The Screenwriter's Problem Solver by Syd Field

The Screenwriter's Problem Solver by Syd Field

The definitive guide to identifying and fixing common screenwriting problems from 'the most sought-after screenwriter teacher in the world' (Hollywood Reporter) 'If I were writing screenplays . . . I would carry Syd Field around in my back pocket.' - Steven Bochco, writer/producer/director, L.A. Law, Hill Street Blues All writing is rewriting. But what do you change, and how do you change it? All screenplays have problems. They happened to Die Hard: With a Vengeance and Broken Arrow - and didn't get fixed, leaving the films flawed. They nearly shelved Platoon - until Oliver Stone rewrote the first ten pages and created a classic. They happen to every screenwriter. But good writers see their problems as a springboard to creativity. Bestselling author Syd Field, who worked on over 1,000 screenplays a year, gives you step-by-step instructions on how to make your screenplay shine. With The Screenwriter's Problem Solver, you'll learn how to: Understand what makes great stories work; Make your screenplay work in the first ten pages, using Thelma & Louise and Dances With Wolves as models; Use a 'dream assignment' to let your creative self break free 'overnight; Make action build character, the way Quentin Tarantino does; Recover when you hit the 'wall' - and overcome writer's block forever. Field provides the professional secrets that make movies brilliant - secrets that can make your screenplay one headed for success . . . or even Cannes.

Syd Field (1935-2013), dubbed the guru of all screenwriters by CNN, is still considered as the preeminent expert in the art and skill of screenwriting by many Hollywood professionals. According to the Hollywood Reporter, he is the world's most sought-after screenplay instructor. Screenplay: The Fundamentals of Screenwriting, The Screenwriter's Workbook, and The Screenwriter's Problem Solver, all written by Field, have become the bibles of the film industry. The Screenplay and The Screenwriter's Workbook are at their forty-first printing and are used in colleges and universities all around the United States. More than twenty-five languages have been translated and published as a result of their work.

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ISBN 13	9780440504917
ISBN 10	0440504910
Title	The Screenwriter's Problem Solver
Author	Syd Field
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Dell Books
Year published	1998-02-17
Number of pages	366
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