Oscar-Winning Screenwriters on Screenwriting: The Award-Winning Best in the Business Discuss Their Craft

Author: Joel Engel
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ISBN: 0786886900
Publisher: Hyperion (13 February, 2002)
Sales Rank: 228,929
Average Customer Rating: 3 out of 5

Customer Reviews

Rating: 2 out of 5
very disappointed
While the book is useful on a superficial level, the presentation is weak, and the first-person narrtive offered by the screenwriters sounds edited and forced. Much of the material offered here sounds gleened from published interviews, rather than directly from "the horse's mouth." As a chronic collector of books on, by, and for screewriters, I was very disappointed, both in the quality of the book (cheaply produced; poor quality paper, blurred printing) and by the lack of insight promised. There are many better books out there!

Rating: 4 out of 5
good stuff here
The conversations with Alan Ball & Stephen Gaghan are especially nice, since these guys are fresh off the award show parade. I really appreciated their candor.

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