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Tales from the script / a Grand River Films, Jade Tiger Films production ; directed by Peter Hanson ; written and produced by Peter Hanson and Paul Robert Herman.
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 035 018
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- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Art of filmmaking : five revealing documentaries
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Screenwriters--United States--Interviews.
- Screenwriters.
- Motion picture authorship.
- Motion picture industry--California--Los Angeles.
- Motion picture industry.
- California--Los Angeles.
- United States.
- Genre:
- DVD-Video discs -- 2010.
- Feature films -- United States.
- interviews.
- Biographical films.
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- Interviews.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Place of Publication:
- [New York] : First Run Features, [2010]
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; stereo.
- Summary:
- Screenwriters ranging from newcomers to living legends share their triumphs and hardships in a probing, insightful, and often hilarious odyssey through the world of movie storytelling. Celebrated scribes reveal the fascinating creative adventures that gave birth to beloved classics (and notorious flops). By analyzing their triumphs and recalling their failures, the participants explain how successful writers develop the skills necessary for toughing out careers in Hollywood.
- Contents:
- Anybody can do that : the under-appreciated Hollywood screenwriter
- Food stamps and good wishes : the origins of Hollywood screenwriters
- Nobody wants your stuff : breaking into the business
- It's a movie : the art of selling scripts in Hollywood
- Freefall : the catastrophe of success
- A post-content era : the current climate in Hollywood
- Chopped and mashed : navigating the development process
- Always sit on the couch : the care and feeding of producers
- Visitation rights : dealing with directors
- All sixteen feet of him : stars
- You'll do another one : surviving the Hollywood game
- One really good sentence : the quest for perfection
- A last laugh business : going the distance.
- Participant:
- Featuring Shane Black, John Carpenter, Frank Darabont, William Goldman, David Hayter, Jose Rivera, Paul Schrader, Ron Shelton, and David S. Ward.
- Credits:
- Photography, Peter Hanson ; editing, J.D. Funari ; music, T.J. Raider.
- Notes:
- Based on an idea by Paul Robert Herman.
- Special features: More tales from the script (45 min.); The gospel according to Bill (12 min.); Advice for new screenwriters (9 min.).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 6313552024
- 9786313552023
- OCLC:
- 600219000
- Publisher Number:
- 720229914222
- 00720229914222 gtin-14
- FRF914222D First Run Features
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