Length14h 5m
About this audiobook
Screen-writing is a unique literary form. Screenplays are like musical scores, in that they are intended to be interpreted on the basis of other artists performances rather than serving as finished products for the enjoyment of their readers. They are written using technical jargon and tight, spare prose to describe set directions. Unlike a novella, a script focuses on describing the literal, visual aspects of the story rather than on its characters internal thoughts. In screen-writing, the aim is to evoke those thoughts and emotions through subtext, action, and symbolism. Prominent Hollywood script doctors include Steve Zaillian, William Goldman, Robert Towne, Mort Nathan, Quentin Tarantino etc., while many up-and-coming screenwriters work as ghost writers. This book is a modest catalogue of some of the most prominent screenwriters, listed from A to Z. The good are sometimes bad, and they can be even... Ugly. Many comments herein included were googled in deference to the multiplicity of information available today, yet they reflect exactly - or almost - what I thought. An amazing thing today is how anonymous commentators on the Internet rival and even surpass the poor quality of professional media and specialised literature. It all comes down to watching the truth 24 times per second, to quote Jean-Luc Godard s phrase. Not to mention that such truth may include sex scenes, violence, pedophilia, etc. We know that a literary masterpiece like Henry James Portrait of a Lady became a film of very poor quality as scripted by Laura Jones. We know, conversely, that a mediocre writer like Mickey Spillane inspired at least one film as remarkable as Kiss Me Deadly, thanks to A. I. Bezzerides script. As a former screenwriter, Mr. Correa must avow that he found the job most gratifying. Writing that looks effortless is often hellish to write and revise. It was something he did have to slog through, but it proved particularly pleasing. Editing, discussing & finishing your work is particularly gratifying. Identifying your flaws and working to mitigate them is also gratifying. It is a general perception that creative careers are more interesting and fun than others. But the privilege of earning money through imagination and creativity is effectively hard-won. Please comment at will. Please disagree at will. Be facetious in your remarks, but please be neither vicious nor mean-spirited.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion, General Fiction
Length14 hrs 5 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 13, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1SCREENWRITERS The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
2Aurenche, Jean & Bost, Pierre Le Diable au Corps, de Claude Autant-Lara
3Benton, Robert Kramer versus Kramer: Screenplay nd (1978), unknown binding
4Bresson, Robert Au Hasard Balthasar. 1966.
5Brooks, Mel The producers; Music Sales, 2004.
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6Carné, Marcel Thérèse Raquin [France]: RCA Video, 1980.
7Coen, Ethan No country for old men. 2007.
8Coen, Joel The Hudsucker proxy: original screenplay [London: Hollywood Scripts], 1992.
9Coppola, Francis Ford The conversation: original screenplay [London]: Hollywood Scripts, 1972?.
10Costa-Gavras, Constantin Missing: Screenplay
11Curtis, Richard Love actually: [screenplay] [nd.]: Universal, 2003.
12Fletcher, Geoffrey Precious [Vaasa]: Future Film, 2010.
13Frank, Scott Out Of Sight (1998)
14Harbou, Thea Von Fritz Lang's Die Nibelungen (screenplay)
15Harbou, Thea von M. London, Lorrimer Publishing Ltd., 1968.
16Hare, David Paris By Night
17Hart, Moss Gentleman's agreement: screenplay [1947]
18Kurosawa, Akira Yojimbo the bodyguard [Tokyo]: Toho Co., [1961]
19Maddow, Ben The asphalt jungle: a screenplay
20Paterson, Neil Room at the top [Tulsa, Okla.]: VCI Home Video, [1999]
21Petri, Elio Investigation of a citizen above suspicion. 1970.
22Puzo, Mario Godfather, part II: screenplay [1973]
23Raphael, Frederic Darling. Collins, 1965.
24Riesner, Dean Vanished [telecast on 1971-03-08]
25Roth, Eric Forrest Gump: screenplay [London?: Hollywood Scripts?], 1992.
26Schweizer, Richard & Wechsler, David The search [U.K.]: Channel Four, 1993.
27Solt, Andrew In a lonely place [U.K.]: Channel 4, 1999.
28Trotti, Lamar Wilson. 1944.
29Trumbo, Dalton Roman Holiday
30Williams, Neal & De Palma, Brian Blow Out, publ. 1981
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