Vidhu catalogue screenplays of classics!

Producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra is all set to start one more division under his banner.

The new division, which is yet to be named, will be working towards making a bank of classic films in the form of detailed books. The books will be made available in the market and the first film to be catalogued will be Chopra’s recent blockbuster 3 Idiots.

A source from the production house said, “The endeavour of this division is to catalogue the minutest details of a script. The book will include the screenplay, deleted scenes, character sketches, reworked scenes, casting process and everything that went into making the particular film.

Full report here Times of India

Screenplay the foundation of a good film

Good screenplay and content are what make films click at the box-office and other factors are secondary, according to renowned filmmakers and script writers.

Addressing a session on ‘The Screenplay: The Missing Link’ at the ongoing Ficci Frames 2010, speakers were emphatic that greater attention should be paid to the content and to the script.

In fact, actor Shah Rukh Khan had said at the inaugural session that screenwriting should be treated as a science and not an art, and screenplay writers needed to sharpen their screen writing skills.

It was pointed out that in Hollywood, scriptwriting is a long process which sometimes takes as long as three years and is accompanied by research. As a result, the actual shooting does not take too much time since the screenplay is written with all details and this makes it easier for the director to shoot without hindrance.

Full report here  Indiantelevision.com