Published for the first time in the UK Syd Field acclaimed writer & director tells you step-by-step how to identify & fix common screenwriting problems providing the professional secrets that make films brilliant
- secrets that can make your screenplay a success. He provides easily understood guidelines for writing a screenplay from concept to finished product. The art of film-writing is made accessible to novices & helps practiced writers improve their scripts as the author pinpoints stylistic & structural elements such as characterisation & plot. Tips & techniques on what to do after your screenplay has been completed & much more are all here. There are also practical examples from films which Syd Field has collaborated on such as Lord of the Rings American Beauty & The Pianist. Written for all levels of screenwriters this is an indispensable reference book for anyone who wants to make money as a great screenwriter.