Geoffrey Macnab Bücher

"This is a history of the British film industry told from an unusual perspective - that of various mavericks, visionaries and outsiders who, often against considerable odds, have become successful producers, distributors, writers, directors, editors, costume designers, agents, special effects technicians, talent scouts, stars and, sometimes, even moguls. Some, such as Richard Attenborough and David Puttnam, are well-known names. Others, such as the screenwriter and editor Alma Reville, also known as Mrs Alfred Hitchcock; Constance Smith, the 'lost star' of British cinema, or the producer Betty Box and her director sister Muriel, are far less well known. What they all have in common, though, is that they found their own pathways into the British film business, overcoming barriers of nationality, race, class and gender to do so. Counterpointing the essays on historical figures are studies of contemporaries including the director Gurinda Chadha and Efe Cakarel, founder of the online film platform MUBI, who've come into today's industry, adjusting to an era in which production and releasing models are changing - and in which films are distributed digitally as well as theatrically"--

The seventh title in the authoritative FilmCraft series, Screenwriting looks at the foundation on which every great film is built the script. Whether its an original concept or an adaptation of a book or previous film, the screenplay is the key to the success of a movie good dialogue, story pacing and character development are the framework everything else hangs on. Even if specifics of dialogue or details are adjusted during shooting, the story originates with the storyteller, and there is no-one better placed to identify the issues at work at the heart of a film. Featuring in-depth interviews with modern masters of film ranging from Billy Ray (Flightplan, The Hunger Games) to Stephen Gaghan (Traffic, Syriana) and Guillermo Arriaga (Amores Perros, Babel, 21 Grams), this book reveals how the best scripts are written and reach the screen. A must for students, cinephiles and anyone interested in the craft of writing for the screen.