First Man - The Annotated Screenplay

Description

First Man: The Annotated Screenplay is the official companion to the movie, featuring a wealth of stunning photography, production art, and annotations alongside the full shooting script, with an insightful commentary from Academy Award-winning screenwriter Josh Singer and James R Hansen. The film is a biopic based on the life of the legendary American Astronaut Neil Armstrong from 1961-1969. It follows his journey to becoming the first human to walk the moon, exploring the sacrifices and costs on the Nation and Neil himself, during one of the most dangerous missions in the history of space travel.

Josh Singer is a producer and writer, known for Spotlight (2015), The Post (2017) and The West Wing (1999). He wrote the screenplay for First Man (2018). James R. Hansen is a professor of history at Auburn University in Alabama. His book, First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong, is the only authorized biography of Neil Armstrong. First Man received the American Astronautical Society's Prize for Astronautical Literature.

"a gorgeously-produced piece of work" - Birth.Movies.Death "gives an entirely different experience of this journey to space" - The Film Stage Review "gave a huge insight to the highly anticipated movie, and made me honestly want to learn more about Armstrong and the other astronauts that took place within this time frame" - Geekisphere "An enjoyable read and an insightful one for those who want to learn about how to write screenplays." - Cinema Sentries