If you’re a serious fan of movies, you’re 1) probably a big fan of ShockYa and 2) probably love read scripts of your favorite movies. However, if you love reading scripts, you generally have to hunt for them on the internet. Now you don’t have to anymore with Warner Bros. “Inside the Script.”
“Inside the Script,” now available for iBookstore, Kindle and NOOK by Barnes & Noble, is, according to the release, “a series of highly illustrated eBooks that contain the film’s actual shooting script, rare materials from the Warner Bros. Corporate Archive and much more.” The first series of The first series of “Inside the Script” titles include “Casablanca,” “Ben-Hur,” “An American in Paris” and “North by Northwest.” I’d say that’s a great set of films to start out with.
The eBooks give fans an all-access pass to the behind-the-scenes world of their favorite films; every “Inside the Script” title includes the film’s complete shooting script in a customizable eBook format, chapters on the script and and movie development, rare documents such as production notes, storyboards and candid photos and an interactive image gallery of costumes, movie posters, on-set stills, set designs and behind-the-scenes photos.
Thomas Gewecke, President of Warner Bros. Digital Distribution said, “People love movies because of the stories they tell. Now we can give fans rarely seen details of how these stories came together and take their enjoyment of films to a whole new level.”
Below are some elements you can expect in the “Inside the Script” titles:
“Casablanca”
– Jack Warner’s telegrams and memos
– Producer Hal Wallis’ script and production notes
– Production Code Administration letters, notes and seal of approval
– Telegram from producer Hal Wallis refuting his fight with Jack Warner“Ben-Hur”
– Rare behind-the-scenes materials including makeup and wardrobe tests, production design sketches, sample matte paintings
– A forward and captions written by Charlton Heston’s son, Fraser C. Heston
– Excerpts from Charlton Heston’s acting and shooting journals during filming
– Details about the development of Panavision and MGM’s proprietary widescreen process (MGM Camera 65)“An American in Paris”
– Full shooting script
– Detailed descriptions from continuity script’s musical numbers
– Treatment for the ballet sequence from Vincente Minnelli’s papers
– Set design paintings from the MGM production design collection
– Tickets to the film’s Hollywood premiere from MGM makeup artist John Truwe“North by Northwest”
– Director Alfred Hitchcock’s editing and main title sequence notes
– Composer Bernard Herrmann’s music notes
– Photos and documents from Alfred Hitchcock’s papers:
– story department photos
– storyboards and photos of crop duster sequence
– production schedules and daily scene reports
– hair and makeup tests
– costume sketches
What a wonderful initiative, Warner Bros.! Make sure to check out the “Inside the Script” series (some sample pictures from “Inside the Script: Casablanca” are below) and learn more at “Inside the Script”‘s official Facebook page.
