The West Wing Seasons 3 & 4: The Shooting Scripts (Newmarket Shooting Script) [Paperback]

Aaron Sorkin (Author)

Book Description

Series: Newmarket Shooting Script | Publication Date: February 16, 2004

The exciting follow-up to Newmarket's first West Wing Script Book features 8 teleplays from Seasons 3 and 4 of the hit NBC show—winner of 13 Emmy® Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series three years in a row—chosen and introduced by award-winning creator Aaron Sorkin. Experience firsthand the care and structure put into the scripts, selected here by Aaron Sorkin, that make The West Wing "one of TV's most satisfying hours, a savvy blend of great acting, whip-smart dialogue and grand gestures" (USA Today).

The West Wing, holding the record for most Emmys® won in a single season, stars Stockard Channing, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney, Rob Lowe, Joshua Malina, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen, John Spencer, and Bradley Whitford.

In the acclaimed Newmarket Shooting Script® Series, The West Wing Seasons 3 &4: The Shooting Scripts contains 8 full-length teleplays personally selected by Aaron Sorkin, a behind-the-scenes section about the making of the show, 20 black-and-white stills, and an introduction written exclusively for this edition by Sorkin.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Dense with earnest dialogue and political maneuvering. -- Boston Herald

Sorkin is one of the strongest writers of film and television we have today. -- Paul Challen, ECW Press

About the Author

Aaron Sorkin (Creator and Executive Producer) received the Outer Critics Circle award as Outstanding American Playwright for A Few Good Men and followed that with the off-Broadway comedy Making Movies. His screen adaptation of A Few Good Men in 1989 was nominated for four Academy Awards® and five Golden Globe Awards, including Best Picture and Best Screenplay. Sorkin received his second Golden Globe nomination for The American President.

Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Newmarket Press; First Trade Paper Edition edition (February 16, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557046123
• ISBN-13: 978-1557046123
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #546,253 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another win for 'The West Wing.', August 17, 2004

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MAB (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The West Wing Seasons 3 & 4: The Shooting Scripts (Newmarket Shooting Script) (Paperback)

"The West Wing Seasons 3 & 4" is a must for fans of this show. With eight scripts accumulated from the third and fourth seasons, not to mention black and white photos from the set, the biggest fan of the show will be in paradise. If the pace of the show is too fast for you, reading it at your own speed will clarify what went on in the episode. If you own "The West Wing Script Book" then you must get this with it. I recommend.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shooting Script for West Wing TV show., October 29, 2009

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Ayresbk "PCMan" (Albuquerque NM USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The West Wing Seasons 3 & 4: The Shooting Scripts (Newmarket Shooting Script) (Paperback)

Purchased as a gift for my husband. He "LOVES" this stuff.
He says it is great...

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's the Words First!, January 24, 2008

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James H. Drury "jameshughdrury-author.com" (Price, UT) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The West Wing Seasons 3 & 4: The Shooting Scripts (Newmarket Shooting Script) (Paperback)

It begins with the idea, the vision, then the words go down on paper. Without the words, all an actor can do is stand there and emote, maybe. Without the words, all the crew can do is sit around and play with their equipment and watch the money fly away. Without the words, the studio has nothing to offer. It's the words first. Always.

This is an easy review, a simple review.
Buy this book to see how the words made the show.
Buy this book to see how a television script looks.
Buy this book to read excellent television scripts that became excellent television in the hands of a cast and crew of talented people.
Buy this book to get a taste of the wider political times out of which the series came and to which the series spoke volumes. It is all here in the words.

This is as good as a Master's Class in writing screen plays. Style, form, manuscript format, plot, character, how the background of the set can become a character itself, how the sum of the parts can definitely become greater than the whole. Great companion to the DVDs. Read the script first then watch the show. Then watch the episodes with the script at hand to see what went up on the screen. Annotate your copy, make notes, study and there's your class.

Tuition? $13.57 plus shipping (or not - could be free.)

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Enjoy. It's the Words first.