Newmarket Press publishes a series of books called "The Shooting Script" which usually feature interviews with the writer and director in addition to the published script.
However... It seems to me that the scripts in these books are "too perfect". With the exception of "Magnolia" which is literally a published photocopy of the shooting script, it seems like the scripts have been doctored to remove scenes that were written but didn't make it into the movie. It also seems like the scripts have been changed so they match the movie's dialogue word for word.
Has anyone else noticed this? It just seems like a ripoff that a book called "The Shooting Script" is actually nothing more than a transcription. In general, that's why I try to avoid published scripts in the first place - I prefer to buy the originals.
Bob
However... It seems to me that the scripts in these books are "too perfect". With the exception of "Magnolia" which is literally a published photocopy of the shooting script, it seems like the scripts have been doctored to remove scenes that were written but didn't make it into the movie. It also seems like the scripts have been changed so they match the movie's dialogue word for word.
Has anyone else noticed this? It just seems like a ripoff that a book called "The Shooting Script" is actually nothing more than a transcription. In general, that's why I try to avoid published scripts in the first place - I prefer to buy the originals.
Bob
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