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Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting; A step-by-step guide from concept to finished script (Paperback)

by Syd Field (Author) "What is a screenplay?..." (more)
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Screenplay is one of the bibles of the film trade and has launched many a would-be screenwriter on the road to Hollywood. This third edition is updated to include the specifics of writing via computer.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Description
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 successfully with someone else?

-How do you adapt a novel, a play, or an article into a screenplay?

-How do you market your script?

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Product Details
  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Dell; Revised Expanded edition (June 10, 1984)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0440576474
  • ISBN-13: 978-0440576471
  • Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars