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Tales from the script [videorecording] / a Grand River Films, Jade Tiger Films production ; directed by Peter Hanson ; written and produced by Peter Hanson and Paul Robert Herman.

[New York] : First Run Features, c2009.

1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

"Screenwriters ranging from newcomers to living legends share their triumphs and hardships in this ... odyssey through the world of movie storytelling"--Container.

Screenwriters -- United States -- Interviews.

Motion picture authorship.

Motion picture industry -- California -- Los Angeles.

Biographical films.

Documentary films.

Feature films.

Hanson, Peter, 1969-

Herman, Paul Robert.

Black, Shane.

Carpenter, John, 1948-

Darabont, Frank.

Goldman, William, 1931-2018

Hayter, David.

Rivera, José, 1955-

Schrader, Paul, 1946-

Shelton, Ron, 1945-

Ward, David S., 1945-

Raider, T.J.

Grand River Films.

Jade Tiger Films.

First-Run Features (Firm)

Based on an idea by Paul Robert Herman.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009.

Special features: More tales from the script (47 min.), The gospel according to Bill (12 min.) (author/screenwriter William Goldman), Advice for new screenwriters (9 min.); 2 previews of other motion pictures.

Photography, Peter Hanson ; editing, J.D. Funari ; music, T.J. Raider.

Featuring Shane Black, John Carpenter, Frank Darabont, William Goldman, David Hayter, Jose Rivera, Paul Schrader, Ron Shelton, and David S. Ward.

DVD, NTSC; stereo.

Anybody can do that : the under-appreciated Hollywood screenwriter -- Food stamps and good wishes : the origins of Hollywood screenwriters -- Nobody wants your stuff : breaking into the business -- It's a movie : the art of selling scripts in Hollywood -- Freefall : the catastrophe of success -- A post-content era : the current climate in Hollywood -- Chopped and mashed : navigating the development process -- Always sit on the couch : the care and feeding of producers -- Visitation rights : dealing with directors -- All sixteen feet of him : stars -- You'll do another one : surviving the Hollywood game -- One really good sentence : the quest for perfection -- A last laugh business : going the distance.

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