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WRITING FOR THE SCREEN

WRITING FOR THE SCREEN

ADAPTATION: WITH PHIL ALDEN ROBINSON, ROBERT NELSON JACOBS AND ERIC ROTH

With Phil Alden Robinson (Sneakers, Field Of Dreams) & Robert Nelson Jacobs (The Shipping News, Chocolat) & Eric Roth (Ali, The Horse Whisperer, Forrest Gump, The Postman)

This program teaches highlighting the good parts and trouble spots, research, visualizing and dramatization, non-fiction vs. fiction, the echo effect, online research vs. physical, changing directions, genre material, staying fresh and externalizing characters' thoughts.

Subjects covered include: What to include. How to avoid the 200 page screenplay. How faithful should you be to the original? Is it easier to adapt fiction or nonfiction, trash or art? Which books, plays and stories will make good movies. How to rectify problems without alienating a book's fans?

Item no.	:	NL04000011
Format	:	DVD
Duration	:	90 minutes
Copyright	:	2004
Price	:	USD 79.95

ADVANCED STORY TECHNIQUES

If you've learned the three act structure, you may be ready to try variations on the basics & simply create scripts that are more focused, with more momentum. What are other ways that the three-act structure can be used? How does a writer learn to juggle the difficult elements in non-traditional structures? This program discusses the three-act structure in scenes and scene sequences. It discusses how to use structure to give you stronger turning points (surprising reveals, twists, turns, scene transitions) and non-traditional structural forms that have created such great films as Pulp Fiction, Crash, Ordinary People, Before the Rain & Sleepless in Seattle.

Item no.	:	GM04210031
Format	:	DVD
Duration	:	30 minutes
Copyright	:	2007
Price	:	USD 79.95

BROADENING THE CHARACTERS

Actors, directors, and producers want to see dimensional characters, capable of winning Academy Awards. They want breadth, depth, focus and direction to their characters, but they also want dimensionality - characters that are original and act-able. This program shows how to deepen characters through layering, creating subtext, how to transform characters & how to use dialogue to further add breadth and depth.

Item no.	:	HU04210038
Format	:	DVD
Duration	:	30 minutes
Copyright	:	2007
Price	:	USD 79.95

CHARACTER

With Nick Kazan (Bicentennial Man, Fallen, Reversal of Fortune) & Paul Attanasio (Sum Of All Fears, Donnie Brasco, Quiz Show)

Learn the mystery of character, character dictating plot, character information, biographies, real characters vs. fictional characters, writing a franchise character, rules to break and not to break.

Subjects covered include: Who should be your protagonist? Does plot or character come first? How do you find the right characters to suit your needs? How do you get a character to do what you want? How to you get your characters to do what they want?

Item no.	:	ZW04210080
Format	:	DVD
Duration	:	90 minutes
Copyright	:	2004
Price	:	USD 79.95

DAVID MCKENNA

Screenwriter, sold his spec script American History X to New Line Cinema at the age of 26. He is interviewed by author and critic F.X. Feeney about his career and approach to his work.

Item no.	:	RT04210052
Format	:	DVD
Duration	:	76 minutes
Copyright	:	2006
Price	:	USD 79.95

DAVID MILCH

Acclaimed writer-producer (Hill Street Blues, Brooklyn South, NYPD Blue, Deadwood, John from Cincinnati) is interviewed by LA Times television critic Paul Brownfield about his career and creative process.

Item no.	:	TW01970053
Format	:	DVD
Duration	:	89 minutes
Copyright	:	2006
Price	:	USD 79.95

DEEPENING THE THEME

The Theme or Central Idea of a script deepens the story and connects the audience with the film by conveying the truth about the human condition. What are common themes used in successful films? How do you clarify your theme and convey your theme without getting preachy? This program discusses the identity theme and its many variations, including methods of expressing the theme and how to convey the theme through cinematic images and image systems.

Item no.	:	CG04000056
Format	:	DVD
Duration	:	30 minutes
Copyright	:	2007
Price	:	USD 79.95

DIALOGUE & DESCRIPTION

With Bruce Joel Rubin (Stuart Little 2, Deep Impact, Jacob's Ladder, Ghost), Ed Solomon (The In-Laws, Charlie's Angels, Men In Black) & Dana Stevens (For Love Of The Game, & City Of Angels)

This program teaches text and subtext, conveying emotion of the character and the situation they're in, research, rewriting dialogue, character profiling and specificity of vision. Subjects covered include: Something you write or something you hear. Should it be realistic? How to condense a good scene. Should a movie have one "voice"? Description: minimizing dialogue. Is there magic in description or should it simply be clear? How to persuade benumbed executives to read your description.

