Fast, Cheap and Written That Way: Top Screenwriters on Writing for Low-Budget Movies - Softcover

Gaspard, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1932907300 ISBN 13: 9781932907308

Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions, 2007

Synopsis

Advice from Expert Screenwriters on how to write a low-budget script.
 
"Packed with war stories and savvy advice for beginning screenwriters."
Larry Gross, Screenwriter, 48 hrs., Streets of Fire, True Crime 

★★★★★
 
Learn the inside thinking behind 23 highly successful, classic low-budget movies and discover techniques for making a little go a long way. 
 
Includes in-depth interviews with screenwriters with such credits as the Academy Award®-nominated films You Can Count on Me, Metropolitan, and Capote - plus such classics as Repo Man, Re-Animator, Paris, Texas, Living in Oblivion, subUrbia, Hester Street, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, and Eve's Bayou.
 
★★★★★
 
 
Praise for the Fast, Cheap and Written That Way:
 
"I wish I'd read this book before I made Re-Animator."
Stuart Gordon, Director, Re-Animator, Castle Freak, From Beyond

"A perfect read for anyone who wants to write a film script or for anyone who just enjoys watching movies."
Fred Willard, Actor, A Mighty Wind, Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman

"This volume is full of useful little nuggets of information and, as you might expect from a book of interviews with writers, many of the views expressed are completely contradictory. Pick and choose what works for you."
Jonathan Lynn, Director, My Cousin Vinny, Clue, Nuns on the Run, The Whole Nine Yards

"John Gaspard has gathered the perfect mix of filmmakers, each of whom brings something vital to the party. This is one of those books you wish you'd read before you made your last film. Fortunately, you can read it before your next."
Jeffrey Hatcher, Screenwriter, Mr. Holmes, Stage Beauty, Casanova
 
"A well-researched must-read for new screenwriters and filmmakers."
D.B. Gilles, Author, The Screenwriter Within

About this title

About the Author

John is author of the Eli Marks mystery series as well as two other stand-alone novels, "The Greyhound of the Baskervilles" and "The Ripperologists."

He also writes the Como Lake Players mystery series, under the pen name Bobbie Raymond.

In real life, John's not a magician, but he has directed six low-budget features that cost very little and made even less - that's no small trick. He's also written multiple books on the subject of low-budget filmmaking. Ironically, they've made more than the films. 

Those books ("Fast, Cheap and Under Control" and "Fast, Cheap and Written That Way") are available in eBook, Paperback and audiobook formats.

John lives in Minnesota and shares his home with his lovely wife, several dogs, a few cats and a handful of pet allergies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1932907300
• ISBN 13: 9781932907308
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304