Fast, Cheap & Written That Way: Top Screenwriters on Writing for Low-Budget Movies

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John Gaspard

Fast, Cheap & Written That Way

Top Screenwriters on Writing for Low-Budget Movies

John Gaspard

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IngramSpark
14 December 2022

Film movie scripts & screenplays; Television scripts & screenplays; Screenwriting techniques; Media, information & communication industries

Series: Fast, Cheap Filmmaking Books

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"Write Your Screenplay with the Help of Top Screenwriters!

It's like taking a Master Class in screenwriting ... all in one book!

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.

""I wish I'd read this book before I made Re-Animator.""

Stuart Gordon,

Director, Re-Animator, Castle Freak, From Beyond

John Gaspard has directed half a dozen low-budget features, as well as written for TV, movies, novels and the stage.

The book covers (among other topics):

Academy-Award Winner Dan Futterman (""Capote"") on writing real stories Tom DiCillio (""Living In Oblivion"") on turning a short into a feature Kasi Lemmons (""Eve's Bayou"") on writing for a different time period George Romero (""Martin"") on writing horror on a budget Rebecca Miller (""Personal Velocity"") on adapting short stories Stuart Gordon (""Re-Animator"") on adaptations Academy-Award Nominee Whit Stillman (""Metropolitan"") on cheap ways to make it look expensive Miranda July (""Me and You and Everyone We Know"") on making your writing spontaneous Alex Cox (""Repo Man"") on scaling the script to meet a budget Joan Micklin Silver (""Hester Street"") on writing history on a budget Bob Clark (""Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things"") on mixing humor and horror Amy Holden Jones (""Love Letters"") on writing romance on a budget

Henry Jaglom (""Venice/Venice"") on mixing improvisation with scripting L.M. Kit Carson (""Paris, Texas"") on re-writing while shooting Academy-Award Winner Kenneth Lonergan (""You Can Count on Me"") on script editing Roger Nygard (""Suckers"") on mixing genres

This is the book for anyone who's serious about writing a screenplay that can get produced!

Grab it today!

★★★★★

""A perfect read for anyone who wants to write a film script or for anyone who just enjoys watching movies.""

Fred Willard, Actor, A Mighty Wind, Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman

""This volume is packed full of useful little nuggets of information.""

Jonathan Lynn,

Director, My Cousin Vinny, Clue, Nuns on the Run, The Whole Nine Yards

""Packed with war stories and savvy advice for beginning screenwriters.""

Larry Gross, Screenwriter, 48 hrs., Streets of Fire, True Crime"

By: John Gaspard
Imprint: IngramSpark
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 2
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 467g
ISBN: 9781088080481
ISBN 10: 1088080480
Series: Fast, Cheap Filmmaking Books
Pages: 348
Publication Date: 14 December 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active