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 beyondâfrom âthe most sought-after screenwriter teacher in the worldâ (Hollywood Reporter).
No one knows more about screenwriting than Syd Fieldâand now the ultimate Hollywood insider shares his secrets and expertise in The Screenwriterâs Workbook. Filled with new materialâincluding fresh insights and anecdotes from the author and analyses of films from Pulp Fiction to Brokeback MountainâThe Screenwriterâs Workbook is your very own hands-on workshop that allows you to participate in the processes that have made Syd Fieldâs workshops invaluable to beginners and working professionals alike.
Engage in this workbookâs easy-to-follow exercises and step-by-step instructions to practice:
âą Defining the central idea on which to build your script
âą Crafting your unique narrative structure âbased on Field's elegant, now industry standard, Paradigmâwhich in one form or another can be found within all viable screen stories
âą Imbuing your characters with humanity, vitality, and depth
âą Writing dialogue that not only moves your story along, but provides skillful insight into every characterâs psychology
âą Reviewing all of the choices youâve made to discern what works and what doesn't in order to re-write until your scriptâs story virtually leaps off the page (from the crucial first ten to the final FADE OUT) for professional readers empowered to buy your work.
Fieldâs expert analysis of notable screenplays makes the inevitable challenges to great writing clearer, and far more likely for you to overcome.