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The Screenwriter's Problem Solver
How to Recognize, Identify, and Define Screenwriting Problems
by Syd Field
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Paperback, 363 pages |
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Delta |
| Pub. Date: |
February 17, 1998 |
| ISBN: |
0440504910 |
| Dimensions: |
5.25 × 1.04 × 7.99 inches |
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Description
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. Now bestselling author Syd Field, who works on over 1,000 screenplays a year, tells you step-by-step how to identify and fix common screenwriting problems, providing the professional secrets that make movies brilliant—secrets that can make your screenplay one headed for success...or even Cannes.
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
"I based Like Water for Chocolate on what I learned in Syd's books. Before, I always felt structure imprisoned me, but what I learned was structure really freed me to focus on the story." —Laura Esquivel |
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Product Details
| Format: |
Paperback, 363 pages |
| Publisher: |
Delta |
| Pub. Date: |
February 17, 1998 |
| ISBN: |
0440504910 |
| Dimensions: |
5.25 × 1.04 × 7.99 inches |
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