, Lost in Translation, and The Aviator, Cohen offers valuable insider access to the back lots and boardrooms, to the studio heads and directors, and to the overcaffeinated screenwriters themselves. Full of critical clues on how to sell a script--and avoid seeing it…

Book details

List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 2/10/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.88" tall
Weight: 0.858

David Steven Cohen is Senior Research Associate and Director of the Ethnic History Program at the New Jersey Historical Commission. He holds a Ph.D. in American Civilization from the University of Pennsylvania.