Capote: The Shooting Script (Newmarket Shooting Script) [Paperback]

Dan Futterman (Author), Gerald Clarke (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1557047235 | ISBN-13: 978-1557047236 | Publication Date: February 17, 2006 | Edition: 1

The official screenplay book tie-in to the "one of the best films of the year"(Rolling Stone, Newsweek), starring Philip Seymour Hoffman as legendary writer Truman Capote on his six-year journey to research and write his masterpiece In Cold Blood.

Capote: The Shooting Script includes the complete screenplay for the acclaimed film, a foreword by Gerald Clarke, author of the bestselling biography Capote, exclusive Q&As with screenwriter Dan Futterman and director Bennett Miller, and an 8-page color photo section.

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About the Author

Dan Futterman (screenwriter) makes his screenwriting debut with Capote. As an actor, his films include The Birdcage, Enough, and Urbania, for which he received Best Actor at the Seattle Film Festival. He has appeared on stage in New York in numerous productions, including Angels in America, and was a regular on the CBS show Judging Amy, as well as appearing in Will and Grace and Sex and the City. Bennett Miller (director) made the acclaimed documentary-portrait The Cruise, about New York City tour guide Timothy "Speed" Levitch, which won the top prize of the International Forum at the Berlin Film Festival and the Emmy Award. He is also an acclaimed director of television commercials. Miller met Futterman when they were twelve years old, and they have been friends for the past twenty-five years.

Product Details

• Paperback: 150 pages
• Publisher: Newmarket Press; 1 edition (February 17, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557047235
• ISBN-13: 978-1557047236
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #280,679 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This script deserved the Academy Award, March 10, 2006

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Joe "JPN" (Bronx, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Capote: The Shooting Script (Newmarket Shooting Script) (Paperback)

Dan Futterman is a genius. It is pure magicianship how he weaves the texts of "Capote" the biography, "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote and whatever other research material he depended on, (not to mention his own witty imagination) into this gripping, thorough, and accomplished story. I am so sorry he got knocked down by the "Brokeback" voters - I've read both screenplays and their source materials and have seen both movies and this is by far the more insightful and entertaining. A must for any student of film writing. I look forward to Dan Futterman's future works. JPN, Bronx, NY

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I don't know if it deserved the Academy Award, BUT ..., May 15, 2006

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Niloss "reader across the sea" (Rio de Janeiro, BR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Capote: The Shooting Script (Newmarket Shooting Script) (Paperback)

I can say that this is a great script, as I've been reading some pages around the internet and I'll surely buy this book very soon. The dialogue, as well as the whole script, is very realistic, and also very enjoyable.

I can't say if it really deserved the Award, but I can say that this script deserves to be read by every screenwriting fan.

5.0 out of 5 stars Such A worthwhile script, January 21, 2008

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Ruth Bell "Unexpected" (Burringbar, NSW. Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Capote: The Shooting Script (Newmarket Shooting Script) (Paperback)

This is an amazing script, that anyone who is interested in writing scripts should read. The complexity and subtext of the text will educate you and provide you with the example of what is required to write a truelly amazing script.