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A couple of generations ago, the movie industry ran on gut instinct film schools, audience research departments and seminars on screenwriting were not yet de rigueur. Today the standard is the analytical approach, intended to demystify filmmaking and guarantee success (or at least minimize failure) . The trouble with this method is that nobody knows how to do it they just think they do and films are made based on models of predictability rather than the merits of the script. This insider's look at the craft and business of screenwriting explodes some of the popular myths, demonstrating how little relevance the rules have to actual filmmaking. With long experience in film and television, the author provides insightful how-not-to analyses, with commentary by such veterans as Josh Sapan (CEO of AMC Networks) , bestselling author Adriana Trigiani and Oscar nominated screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi (Goodfellas) .
About the Author
Bill Mesce, Jr. is an author, screenwriter, and playwright living in New Jersey.His first professional writing gig was the product of a screenwriting contest landing him an uncredited stint on Brian DePalma's 1981 political thriller, BLOW OUT. Since then he has worked on a number of film projects, including the 1998 feature ROAD ENDS which was screened at a number film festivals.Another writing contest led to his award-winning one-act play "A Good Kid," which, in turn kicked off a series of related one-acts which were eventually rolled into his first full-length stage effort, A JERSEY CANTATA.And yet again, a writing contest brought him his first published credit, the critically-acclaimed WW II drama, THE ADVOCATE. Since then, he has turned out a range of work from academic studies to literary short fiction and including several well-received sequels to THE ADVOCATE.Since 2010, he has been an adjunct instructor at several colleges and universities in New Jersey. From fall 2017-summer 2018 he was on the Creative Writing faculty of the University of Maine at Farmington.
