{"product_id":"rewriting-indie-cinema-9780231191975","title":"Rewriting Indie Cinema","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRewriting Indie Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e, J. J. Murphy explores alternative forms of scripting and how they have shaped American film from the 1950s to the present. He traces a strain of indie cinema that used improvisation and psychodrama, a therapeutic form of improvised acting based on a performer’s own life experiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJ. J. Murphy's love and passion for U.S. indie cinema is evident on every page. His in-depth dissection and analysis of trends in the cinematic arts show us that the medium is still evolving, and different approaches to screenwriting, directing, and producing films are what keep it alive. -- Sean Baker, director of \u003ci\u003eThe Florida Project\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRewriting Indie Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e exemplifies one of the best things cinema scholarship can do: it demonstrates an important continuity within a wide range of interesting films while providing the general film-interested reader as well as the academic film historian with a new list of accomplished filmmakers to explore. Murphy is the person to mine the considerable territory between comparatively big-budget indie filmmaking based on screenplays and the free-form experimental filmmaking of Warhol. -- Scott MacDonald, author of \u003ci\u003eAvant-Doc: Intersections of Documentary and Avant-Garde Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRewriting Indie Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that independent U.S. films since the 1950s have explored many paths between pure improvisation and the script-based pre-production of classical Hollywood cinema. Murphy wears his erudition lightly, and the continuities and distinctions that he establishes between methods of improvisation in cinema and theater are lucid, convincing, and well-informed, without the author ever over-theorizing for the sake of it. -- Steven Price, author of \u003ci\u003eA History of the Screenplay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating new look at the role played by psychodrama and improvisation in American independent cinema, past and present. Grounded in detailed case studies, \u003ci\u003eRewriting Indie Cinema \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a wealth of insights into alternative scripting and production practices that place spontaneity and performance center-frame. J. J. Murphy’s deep knowledge of art and independent cinema shine through on every page. -- Kathryn Millard, author of \u003ci\u003eScreenwriting in a Digital Era\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRewriting Indie Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e sweeps from the 1950s to recent films like \u003ci\u003eThe Rider\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Florida Project\u003c\/i\u003e. By looking for alternatives to the fully prepared screenplay, it posits a fresh way of thinking about American film artistry. -- David Bordwell * Observations on Film Art *\u003cbr\u003eLively and knowledgeable text, coupled with excellent frame grabs as illustrations, makes this a sharp, illuminating book. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction. Across the Spectrum: From Improvisation to Psychodrama\u003cbr\u003e1. And I Hate Actors: The New American Cinema\u003cbr\u003e2. Let’s Not Phony It Up Anymore: The Films of John Cassavetes\u003cbr\u003e3. Place-Based Realism: Mackenzie, Loden, and Burnett\u003cbr\u003e4. Experiments in Psychodrama: Mekas, Warhol, Clarke, and Mailer\u003cbr\u003e5. Human Life Isn’t Necessarily Well-Written: William Greaves’s \u003ci\u003eSymbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTake 2 1\/2\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. Beyond the Method: Abel Ferrara and Harvey Keitel\u003cbr\u003e7. Tied to a Machine: The Films of Gus Van Sant\u003cbr\u003e8. I Like How You Talk: The Films of Joe Swanberg\u003cbr\u003e9. Improvisation and Place: \u003ci\u003ePutty Hill\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStand Clear of the Closing Doors\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Films of Sean Baker\u003cbr\u003e10. Rediscovering Psychodrama: \u003ci\u003eFrownland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHeaven Knows What\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStinking Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11. The Line Between Reality and Staging: \u003ci\u003eActor Martinez\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eActress\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Witness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: Blending Fiction and Documentary\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400339759447,"sku":"9780231191975","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231191975.jpg?v=1730470434","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rewriting-indie-cinema-9780231191975","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}