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New Screenwriter Looks at the New Screenwriter |
| WilliamFroug,
369 pages, 6x9, 1-879505-04-5, $15.95 paper |
“…incisiveand
witty; the collaborative nature of filmmaking in
America never has been sographically illustrated.
An exciting book, a valuable book.”
—Del Reisman, President,Writers
Guild of America, west (1991-1993) |
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In
this collection of highly entertaining,eye-opening
interviews, today’s hottest screenwriters discuss
their craft withinsider Bill Froug. Screenwritingtechniques,
breaking into the business, the role of the writer
in thefilmmaking process, the current economic situation
for screenwriters, filmschool, writing for television,
what makes a screenplay work, and what sells ascreenplay
are among the many fascinating and often provocative
subjects theydiscuss.
Froug
offers the reader a contemporary look atone of
Hollywood’s most important arts. It should
enlighten and delight anyone who is writing a screenplay
orcontemplating writing a screenplay as well as anyone
who simply is a fan oftoday’s films. Interviewswith
DAN O’BANNON (Alien,Return of the
Living Dead,Total Recall) JEFFREYBOAM
(Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Lethal
Weapon II, The Dead Zone) RONALDBASS
(Rain Man, Sleepingwith the Enemy, Gardensof
Stone)
ANNAHAMILTON
PHELAN (Mask,Gorillas in the Mist) GREGORYWIDEN
(Backdraft, Highlander)
JOEESZTERHAS
(Betrayed, JaggedEdge, Music Box) DANIELPYNE
(Pacific Heights,The Hard Way, MiamiVice) BILLBRYAN
(Night Court, AnythingBut Love) LAURENCEDWORET
(The Ultimatum)
DIANEFROLOV
(Northern Exposure,Alien Nation) FAYKANIN
(Teacher’s Pet,Friendly Fire)
JACKEPPS,
JR. and JIM CASH (Top Gun,Turner & Hooch, DickTracy) CAAco-founders
and agents BILL HABER and ROWLAND PERKINS
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William Froug is anEmmy-winning
writer-producer whose television credits include Playhouse
90 and TheTwilight Zone. The Producers Guild
named him Producer of the Year in 1956,and the Writers
Guild of America awarded him their Valentine Davies
Award in1987. He
is professor emeritus atUCLA, where he founded its
present film and television writing program, and theauthor
of Screenwriting Tricks of the Trade, The Screenwriter
Looks at theScreenwriter, The New Screenwriter Looks
at the New
Screenwriter, and Zenand the Art of Screenwriting. |
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