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<p><strong>Write Your Screenplay with the Help of Top Screenwriters!</strong></p><p><br></p><p>It's like taking a Master Class in screenwriting ... all in one book!</p><p><br></p><p>Discover the pitfalls of writing to fit a budget from screenwriters who have successfully navigated these waters already. Learn from their mistakes and improve your script with their expert advice.</p><p><br></p><p>I wish I'd read this book before I made <em>Re-Animator</em>.</p><p><strong>Stuart Gordon </strong> Director <em>Re-Animator Castle Freak From Beyond</em></p><p><br></p><p>John Gaspard has directed half a dozen low-budget features as well as written for TV movies novels and the stage.</p><p><br></p><p>The book covers (among other topics): </p><ul><li>Academy-Award Winner <strong>Dan Futterman</strong> <em>(Capote)</em> on writing real stories</li><li><strong>Tom DiCillio</strong> <em>(Living In Oblivion)</em> on turning a short into a feature</li><li><strong>Kasi Lemmons </strong><em>(Eve's Bayou)</em> on writing for a different time period</li><li><strong>George Romero</strong> <em>(Martin)</em> on writing horror on a budget</li><li><strong>Rebecca Miller</strong> <em>(Personal Velocity)</em> on adapting short stories</li><li><strong>Stuart Gordon </strong><em>(Re-Animator)</em> on adaptations</li><li>Academy-Award Nominee <strong>Whit Stillman</strong> <em>(Metropolitan)</em> on cheap ways to make it look expensive</li><li><strong>Miranda July </strong><em>(Me and You and Everyone We Know)</em> on making your writing spontaneous</li><li><strong>Alex Cox</strong> <em>(Repo Man)</em> on scaling the script to meet a budget</li><li><strong>Joan Micklin Silver </strong><em>(Hester Street) </em>on writing history on a budget</li><li><strong>Bob Clark</strong> <em>(Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things)</em> on mixing humor and horror</li><li><strong>Amy Holden Jones</strong> <em>(Love Letters)</em> on writing romance on a budget </li><li><strong>Henry Jaglom</strong> <em>(Venice/Venice) </em>on mixing improvisation with scripting</li><li><strong>L.M. Kit Carson</strong> <em>(Paris Texas)</em> on re-writing while shooting</li><li>Academy-Award Winner <strong>Kenneth Lonergan</strong> <em>(You Can Count on Me) </em>on script editing</li><li><strong>Roger Nygard</strong> <em>(Suckers)</em> on mixing genres</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>This is the book for anyone who's serious about writing a screenplay that can get produced! </strong></p><p><strong>Grab it today!</strong></p><p><br></p><p>★★★★★</p><p><br></p><p>A perfect read for anyone who wants to write a film script or for anyone who just enjoys watching movies.</p><p><strong>Fred Willard</strong> Actor <em>A Mighty Wind Best in Show Waiting for Guffman</em></p><p><br></p><p>This volume is packed full of useful little nuggets of information.</p><p><strong>Jonathan Lynn </strong> Director <em>My Cousin Vinny Clue Nuns on the Run The Whole Nine Yards</em></p><p><br></p><p>Packed with war stories and savvy advice for beginning screenwriters.</p><p><strong>Larry Gross</strong> Screenwriter <em>48 hrs. Streets of Fire True Crime</em></p>