Screenwriter

classics, horror, and fantasy novels. He loved the novel The Catcher in the Rye; writers F. Scott Fitzgerald and Tennessee Williams. In 1988 Chbosky graduated from Upper St. Clair High School, while in high school, he seemed to have met Stewart Stern; screenwriter of the James Dean film Rebel Without a Cause. They closely became friends after the screenplay, Stern became Chbosky's mentor, and had a major influence on Chbosky's career; Bill from Perks of Being a Wallflower was based off of Stern…

Maya Angelou once said, “We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” This strong statement came from a woman who overcame many trials and tribulations. Maya Angelou is one of the greatest figures in American literature. She is known for writing poetry which she used to spread the word of equality for many African American women and for others who were oppressed. Maya Angelou went through many hardships, but through hard work and her love for literature, she became one of…

director’s work and also undeniably one of the best films ever made in the history of movie making. Why is this a great example of the director’s work you might ask? This question is almost too easy to answer. Milos Forman was a known actor, screenwriter and director in Czechoslovakia up until 1968 when he decided to come to the United States. Setting the bar high upon his arrival in the USA he directed and perfected One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. This film was such a success and has the…

young age when he was tragically murdered; however, she turned her life around after several wake up calls and now has four college degrees. She is the proud mother of two, with her younger son having Down syndrome. Yvonne is also an award winning screenwriter and author of “The Day My Soul Cried”.…

Do you enjoy music, movies, books, or even poems, etc. If you answered yes, did you know shakespeare has a lot to do with it today? Yes, shakespeare. Who even is Shakespeare and what did he do? Shakespeare was an actor, playwright, and a poet, he is even known as the English national poet. Shakespeare is known all over the world mostly for his poems and plays. Shakespeare has created many works that are still popular today and many people use it for inspiration and are influenced based on…

Einstein is a famous scientist who believed “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Though he was a scientist who used knowledge in his everyday life, he believed in the power of imagination. Some of Einstein’s other quotes justify how “imagination is more important than knowledge.” For example, he once said “Knowledge is limited, but imagination encircles the world.” Everybody has the ability to learn, but you can only acquire so much information. However, imagination is not a skill you…

In the film, Furious 7(2015), Brian O’Conner and his crew are living in the United States after being giving amnesty for their past crimes. They were living normal lives until the assassin, Deckard Shaw, plots revenge on the crew for killing his brother in the previous film, Fast & Furious 6. The computer hacker, Ramsey develops a computer program called “God's Eye.” This computer program can be used to turn any technological device into a weapon. The Somalian terrorist, Jakarde and the…

Hopwood). Capra turned to work and became a workaholic in order to cope with the tragedy. His wife turned to drinking. During the production of “Long Pants”, Capra had a conflict with Langdon. The screenwriter, Arthur Ripley, had a “dark sensibility that did not mesh well with that of the more optimistic Capra, and Harry Langdon usually sided with Ripley” (Jon C. Hopwood). The picture fell behind schedule and went over budget and since Langdon was paid a fixed fee for each film, it represented a…

War Horse: From the Book to the Play to the Film There are several challenges a film can face when it is adapted from a written piece. Whilst some critics will defend that film adaptation tend to vary several aspects of a story, others, may object there are techniques, which help to recreate and maintain the plot alive within audio-visual frameworks. This paper will discuss two of the main difficulties of adapting War Horse and the different methods that were used in the pursuance of visual…

Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay Tatiana de Rosnay is a French journalist, writer and screenwriter. Tatiana is of French and Russian descent and was born into a family of royalty. Her background consist of a lineage of relatively famous people ranging from a scientist, painter, actress, the niece of a historian, the great great granddaughter of a British engineer and last but not least Ms. De Rosnay’s mother is noted for being the daughter of a diplomatic figure. Tatiana was raised…