{"product_id":"fast-cheap-written-that-way-top-screenwriters-on-writing-for-low-budget-movies-paperback","title":"Fast, Cheap \u0026 Written That Way: Top Screenwriters on Writing for Low-Budget Movies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Gaspard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWrite Your Screenplay with the Help of Top Screenwriters!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's like taking a Master Class in screenwriting ... all in one book!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I wish I'd read this book before I made \u003cem\u003eRe-Animator\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuart Gordon, \u003c\/strong\u003e Director, \u003cem\u003eRe-Animator, Castle Freak, From Beyond\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Gaspard has directed half a dozen low-budget features, as well as written for TV, movies, novels and the stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book covers (among other topics): \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcademy-Award Winner \u003cstrong\u003eDan Futterman\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e(\"Capote\")\u003c\/em\u003e on writing real stories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTom DiCillio\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e(\"Living In Oblivion\")\u003c\/em\u003e on turning a short into a feature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKasi Lemmons \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e(\"Eve's Bayou\")\u003c\/em\u003e on writing for a different time period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Romero\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e(\"Martin\")\u003c\/em\u003e on writing horror on a budget\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRebecca Miller\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e(\"Personal Velocity\")\u003c\/em\u003e on adapting short stories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStuart Gordon \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e(\"Re-Animator\")\u003c\/em\u003e on adaptations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcademy-Award Nominee \u003cstrong\u003eWhit Stillman\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e(\"Metropolitan\")\u003c\/em\u003e on cheap ways to make it look expensive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMiranda July \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e(\"Me and You and Everyone We Know\")\u003c\/em\u003e on making your writing spontaneous\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlex Cox\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e(\"Repo Man\")\u003c\/em\u003e on scaling the script to meet a budget\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJoan Micklin Silver \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e(\"Hester Street\") \u003c\/em\u003eon writing history on a budget\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBob Clark\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e(\"Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things\")\u003c\/em\u003e on mixing humor and horror\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAmy Holden Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e(\"Love Letters\")\u003c\/em\u003e on writing romance on a budget \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHenry Jaglom\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e(\"Venice\/Venice\") \u003c\/em\u003eon mixing improvisation with scripting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eL.M. 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