Full Description
The 13 screenwriters gathered together in this book are world-class storytellers, whose skill at delineating plot and capturing character make them internationally renowned and respected. The contributors speak directly to the reader, allowing a rare insight into the creative process of the screenwriter. The interviews are illustrated with script excerpts, hand-written notes, storyboards, film stills, and photographs from the screenwriters' own personal collections. Film-making is all about telling stories. While the director is the person responsible for pulling all the aspects of film-making together, the screenwriter creates the backbone of the film; suggesting location, forming and sustaining plot and devising and building character. The screenwriters in this book come from the US, Ireland, Poland, Italy, Japan, France, Germany, and Canada.
Contents
Introduction Paul Schrader: Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, American Gigolo. George Axelrod: The Seven Year Itch, The Manchurian Candidate. Steven Zailian: The Falcon and the Snowman, Schindler's List... Jim Sheridan: My Left Foot, The Field... William Goldman: All the President's Men, The Princess Bride... Jean-Claude Carriere: The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Belle de Jour. Kaneto Shindo: Will to Live, A Last Note. Andrew Stanton: Monsters, Inc., A Bug's Life... And more... Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Krzysztof Piesiewicz Robert Towne Suso D'Amico Atom Egoyan Picture Credits Index