Dreams on Spec /

"Featuring interviews with screenwriting luminaries James L. Brooks, Nora Ephron, Carrie Fisher, and Gary Ross, DREAMS ON SPEC follows three aspiring Hollywood writers as they pour their hearts into their spec(ulative) scripts, pitch their ideas to anyone who will listen, go to meetings, hold t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ogden, Deane (Composer, Conductor)
Other Authors:	Firth, Harry (director of photography.), Aaron, Joe, Goodwin, Deborah, Stieve, David, Brooks, James L., Ephron, Nora, Fisher, Carrie, Ross, Gary
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Redondo Beach, CA : Mercury Production, [2007]
Subjects:	Screenwriters. Screenwriters > Interviews. Videodiscs. DVD-Video discs. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films.

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Summary:	"Featuring interviews with screenwriting luminaries James L. Brooks, Nora Ephron, Carrie Fisher, and Gary Ross, DREAMS ON SPEC follows three aspiring Hollywood writers as they pour their hearts into their spec(ulative) scripts, pitch their ideas to anyone who will listen, go to meetings, hold table reads, and work at low-level day jobs -- all in the hopes of one day seeing one of their beloved creations made into a movie. The documentary offers a funny and compelling look at inspiration, creativity, and solitude in Hollywood."
Item Description:	Not rated. Special features: more than 30 minutes of additional interviews with the superstar screenwriters featured in the film. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD-R format.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Harry Firth ; editor, Gary Edgren ; music, Deane Ogden ; production designer, Bill Cimino.