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Paperback. Zustand: Good. This ultimate insider's guide to selling a screenplay shows you how to crack open today's movie and television markets. "An informative, engaging look at the inside of the dream factory. This is a terrific aid for screenwriters who are trying to gain insight into the Hollywood system."-David Kirkpatrick, producer, former head of Paramount Pictures Everybody has a story to tell. Everybody wants to write the great American screenplay. But what do you do after it's written? How do you sell it? Studio honchos. Development Executives. Independent Producers. What do they want? Do you need an agent or manager to get it into production? Selling a screenplay can mean earning $250,000 or more, so competition is fierce. In Selling a Screenplay, Hollywood's script guru Syd Field gives you an insider's look at the movie and TV industry, packed with essential tips from the pros. He includes key details and information, including sections that: .Break Down the Business of Screenwriting . Explain What the Buyer Looks For . Show You What to Do to Get in the Door . Tackle the Pitching Process . Provide Personal Insights from Famous Screenwriters Selling a Screenplay is a must-have guide for every screenwriter, filled with frank real-life advice from Hollywood's most powerful deal makers and most celebrated screenwriters. They all started somewhere.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. 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. …

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 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. …

Paperback. Zustand: Good. At last The classic screenwriting workbook--now completely revised and updated--from the celebrated lecturer, teacher, and bestselling author, Syd Field: the most sought-after screenwriting teacher in the world* No one knows more about screenwriting than Syd Field--and now the ultimate Hollywood insider shares his secrets and expertise, completely updating his bestselling workbook for a new generation of screenwriters. Filled with new material--including fresh insights and anecdotes from the author and analyses of films from Pulp Fiction to Brokeback Mountain--The Screenwriter's Workbook is your very own hands-on workshop, the book that allows you to participate in the processes that have made Syd Field's workshops invaluable to beginners and working professionals alike. Follow this workbook through to the finish, and you'll end up with a complete and salable script Learn how to: - Define the idea on which your script will be built- Create the model--the paradigm--that professionals use- Bring your characters to life- Write dialogue like a pro- Structure your screenplay for success from the crucial first pages to the final act Here are systematic instructions, easy-to-follow exercises, a clear explanation of screenwriting basics, and expert advice at every turn--all the moment-to-moment, line-by-line help you need to transform your initial idea into a professional screenplay that's earmarked for success. The Perfect Companion Volume to Syd Field's Revised and Updated Edition of Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting *Hollywood Reporter.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. At last The classic screenwriting workbook--now completely revised and updated--from the celebrated lecturer, teacher, and bestselling author, Syd Field: the most sought-after screenwriting teacher in the world* No one knows more about screenwriting than Syd Field--and now the ultimate Hollywood insider shares his secrets and expertise, completely updating his bestselling workbook for a new generation of screenwriters. Filled with new material--including fresh insights and anecdotes from the author and analyses of films from Pulp Fiction to Brokeback Mountain--The Screenwriter's Workbook is your very own hands-on workshop, the book that allows you to participate in the processes that have made Syd Field's workshops invaluable to beginners and working professionals alike. Follow this workbook through to the finish, and you'll end up with a complete and salable script Learn how to: - Define the idea on which your script will be built- Create the model--the paradigm--that professionals use- Bring your characters to life- Write dialogue like a pro- Structure your screenplay for success from the crucial first pages to the final act Here are systematic instructions, easy-to-follow exercises, a clear explanation of screenwriting basics, and expert advice at every turn--all the moment-to-moment, line-by-line help you need to transform your initial idea into a professional screenplay that's earmarked for success. The Perfect Companion Volume to Syd Field's Revised and Updated Edition of Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting *Hollywood Reporter.