Tales from the Script 50 Hollywood Screenwriters Share Their Stories

Name: Tales from the Script 50 Hollywood Screenwriters Share Their Stories
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ISBN: 9780061855924

ISBN-10: 0061855928

ISBN-13: 9780061855924

Edition: 2010

Authors: Peter Hanson, Paul Robert Herman

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Few modern art forms are as misunderstood as the craft of creating movie scripts, but Tales from the Script puts readers in the trenches of the Hollywood development process. Readers will revel in the exploits of Shane Black (Lethal Weapon), John Carpenter (Halloween), Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption), Nora Ephron (When Harry Met Sally), William Goldman (The Princess Bride), David Hayter (Watchmen), Bruce Joel Rubin (Ghost), Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver), Ron Shelton (Bull Durham), and dozens of others. They'll learn how these writers surmounted the incredible odds against breaking into Hollywood, transformed their ideas into films that topped the box office, launched the careers of…

Book details

List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 1/26/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.10" wide x 7.99" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Peter Hanson is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Denver and a former staff member in the office of Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD). He has been interviewed by national and international media organizations, including the BBC, Agence France-Presse, the New York Times online's 'FiveThirtyEight' blog, USA Today, Minnesota Public Radio, Colorado Public Radio, Rocky Mountain PBS, and the Denver Post. He co-led the University of Denver's 'Colorado Voter Poll' in 2012.



Introduction



The Adventure Begins


The Educator's Perspective




Breaking In


The Contest Administrator's Perspective




The Marketplace of Ideas


The Reader's Perspective




The First Yes


The Agent's Perspective




What's Yours Is Theirs


The Development Executive's Perspective




Power Players


The Director's Perspective




The Rules of the Game


The Screenwriting Guru's Perspective




Slings and Arrows


The Writers Guild Arbitrator's Perspective




Taking Control


The Maverick's Perspective




No Is the Path to Yes


The Therapist's Perspective




Going the Distance


The Veteran's Perspective



Meet the Screenwriters


Acknowledgments