Thanks to my dear friend Val for sharing this goldmine. Eight screenplays (both original and adapted) in the running for this year’s Oscars are available free online from Raindance. As an emerging writer, this is an incredible opportunity to verse yourself with the best of the best. The Hurtful Locker by Mark Boal was an easy read. Immediately you know this was written by someone who just had to be there. But it also got me to wondering whether this guy was really a soldier, so a little Internet search reveals that Boal, a journalist, was embedded with troops in Iraq.
http://www.raindance.org/site/picture/upload/image/general/movies/hurt_locker_script.pdf
Now here’s a tale from the script that plays out into a drama that perhaps Boal wasn’t anticipating; i.e., he’s being sued by US Army Sgt. Jeffrey Sarver who claims the story is based on him. It will be interesting to see how the lawsuit plays out. Regardless of who wins or loses the legal battle, emerging writers should be cognizant of potential legal landmines.
Other scripts available from Raindance include:
A Serious Man by Joel and Ethan Cohen
Up by Pete Docter and Bob Peterson
Inglorious Basterds by Quentin Tarantino
An Education by Nick Hornby
In The Loop by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci & Tony Roche
http://www.raindance.org/site/2010-oscar-nominated-scripts
Saturday, March 6, 2010
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