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Four Screenplays
Studies in the American Screenplay
by Syd Field
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Paperback, 336 pages |
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Delta |
| Pub. Date: |
August 1, 1994 |
| ISBN: |
0440504902 |
| Dimensions: |
5.31 × 0.77 × 8.02 inches |
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An analysis of four groundbreaking contemporary classics: Thelma & Louise, Terminator 2, The Silence of the Lambs, Dances with Wolves
Yes, you can write a great screenplay. Let Syd Field show you how.
Technology is transforming the art and craft of screenwriting. How does the writer find new ways to tell a story with pictures, to create a truly outstanding film? Syd Field shows what works, why, and how in four extraordinary films:
- Thelma & Louise
- Terminator 2: Judgement Day
- The Silence of the Lambs
- Dances with Wolves.
Learn how:
Callie Khourie, in her first movie script, Thelma & Louise, rewrote the rules for good road movies and played against type to create a new American classic.
James Cameron, writer/director of Terminator 2: Judgement Day, created a sequel integrating spectacular special effects and a story line that transformed the Terminator, the quintessential killing machine, into a sympathetic character. This is how an action film is written.
Ted Tally adapted Thomas Harris's chilling 350-page novel, The Silence of the Lambs, into a riveting 120-page script—a lesson in the art and craft of adapting novels into film.
Michael Blake, author of Dances with Wolves, achieved every writer's dream as he translated his novel into an uncompromising film. Learn how he used transformation as a spiritual dynamic in this work of mythic sweep.
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Product Details
| Format: |
Paperback, 336 pages |
| Publisher: |
Delta |
| Pub. Date: |
August 1, 1994 |
| ISBN: |
0440504902 |
| Dimensions: |
5.31 × 0.77 × 8.02 inches |
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