With close to 30 years experience in the business, Nick Kazan knows a few things about screenwriting. He has mastered research skills to write scripts based on true events like Frances, At Close Range, Patty Hearst and Reversal of Fortune, which earned him an Oscar® nomination. He has the knowledge of handling life after the nomination and how to manage studio notes and incorporate changes without weakening the script. He has the expertise of directing his own script, Dream Lover and writing with a partner, including a collaboration with his wife Robin Swicord on the adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic, Matilda. And on top of all that, this seasoned professional offers insight as to why he doesn’t do lunches, what it takes to develop screenwriting muscles and why life is always a comedy.

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Running Time: 90 minutes

DVD Chapters 1. Intro 2. The D.N.A. of a Script 3. I Don't Wanna Fake it 4. I Don't Like to Bore People 5. The Blank Screen 6. The Family Gun 7. Life is Always a Comedy 8. My Favorite Scene Never got Shot 9. The Lighter Visions 10. Oh My God, He's Guilty! 11. I'm Really Attracted to Conceptual Ideas 12. A Terrible Tendency to Tinker 13. You Have to Reinvent the Wheel 14. Perfection is the Enemy of Art