Writing Movies for Fun and Profit
How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office and You Can, Too!
$45.21
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
3 July 2012
Summary
This is the only screenwriting guide by two guys who have actually done it (instead of some schmuck who just gives lectures about screenwriting at the airport Marriott); “These guys are proof that with no training and little education, ANYONE can make it as a screenwriter” (Paul Rudd).
Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon’s movies have made over a billion dollars at the box office–and now they show you how to do it yourself! This book is full of secret insider information abou…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781439186763 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1439186766 |
| Author: | Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant |
| Publisher: | Touchstone Books |
| Imprint: | Touchstone Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 3 July 2012 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 141mm x 214mm |
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Critics Review
“Ben and Tom are a great fit for me. I love working with talented writers and then telling people everything was my idea. This is a great book, that I pitched to them a while back… I’m thrilled that they finally got around to writing it.”
–Danny DeVito
“Some screenwriters have a knack for capturing the heart and soul of characters, the nuance of themes, the richness of the human experience. And some are like Tom and Ben.”
–Shawn Levy, Film Director & Producer
“These guys are proof that with no training and little education, ANYONE can make it as a screenwriter.”
–Paul Rudd
“These guys probably ripped off everything in this book just like they do in all their screenplays. That would explain why it’s actually kind of good.”
–Ed Helms
“These two guys are the reason Night at the Museum won so many Oscars”
–Ben Stiller
“Tom and Ben are two of the writers currently working in Hollywood. I can add they make a ‘profit’ on each of their writing jobs, as I believe they have very little overhead. Therefore, they are clearly qualified to write this book. Having not read it, I can tell you that it is uproariously funny, perhaps the best book on writing ever.”
–Zak Penn, Film Screenwriter & Director
“Tom and Ben’s valuable insight into writing for a Volkswagen bug and creating the ‘Lawrence of Arabia of Ping Pong films’ make this book far more informative to the young dramatist than the vastly over-rated ‘Aristotle’s Poetics.’”
–Jonathan Glickman, Film Producer, President of MGM, Motion Picture Group
Thomas Lennon
Thomas Lennon attended the Tisch School of the Arts, where he cofounded the influential sketch comedy group, The State. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Jenny Robertson, and their son, Oliver.
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