Screenwriters' Masterclass: Screenwriters Discuss Their Greatest Films

Thesecretofwritingasuccessfulscreenplayissoughtafterbyever-growingnumbersofscribesandenthusiasts.Screenwriters'Masterclassoffersstate-of-the-artadviceinthatline,throughinterviewswithnineteenoftheleadingscriptwritersofourdaywhoseinsightsareinvaluabletoanyaspirant.Eachinterviewguidesthereaderentertaininglythroughthecreationprocessofthefilm;howthewriterhandledthepainstakingprocessofcreatingathree-dimensionalworldoutoftheirimagination;whatworked-andwhatdidn't-inthefinishedfilm;and,mostimportantly,whythatwasso.Intheprocess,eachinterviewisavaluablecasehistory,offeringfilmbuffsanuncommonglimpsebehindthescenesofcinema:fromOscar-winnerTedTally,recountinglifeon-setwithJodieFosterandHannibaltheCannibalonTheSilenceoftheLambs,toRobertWadeandNeilPurviscomingupwithnewwaysforJamesBondtoDieAnotherDay.RepresentedalongsidetheHollywoodprosaretheleadingscreenwritersfromtheUSindependentandEuropeanscenes,includingsomeofthemostinspiringnewtalentsinfilm:fromCarlosCuarón(YTuMamáTambién)andChrisWeitz(AboutaBoy)toWesAnderson(Rushmore)andAlexGarland(28DaysLater).