Fast, Cheap & Written That Way

<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>