Writing for Stage vs Screen

New Jersey native Bill Mesce, Jr. is an author of fiction and non-fiction, as well as a screenwriter and playwright. He talks with Mark Spina about the differences in approach when writing for the stage versus the screen. Bill's first novel, The Advocate, won in the novel-writing category of the America’s Best competition, and was followed by two equally-acclaimed sequels, Officer of the Court and The Defender, as well as the non-fiction works Peckinpah’s Women: A Reappraisal of the Portrayal of Women in the Period Westerns of Sam Peckinpah and Artists on the Art of Survival: Observations on Frustration, Perspiration, and Inspiration for the Young Artist. His screenwriting credits include Road Ends, starring Dennis Hopper and Mariel Hemingway, and uncredited work on Brian DePalma’s political thriller Blow Out. His plays include A Jersey Cantata, which was named one of the best new plays to debut in New Jersey in the 97-98 season, and will be revived this summer by The Theater Project in Maplewood. Credits:Audio Engineer Gary GlorOne Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou References: Neil Simon                            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_SimonPaddy Chayefsky                      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddy_ChayefskyAaron Sorkin                          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_SorkinA Few Good Men                        https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104257/Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?             https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who%27s_Afraid_of_Virginia_Woolf%3F_(film)The Odd Couple.                 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Odd_Couple_(film)Glengarry Glen Ross                    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104348/Mike Nichols                         https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001566/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0The Hospital                           https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067217/Network                            https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074958/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Sidney Lumet                         https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_LumetNed Beatty                            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_BeattyPeter Finch,                           https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_FinchOwen Roizman                         https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_RoizmanIron Man                             https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371746/Cary Grant                            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cary_GrantKatharine Hepburn                    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_HepburnBringing Up Baby                       https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029947/What's Up, Doc?                        https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069495/The Hangover                         https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1119646/Irma Vep.                             https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irma_Veptik toks                                https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TikTokThe Godfather                          https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/All The President's Men                  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074119/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Spotlight                             https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1895587/The Advocate                            https://www.amazon.com/Advocate-Bill-Mesce-Jr/dp/1530943043HBO                              https://www.hbo.com/The director's company                      https://www.directorscompany.org/