Bambi vs. Godzilla : on the nature, purpose, and practice of the movie business /
Playwright and screenwriter Mamet gives us a subversive inside look at Hollywood from the perspective of a filmmaker who has always played the game his own way. Who really reads the scripts at the film studios? How is a screenplay like a personals ad? Whose opinion matters when revising a screenplay...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Pantheon Books,
[2007]
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | Sample text Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description |
| Summary: | Playwright and screenwriter Mamet gives us a subversive inside look at Hollywood from the perspective of a filmmaker who has always played the game his own way. Who really reads the scripts at the film studios? How is a screenplay like a personals ad? Whose opinion matters when revising a screenplay? Why are there so many producers listed in movie credits? And what do those producers do, anyway? Refreshingly unafraid to offend, Mamet provides hilarious, surprising, and bracingly forthright answers to these and other questions about virtually every aspect of filmmaking, from concept to script to screen. He covers topics ranging from "How Scripts Got So Bad" to the oxymoron of "Manners in Hollywood." He takes us step-by-step through some of his favorite movie stunts and directorial tricks, and demonstrates that it is craft and crew, not stars and producers, that make great films.--From publisher description. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 250 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes filmography: pages 207-238. |
| ISBN: | 9780375422539 0375422536 |