Name: the first time i got paid for it...: writers' tales from the hollywood trenches
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Author: William Goldman
ISBN: 9780306810978

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the first time i got paid for it...: writers' tales from the hollywood trenches

Type

Physical Book

Preface by

Illustrated by

Publisher

Author

Year

2002

Language

English

Pages

254

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.8 x 13.7 x 1.9 cm

Weight

0.32 kg.

ISBN

0306810972

ISBN13

9780306810978

Synopsis "the first time i got paid for it...: writers' tales from the hollywood trenches"

The First Time I Got Paid for It is a one-of-a-kind collection of essays by more than fifty leading film and television writers, with a foreword by screenwriting legend William Goldman. Linked by the theme of a writer's "first time"-usually the first time he got paid for his work, but sometimes veering off into other, more unconventional, "first times"-these always entertaining (and sometimes hilarious) pieces share what it takes to succeed, what it takes to write well, and other aspects of maintaining creativity and integrity while striving for a career in Hollywood. Richard LaGravanese (The Fisher King, The Horse Whisperer, Living Out Loud) confesses that his first paid writing job was crafting phone-sex scripts. Nicholas Kazan (Reversal of Fortune, Matilda) explains why, in Hollywood, an oral "yes" often turns out to be a written "no." Peter Casey writes about the unparalleled pitch meeting for the award-winning series Frasier. Virtually every big-name writer in Hollywood has contributed to this collection, making it essential research material for anyone trying to make it in the entertainment industry, and a perfect read for movie and television buffs everywhere.

William Goldman

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William Goldman nació en Highland Park, Illinois (Estados Unidos) el 12 de agosto de 1931. Se estrenó como novelista en 1957 con "The Temple of Gold", y se hizo famoso con "La princesa prometida", que llevó a la pantalla el director de cine Rob Reiner. Firmó novelas con dos pseudónimos, Harry Longbaugh (con el que firmó "No Way To Treat a Lady") y Simon Morguestern (con el que firmó "La Princesa Prometida" y "Los gondoleros silenciosos". En el mundo cinematográfico se hizo muy popular con algunos de sus guiones, como los de las películas "Butch Cassidy and the Sundace Kid (Dos hombres y un destino) con el que ganó su primer premio Óscar, "Todos los hombres del presidente" (su segundo Óscar), "Maraton man", "La princesa prometida", "Misery" (adaptación de una novela de Stephen King), "Memorias de un hombre invisible", "El año del cometa", "Chaplin", "Maverick" o "El indomable Will Hunting". En la actualidad vive en Manhattan, Nueva York (EE.UU).

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