Read Writing Movies for Fun and Profit: How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office and You Can, Too! by Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant Online
Read [Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant Book] ^ Writing Movies for Fun and Profit: How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office and You Can, Too! Online # PDF eBook or Kindle ePUB free. Writing Movies for Fun and Profit: How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office and You Can, Too! MUST-READ for would-be Hollywood Screenwriters This book is full of practical, professional advice on how to swim with the sharks in the very weird world of Hollywood screenwriting. In many ways it's more about the business of writing and selling movies, than it is about how to write. But I've got lots of books on writing; this is the first one that's quite like this.Not surprisingly, since Lennon and Garant are comedy guys, it's a very funny book. It's easy to read, in a self-mocking conversati
| Title | : | Writing Movies for Fun and Profit: How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office and You Can, Too! |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.83 (942 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1439186766 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Ben and Tom are a great fit for me. 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 . Therefore, they are clearly qualified to write this book. 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's valuable insight into writing for a Volkswagen bug and creating the 'Lawrence of Ar
He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, the actress Jenny Robertson and his son, Oliver.Robert Ben Garant spent the early nineties in New York, with the comedy group "The State "on MTV. He and Tom Lennon then created two more hit shows on Comedy Central: " Viva Variety "and "Reno 911!" Since relocating to Los Angeles, he's written films for Disney, Spyglass, Imagine,
MUST-READ for would-be Hollywood Screenwriters This book is full of practical, professional advice on how to swim with the sharks in the very weird world of Hollywood screenwriting. In many ways it's more about the business of writing and selling movies, than it is about how to write. But I've got lots of books on writing; this is the first one that's quite like this.Not surprisingly, since Lennon and Garant are comedy guys, it's a very funny book. It's easy to read, in a self-mocking conversational tone, and it seems like they're telling real, often embarrassing stories that actually happ. Not QUITE 5 star, but M. Yanovich Really deserves 4.5 stars, but it's a fantastic book on real-world Hollywood screenwriting.What's in this book:* a few completely useless sections, like "Living in Los Angeles." Pure filler.* a few very entertaining but not really useful sections, like having lunch with Jackie Chan. Fun to read, glad they're included, don't do much heavy lifting but that's ok.* all the rest. That is, comically written advice, tips, and tricks that will not only make you smile, but will actually give you GREAT inside information. You think the section on "where. Marty Graw said Funny & Useful Guide On How To Sell Your Screenplays in Hollywood. Great book! Hilariously written and full of usable, practical advice from two successful screenwriters who are (right this minute as I write this!) actually walking the walk: writing and, most importantly, making bank by $ELLING screenplays in Hollywood.
In these pages, Garant and Lennon provide the kind of priceless tips you won’t find anywhere else, including:-The art of pitching -Getting your foot in the door -Taking notes from movie stars -How to get fired and rehired -How to get credit and royalties!And most important: what to buy with the huge piles of money you’re going to make!Writing Movies for Fun and Profit will take you through the highs and lows of life as a professional screenwriter. From the highs of hugging Gisele Bündchen and getting kung fu punched by Jackie Chan to the soul-crushing lows of Herbie: Fully Loaded.Read this book and you’ll have everything you need to make your first billion the old-fashioned way—by “selling out” in show business!A portion of the authors’ proceeds from this book are being contributed to the USO of Metropolitan Washington, a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to serving active duty military members and their families in the greater Washington, DC, region.. This is
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