Screenwriters on Screen-Writing: The Best in the Business Discuss Their Craft

by Joel Engel

Book Overview

Before any lights, camera, or action, there's the script -- arguably the most important single element in filmmaking, and Screenwriters on Screen-Writing introduces the men and women responsible for the screenplays that have produced some of the most successful and acclaimed films in Hollywood history. In each interview, not only do the writers explore the craft and technique of creating a filmic blueprint, but they recount the colorful tales of coming...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786880570
• ISBN13: 9780786880577
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Hachette Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 17 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 12 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

great product

the item arrived on time and was in excellent condition - one of the things i really liked about this product was that it was about the filmmaker's process - it's like getting into the minds of the filmmaker and learning how he or she accomplished such great films.

Good read

A series of interesting interviews with successful screenwriters. All of them have written popular, successful films you've heard of. Each writer gets 10-15 pages to answer a variety of questions. What I like best about this is seeing each person's approach to and perceptions about screenwriting. Some resonated a lot with me, some not so much, but I see how many ways there are to be successful. I was surprised, actually, by how many of them just start writing with minimal idea of where they're headed, and let the characters and story overtake them.

Something for everyone

This is a collection, by various writers. Something for everyone. Might not like them all, but style and method are consistent.

informative

screenwriters on screenwriting is an informative book that enables the screenwriter,often the forgotten contributor in the filmmaking business,to talk about his craft and the lonely world of screenwriting.after all the screenwriting process is done alone,and the hardest of the making of a film.the interviews are well done and the author,joe engel, asks the questions that we ispiring screenwriters wanna hear.like how do you get out of certain situations in your screenplay and how to beat writers block.screenwriters interviewed include,robert towne,michael mann,ernest lehman and others.a good book on the industries best.