Being there and the evolution of a screenplay : 3 draft scripts with commentary / Aaron Hunter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hunter, Aaron, author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kosinski, Jerzy, 1933-1991. Being there.

Kosinski, Jerzy.

Being there (Motion picture).

Motion picture authorship.

Motion picture industry--United States.

Motion picture industry.

Motion picture plays--Technique.

Motion picture plays.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (489 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021.

Summary:

"Provides an insightful look at the drafting of one of Hollywood history's greatest scripts, Being There, including three drafts of the screenplay, as well as explanatory commentary on the different versions, facsimile pages of script notations, and previously unpublished material from the Hal Ashby archives relating to the script and the final film"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preface

Acknowledgments

Note on the Text

Introduction: The Evolution of a Screenplay

Chapter 1. Jerzy Kosinski: January 1978

Chapter 2. Robert C. Jones: December 1978

Chapter 3. Robert C. Jones: January 1979

Appendix: Getting a Guy to Walk on Water

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bloomsbury Academic

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781501348365

1501348361

9781501348372

150134837X

9781501348389

1501348388

OCLC:

1228038565