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The Shawshank Redemption: The Shooting Script (Newmarket Shooting Script Series)

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Includes Darabont's shooting script, his notes on the scene-by-scene changes made in production and post-production stages written exclusively for this edition, selected storyboards, over 35 stills, with King's comments about the adaptation. 35 b/w photos, storyboards.

The Newmarket Shooting Script(tm) Series features an attractive 7 x 9 1/4 inch format that includes a fa...more
Paperback, 224 pages
Published September 30th 2004 by Newmarket Press
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Eric
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After reading the story and watching the movie, this was an interesting third look at the story and how it evolved into the final movie.

The only thing I would have preferred is to have the notes in the back interspersed with the script instead of having to flip back and forth. Although this way it did allow me to read the script uninterrupted, but you could always do this anyway ignoring the notes.

I also hoped this would have more insight into the process of adapting t...more
Ryan Schneider
I bought/read this because I loved the movie so much and wanted to see how Stephen King's story "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption" in DIFFERENT SEASONS became the film "The Shawshank Redemption." It was a fascinating and informative journey.
Jeremy
Jeremy rated it 4 of 5 stars
kind of weird for mr. king. not a really 'out there' type of book, and it still manages to be really good. however... the movie was sooo good, i think i'd have to recommend the movie before the book.
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This came in the mail last night and I stopped everything to read it.
I loved Shawshank Redemption and I really liked this book with the extra information.
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Good movie, good read.
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Frank Darabont (born January 28, 1959) is a Hungarian-American film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed the films The Shawshank Redemption,The Green Mile, and The Mist.
Early life
Darabont was born in a refugee camp in 1959 in Montbeliard, France. His parents fled Hungary after the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. When he was still an infant, his family moved to the United Sta...more
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