Item no.	:	LN01970113
Format	:	DVD
Duration	:	90 minutes
Copyright	:	2004
Price	:	USD 79.95

GUILLERMO ARRIAGA

Acclaimed Mexican novelist and Academy Award nominated screenwriter (Amores Perros, 21 Grams, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada and Babel) is interviewed about his career, his thoughts on creativity and his approach to writing by critic and writer F.X. Feeney.

Item no.	:	PZ04000063
Format	:	DVD
Duration	:	86 minutes
Copyright	:	2006
Price	:	USD 79.95

JESSICA BENDINGER

Writer of Bring it On, First Daughter, Aquamarine, writer-director of Stick It and successful script doctor is interviewed by writer Dana Fox (The Wedding Date) about her career, about being a woman in Hollywood, her approach to writing and in particular about creating believable characters.

Item no.	:	AS04000070
Format	:	DVD
Duration	:	106 minutes
Copyright	:	2006
Price	:	USD 79.95

JIMMY MCGOVERN

The acclaimed U.K. writer of television series Cracker, The Lakes and The Street, and films Priest and Liam, is interviewed about his career and writing process by television producer Meryl Marshall-Daniels.

Item no.	:	HE04210073
Format	:	DVD
Duration	:	56 minutes
Copyright	:	2006
Price	:	USD 79.95

JOE ESZTERHAS

The controversial and outspoken writer of box-office juggernauts such as Basic Instinct, Jagged Edge, Flashdance and the Academy nominated Music Box, is interviewed about his career, his creative process and his opinions on Hollywood by critic and film writer Stephen Farber.

Item no.	:	YN01970076
Format	:	DVD
Duration	:	85 minutes
Copyright	:	2006
Price	:	USD 79.95

LOWELL GANZ & BABALOO MANDEL

The writing team responsible for Parenthood, City Slickers, A League of their Own, Fever Pitch, are interviewed about their career and writing process by writer Ed Solomon (Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure; Men in Black; Levity).

Item no.	:	NL01970082
Format	:	DVD
Duration	:	90 minutes
Copyright	:	2006
Price	:	USD 79.95

MAKING A GOOD SCRIPT GREAT

Noted Hollywood script consultant, international lecturer and author Dr. Linda Seger, analyzes the elements necessary to make a good script great. Dr. Linda Seger is an international script consultant, seminar leader and public speaker. Her clients include TriStar Pictures, MGM/UA, Turner Network, ABC and CBS. She is the author of six books, including the best-selling "Making A Good Script Great" and "Creating Unforgettable Characters."

Features: Structuring The Story, Expressing The Theme & Creating Unforgettable Characters.

Reviews

"A must have for every writer, beginner or professional." - Barbara Corday, President Columbia Pictures Television

"Ideal for producers, executives and writers." - Renee Valente, Producer "Love Thy Neighbor."

"An invaluable tool for the working writer." - Richard Walter, UCLA Department of Theater, Film & TV

Item no.	:	NF04210192
Format	:	DVD
Duration	:	90 minutes
Copyright	:	2004
Price	:	USD 149.00

MARCO PENNETTE

Television writer and creator of Caroline in the City and Crumbs and executive producer of Ugly Betty is interviewed by writer-producer Chris Brancato (The X-Files, Boomtown, North Shore) about his career, a life in television and his approach to writing.

Item no.	:	VP04210087
Format	:	DVD
Duration	:	92 minutes
Copyright	:	2006
Price	:	USD 79.95

NARRATIVE & STRUCTURE: WITH SCOTT FRANK AND STEVEN ZAILLIAN

With Scott Frank (Minority Report, Out of Sight, Get Shorty) & Steven Zaillian (Gangs of New York, Hannibal, Schindler's List)

This program teaches how to get started, the main idea and servicing it, finding a movies spine, sources of inspiration, outlining, characters' relationship with structure, description, research, instinct vs. technique, writing a script vs. selling one. Subjects covered include: How to tell a good story, which stories are worth telling and which aren't, character arcs; real and illusory, finding a movie's spine, the use of myth and theme as organizing concepts.

Item no.	:	VB01970225
Format	:	DVD
Duration	:	90 minutes
Copyright	:	2004
Price	:	USD 79.95

PAUL ATTANASIO

A writer equally at home in film (Quiz Show, Donnie Brasco, The Good German) and television (Homicide: Life on the Street; Gideon's Crossing; House MD) is interviewed about his career and approach to writing by critic and writer F.X. Feeney. "The really good guys are just compulsive rewriters," says Paul.

Item no.	:	RD04210098
Format	:	DVD
Duration	:	94 minutes
Copyright	:	2006
Price	:	USD 79.95