Release Date:- 2006-10-31
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This timeless masterclass on visual storytelling guides you through the common processes used to craft emotionally satisfying scripts for television, streaming, and beyondāfrom āthe most sought-after screenwriter teacher in the worldā (Hollywood Reporter).
No one knows more about screenwriting than Syd Fieldāand now the ultimate Hollywood insider shares his secrets and expertise in The Screenwriterās Workbook. Filled with new materialāincluding fresh insights and anecdotes from the author and analyses of films from Pulp Fiction to Brokeback MountaināThe Screenwriterās Workbook is your very own hands-on workshop that allows you to participate in the processes that have made Syd Fieldās workshops invaluable to beginners and working professionals alike.
Engage in this workbookās easy-to-follow exercises and step-by-step instructions to practice:
ā¢ Defining the central idea on which to build your script
ā¢ Crafting your unique narrative structure ābased on Field's elegant, now industry standard, Paradigmāwhich in one form or another can be found within all viable screen stories
ā¢ Imbuing your characters with humanity, vitality, and depth
ā¢ Writing dialogue that not only moves your story along, but provides skillful insight into every characterās psychology
ā¢ Reviewing all of the choices youāve made to discern what works and what doesn't in order to re-write until your scriptās story virtually leaps off the page (from the crucial first ten to the final FADE OUT) for professional readers empowered to buy your work.
Fieldās expert analysis of notable screenplays makes the inevitable challenges to great writing clearer, and far more likely for you to overcome.