Fast, Cheap & Written That Way: Top Screenwriters on Writing for Low-Budget Movies

It’s like taking a Master Class in screenwriting … all in one book!

Discover the pitfalls of writing to fit a budget from screenwriters who have successfully navigated these waters already. Learn from their mistakes and improve your script with their expert advice.

"I wish I'd read this book before I made Re-Animator."—Stuart Gordon, Director, Re-Animator, Castle Freak, From Beyond

The book covers (among other topics):

• Academy-Award Winner Dan Futterman • (“Capote”) • on writing real stories Tom DiCillio • (“Living In Oblivion”) • on turning a short into a feature Kasi Lemmons (“Eve’s Bayou”) • on writing for a different time period George Romero • (“Martin”) • on writing horror on a budget Rebecca Miller • (“Personal Velocity”) • on adapting short stories Stuart Gordon (“Re-Animator”) • on adaptations • Academy-Award Nominee Whit Stillman • (“Metropolitan”) • on cheap ways to make it look expensive Miranda July (“Me and You and Everyone We Know”) • on making your writing spontaneous Alex Cox • (“Repo Man”) • on scaling the script to meet a budget Joan Micklin Silver (“Hester Street”) • on writing history on a budget Bob Clark • (“Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things”) • on mixing humor and horror And more! This is the book for anyone who’s serious about writing a screenplay that can get produced!

© 2021 Albert's Bridge Books (Audiobook): 9781664966758

Release date

Audiobook: 8 April 2021