Collaborative Art of Filmmaking

<p><em>The Collaborative Art of Filmmaking: From Script to Screen</em> explores what goes into the making of Hollywood’s greatest motion pictures. Join veteran script consultant Linda Seger as she examines contemporary and classic screenplays on their perilous journey from script to screen. This fully revised and updated edition includes interviews with over 80 well-known artists in their fields including writers, producers, directors, actors, editors, composers, and production designers. Their discussions about the art and craft of filmmaking – including how and why they make their decisions – provides filmmaking and screenwriting students and professionals with the ultimate guide to creating the best possible "blueprint" for a film and to also fully understand the artistic and technical decisions being made by all those involved in the process. </p> <p>Acknowledgements</p><p>Introduction</p><ol> <p> </p> <li>Doing the Write Thing</li> <p> </p> <li>The Producer and the Long Run</li> <p> </p> <li>The Director: From Vision to Action</li> <p> </p> <li>The Actor and "The Kindness of Strangers"</li> <p> </p> <li>Behind the Scenes: Ready on the Set</li> <p> </p> <li>The Editor: A Way of Seeing</li> <p> </p> <li>The Composer: Translating Emotions</li> <p> </p> <li>The Audience: The Last Collaborator</li> </ol><p>Index</p>