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- Publisher: Random House Inc
- ISBN: 0307383393
- WAPI (Tower ID): 101356349
- Release Date: October 23, 2007
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "What Happens Next?" by Marc Norman to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "What Happens Next?"Browse more products related to "Marc Norman"Review"Not just a masterful and engaging piece of film scholarship, but a gripping cultural and social history of the United States in the 20th century." (starred review) SynopsisScreenwriters have always been Hollywood's stepchildren. Yet, popular impressions aside, screenwriters have been central to moviemaking since audiences got past the sheer novelty of seeing pictures that moved at all. Soon they wanted to know: What happens next? Veteran Oscar-winning screenwriter Norman gives us the first comprehensive history of the men and women who have answered that question, from Anita Loos, the highest-paid screenwriter of her day, to Robert Towne, Quentin Tarantino, Charlie Kaufman, and other paradigm-busting talents reimagining movies for the new century. The whole rich story is here: the imposition of the Production Code in the early 1930s and the ingenious attempts to outwit the censors; the dark days of the blacklist that divided the screenwriting community; the rise of the writer-director in the early 1970s; and the scare of 2005 when new technologies seemed to dry up the audience for movies and forced the industry to reinvent itself yet again.--From publisher description. Publisher's noteThe Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Shakespeare in Love examines the ins and outs of his frequently overlooked and abused profession, offering a panoramic history of screenwriting from the silent era to the modern-day blockbuster and discussing the rise and fall of the studios, the impact of the blacklist, how movies are made, and more. 30,000 first printing. AnnotationPerhaps no artistic medium serves such a compromised position as the screenplay--never truly seen by an audience, the screenplay must survive an arduous process of cuts and changes, constantly weathering the demands of commerce and an array of vying artistic sensibilities. In the end, the work of the screenwriter goes almost unnoticed behind the glamour of the actors, the vision of the director, and the flash of the cinematography. As a result, Marc Norman, the Academy Award-winning writer of SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, fills a much needed vacuum with his insightful history of the screenwriter in Hollywood. As he chronicles the constantly shifting landscape of the film industry from the 1920s to the present, he recounts many tales of talented writers (including such luminaries as F. Scott Fitzgerald and William Faulkner) who suffered through the often brutal business of cinema, depicts the peculiar role of writers in filmmaking, and creates a vivid portrait of American social and cultural evolution over the last century. Customer Reviews for "What Happens Next? (Hardcover)" by Marc Norman (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Others BestsellersMiscellaneous Bestselling BooksExplore More Great Tower Sales & Specials
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