Ted Griffin

Ted Griffin

"If you write a really compelling story, everyone will want to be involved."

There's no con more satisfying and lucrative than finding a way to make a living as a screenwriter. And Ted Griffin is a man who knows a good con. Anyone who tried to follow the clever criminal head games he built into his screenplays for Ocean's Eleven and Matchstick Men knows not to trust this guy. Except when he talks about screenwriting, which he does with great humor and insight in this enlightening interview that ranges from his early work on Ravenous and Best Laid Plans through the unexpected pitfalls of trying to direct his first film, Rumor Has It...

71 Minutes

Letterbox

$8.95
Writer's Tip #88

"I went to film school. I did screenwriting school. The best thing for me was reading scripts."

DVDS FEATURING TED GRIFFIN
DVD CHAPTERS
  1. Intro
  2. Box Office Records in Bavaria
  3. The Whimsical Gangster Element
  4. It's All About Uzis and Armored Trucks
  5. A Crooked Movie About Crooked People
  6. Kill the Golden Goose
  7. Grab Ammo and Bring It to the Front Lines
  8. I'm Screwed
  9. I Knew He Was a Cocksucker
  10. Torpedoes in the Water
  11. Feel Free Enough to Write Badly
  12. My Second First Film