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Hollywood's script guru teaches you how to write a screenplay in "the 'bible' of screenwriting" (The New York Times)-now celebrating over forty years of screenwriting success! Syd Field's books on the essential structure of emotionally satisfying screenplays have ignited lucrative careers in film and television since 1979. In this revised edition of his premiere guide, the underpinnings of successful onscreen narratives are revealed in clear and encouraging language that will remain wise and practical as long as audiences watch stories unfold visually-from hand-held devices to IMAX to virtual reality . . . and whatever comes next. As the first person to articulate common structural elements unique to successful movies, celebrated producer, lecturer, teacher and bestselling author Syd Field has gifted us a classic text. From concept to character, from opening scene to finished script, here are fundamental guidelines to help all screenwriters-novices and Oscar-winners-hone their craft and sell their work. In Screenplay, Syd Field can help you discover: . Why the first ten pages of every script are crucial to keeping professional readers' interest . How to visually "grab" these influential readers from page one, word one . Why structure and character are the basic components of all narrative screenplays . How to adapt a novel, a play, or an article into a saleable script . Tips on protecting your work-three ways to establish legal ownership of screenplays . Vital insights on writing authentic dialogue, crafting memorable characters, building strong yet flexible storylines (form, not formula), overcoming writer's block, and much more Syd Field is revered as the original master of screenplay story structure, and this guide continues to be the industry's gold standard for learning the foundations of screenwriting.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Hollywood's script guru teaches you how to write a screenplay in "the 'bible' of screenwriting" (The New York Times)-now celebrating over forty years of screenwriting success! Syd Field's books on the essential structure of emotionally satisfying screenplays have ignited lucrative careers in film and television since 1979. In this revised edition of his premiere guide, the underpinnings of successful onscreen narratives are revealed in clear and encouraging language that will remain wise and practical as long as audiences watch stories unfold visually-from hand-held devices to IMAX to virtual reality . . . and whatever comes next. As the first person to articulate common structural elements unique to successful movies, celebrated producer, lecturer, teacher and bestselling author Syd Field has gifted us a classic text. From concept to character, from opening scene to finished script, here are fundamental guidelines to help all screenwriters-novices and Oscar-winners-hone their craft and sell their work. In Screenplay, Syd Field can help you discover: . Why the first ten pages of every script are crucial to keeping professional readers' interest . How to visually "grab" these influential readers from page one, word one . Why structure and character are the basic components of all narrative screenplays . How to adapt a novel, a play, or an article into a saleable script . Tips on protecting your work-three ways to establish legal ownership of screenplays . Vital insights on writing authentic dialogue, crafting memorable characters, building strong yet flexible storylines (form, not formula), overcoming writer's block, and much more Syd Field is revered as the original master of screenplay story structure, and this guide continues to be the industry's gold standard for learning the foundations of screenwriting.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. A life in film. An extraordinary career. An unforgettable story-from the "most sought-after screenwriting teacher in the world" (The Hollywood Reporter) " Field's illuminating, consistently entertaining memoir displays enough wit, intelligence, and empathy to inspire a host of great films."-Publishers Weekly What makes a great movie great?An actor legendary? A screenplay extraordinary or just ordinary? Syd Field has spent a lifetime seeking answers to these questions. His bestselling books on the art and craft of screenwriting have become the film industry's gold standard. Now, Field tells his own remarkable story, sharing the insight and experience gleaned from an extraordinary career. Using classic movies from the past and present-from Orson Welles' Citizen Kane to Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski's The Matrix-Field provides a guided tour of the basic elements common to all great films. You'll learn: .What makes La Grande Illusion a groundbreaking timeless classic .How Casablanca teaches one of the most important elements of creating memorable characters .Why Pulp Fiction might be one of the most influential films of our time In Going to the Movies, Field introduces the legendary filmmakers, films, and stars who shaped his understanding of the medium, from French director Jean Renoir to The Wild Bunch's Sam Peckinpah. Rich in anecdote and insight, Going to the Movies is both entertaining and informing, deepening every moviegoer's appreciation of the magic behind the silver screen.…

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