Screenplay The Foundations of Screenwriting |
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Author:
| Field, Syd |
ISBN: | 978-0-440-57647-1 |
Publication Date: | Mar 1999 |
Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group
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Imprint: | Dell |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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From concept to character, from opening scene to finished script.. Here are easily understood guidelines to make film-writing accessible to novices and to help practiced writers improve their scripts. Syd Field pinpoints the structural and stylistic elements essential to every good screenplay. He presents a step-by-step, comprehensive technique for writing the script that will succeed. -Why are the first ten pages of your script crucially important? - How do you collaborate...
More DescriptionFrom concept to character, from opening scene to finished script.. Here are easily understood guidelines to make film-writing accessible to novices and to help practiced writers improve their scripts. Syd Field pinpoints the structural and stylistic elements essential to every good screenplay. He presents a step-by-step, comprehensive technique for writing the script that will succeed. -Why are the first ten pages of your script crucially important? - How do you collaborate successfully with someone else? -How do you adapt a novel, a play, or an article into a screenplay? -How do you market your script?