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A generation of screenwriters has used Syd Field's bestselling books to ignite successful careers in film. Now the celebrated producer, lecturer, teacher, and bestselling author has updated his classic guide for a new generation of filmmakers, offering a fresh insider's perspective on the film industry today. From concept to character, from opening scene to finished script, here are easily understood guidelines to help aspiring screenwriters--from vices to practiced writers--hone their craft. Filled with updated material--including all-new personal anecdotes and insights, guidelines on marketing and collaboration, plus analyses of recent films, from American Beauty to Lord of the Rings--Screenplay presents a step-by-step, comprehensive technique for writing the screenplay that will succeed in Hollywood. Discover: -Why the first ten pages of your script are crucially important-How to visually grab the reader from page one, word one -Why structure and character are the essential foundation of your screenplay-How to adapt a vel, a play, or an article into a screenplay-Tips on protecting your work--three legal ways to claim ownership of your screenplay-The essentials of writing great dialogue, creating character, building a story line, overcoming writer's block, getting an agent, and much more. With this newly updated edition of his bestselling classic, Syd Field proves yet again why he is revered as the master of the screenplay--and why his celebrated guide has become the industry's gold standard for successful screenwriting.

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PublisherRandom House USA Inc

ISBN-100385339038

ISBN-139780385339032

eBay Product ID (ePID)96314955

Product Key Features

Number of Pages336 Pages

Publication NameScreenplay : the Foundations of Screenwriting

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

SubjectUsage & Writing Guides

FeaturesRevised

TypeNot Available

Subject AreaReference, Language Arts & Disciplines, Performing Arts

AuthorSyd Field

FormatTrade Paperback (Uk), Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight9.2 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.2 in

Height209mm

Width133mm

Weight264g

Additional Product Features

Date of Publication29/11/2005

Place of PublicationNew York

Spine20mm

GenreUsage & Writing Guides

Country of PublicationUnited States

Author BiographySyd Field is a screenwriter, producer, teacher, international lecturer, and author of the bestselling books Screenplay, The Screenwriter's Workbook, Selling a Screenplay, and Four Screenplays. Published in 1982, Screenplay has been translated into sixteen languages, and is used in more than 250 colleges and universities across the country. At present he is creative consultant to the governments of Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Austria, and South Africa, and has been a script consultant for Roland Jaffe's film production company, for Alfonso Arau and Laura Esquivel on Like Water for Chocolate, and for Tri-Star Pictures. He lives in Beverly Hills, California.

First Published2005

ImprintDelta (Imprint of Dell Publishing)

Edition StatementRevised Ed.