Telling a Tale Hollywood Style: A Good Script Defined

How does one make a great movie? What makes a story compelling? Three successful alumni discuss different approaches to telling a story—from the perspectives of the actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. Join this lively conversation to find out what qualities different film professionals look for in a good script.

Moderator: Jeanine D. Basinger, Corwin-Fuller Professor of Film Studies, Curator of the Cinema Archives, Chair of the Film Studies Department, and 1996 recipient of the Binswanger Prize for Excellence in Teaching

Presenters: Akiva Goldsman ’83, screenwriter and Academy Award winner for adapted screenplay for A Beautiful Mind; Daisy Von Scherler Mayer ’88, director of the films Party Girl, Madeline, and The Guru; Paul J. Weitz ’88, producer, director, writer and actor who wrote Antz, directed American Pie and About a Boy, and acted in Chuck and Buck

Dana Delany '78 was originally listed as a fourth presenter for this WESeminar, but she will no longer be able to participate due to a scheduling conflict.