{"product_id":"being-there-and-the-evolution-aaron-hunter-9781501372377","title":"Being There and the Evolution of a Screenplay: 3 Draft Scripts with Commentary","description":"\u003ci\u003eBeing There and the Evolution of a Screenplay\u003c\/i\u003e provides an insightful look at the drafting of one of Hollywood history's greatest scripts.\u003ci\u003e Being There\u003c\/i\u003e (1979) is generally considered the final film in Hal Ashby's triumphant 1970s career, which included the likes of \u003ci\u003eHarold and Maude\u003c\/i\u003e (1971) and \u003ci\u003eShampoo\u003c\/i\u003e(1975). The film also showcases Peter Sellers's last great performance. In 2005, the Writers Guild of America included \u003ci\u003eBeing There\u003c\/i\u003e on its list of 101 Best Scripts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeing There and the Evolution of a Screenplay\u003c\/i\u003e features three versions of the script: an early draft by Jerzy Kosinski, based on his 1970 novel; a second by long-time Ashby collaborator and Oscar-winner Robert C. Jones, which makes substantial changes to Kosinki's; and a final draft written by Jones with Ashby's assistance, which makes further structural and narrative changes. Additionally, the book features facsimile pages from one of Kosinski's copy of the scripts that include handwritten notes, providing readers with valuable insight into the redrafting process. For each version, Ashby scholar Aaron Hunter adds perceptive analysis of the script's development, the relationships of the writers who worked on it, and key studio and production details.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis both a presentation of the script of\u003ci\u003e Being There\u003c\/i\u003e, and a record of the process of crafting that script - a text that will be of interest to film fans and scholars as well as writers and teachers of screenwriting. \u003ci\u003eEvolution of a Screenplay\u003c\/i\u003eis the first book of its kind to so amply demonstrate the creative development of a Hollywood script.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aaron Hunter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501372378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501372377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.98d","brand":"Aaron Hunter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071532232959,"sku":"9781501372377","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_41f28c16-7535-409e-bbbc-6d4622b88c67.jpg?v=1685436659","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/being-there-and-the-evolution-aaron-hunter-9781501372377","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}