"Bambi" Vs. "Godzilla": On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business

"Bambi" Vs. "Godzilla": On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business

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Author: David Mamet

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 272


'Gossip, the Rabbi's tell us, is a crime which kills three: the listener, the teller, and the subject. Let me, then, costume my gossip as instruction. I shall, additionally, endeavour to frame my instruction as gossip, that is may be more readily recalled, should the need arise. For there are, I believe, some instructive aspects to this book; I will go further and suggest that anyone who reads this book will not stand an appreciably lower chance of selling a screeplay than those not similarly blessed. For this is, I think, the deeper mystery of Hollywood: What forces are at work, and how might one propitiate them? What is a screenplay? I, for twenty years, thought it a drama, written, not for the audience, but for the benefit of the acotrs, and director, to inform the one what to say and the other where to put hte camera. Read and learn from my mistake.'



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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: David Mamet

Format: Paperback

Number of Pages: 272


'Gossip, the Rabbi's tell us, is a crime which kills three: the listener, the teller, and the subject. Let me, then, costume my gossip as instruction. I shall, additionally, endeavour to frame my instruction as gossip, that is may be more readily recalled, should the need arise. For there are, I believe, some instructive aspects to this book; I will go further and suggest that anyone who reads this book will not stand an appreciably lower chance of selling a screeplay than those not similarly blessed. For this is, I think, the deeper mystery of Hollywood: What forces are at work, and how might one propitiate them? What is a screenplay? I, for twenty years, thought it a drama, written, not for the audience, but for the benefit of the acotrs, and director, to inform the one what to say and the other where to put hte camera. Read and learn from my mistake.'