Two Family House introduces you to Buddy Visalo, a frustrated factory worker who can't get over his dream of being a singer.City Island welcomes you into the Rizzos, a family marked by its members' inability to be honest with one another-starting with the dad, a prison guard who's secretly taking acting classes.Written by Oscar-nominated filmmaker and director Raymond De Felitta, these two feature films won Audience Awards at Sundance and Tribeca, respectively. They are also both the result of two separate seven-year journeys from script to screen. Now you can benefit from De Felitta's persistent struggle to see his stories through in this complete guide to independent filmmaking that includes not only a full shooting script for each film but also essays on the making of each movie, movie stills, and production notes to further illuminate the entire process. Serving as a tribute to the second-generation immigrant stories that motivate his own work and a blueprint for how to become a successful independent filmmaker, this is a must-read guide for any aspiring screenwriter. Yes, the road ahead is fraught with difficulty, but your artistic pursuit is worthwhile. And, as De Felitta reveals, it doesn't just have to be a pipe dream-but your vision realized for screen.

レイモンド・デ・フェリッタが描くのは、移民二世のアイデンティティと「やり残した夢」への哀愁です。脚本という形式ゆえに、削ぎ落とされた台詞の端々には言葉にできない情熱が宿っています。平凡な日常に潜む劇的な葛藤を鋭く切り取るその手腕は、読者の魂を激しく揺さぶるでしょう。 完成された映像美を提示する映画版に対し、本書は七年に及ぶ苦闘の記録として生々しい熱量を伝えます。製作秘話に触れることで、映像の裏の真意が鮮明になり、鑑賞体験は一層深まります。テキストの深みと映像の臨場感。その相乗効果が、表現することの尊さを教えてくれるのです。