BPS 275: RAW Confessions of a Hollywood Blockbuster Screenwriter with Ted Griffin

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 11 and Ridley
Scott's 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.

The conversation ranges from his early work on Ravenous and Ocean's
11 through the unexpected pitfalls of trying to direct his first
film, Rumor Has It. He was scheduled to make his directorial debut
with Rumor Has It..., for which he had written the original
screenplay, but was replaced by Rob Reiner 12 days after principal
filming began.He did a rewrite of the Ashton Kutcher film
Killers. He moved into television by creating
Terriers for FX. Griffin played Agent Hughes in The Wolf
of Wall Street.

The Dialogue: Learning From the Masters is a groundbreaking
interview series that goes behind the scenes of the fascinating
craft of screenwriting. In these 70-90 minute in-depth discussions,
more than two dozen of today's most successful screenwriters share
their work habits, methods and inspirations, secrets of the trade,
business advice, and eye-opening stories from life in the trenches
of the film industry.

Each screenwriter discusses his or her filmography in great detail
and breaks down the mechanics of one favorite scene from their
produced work.Your Host: Producer Mike De Luca is responsible for
some of the most groundbreaking films of the last 15 years. After
enrolling in New York University's film studies program at 17, De
Luca dropped out four credits shy of graduation to take an unpaid
internship at New Line Cinema. He advanced quickly there under the
tutelage of founder Robert Shaye and eventually became president of
production.

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