LikedI really enjoyed this it's definitely a beginner's look at screenplays but I didn't feel like it was a beginner analysis of storytelling
Screenplay (1979)
Creators: Liked One of the seminal and much respected texts in the field of screenwriting by one of the greats. Screenplay has been revised and updated many times and it remains a number one bestseller on Amazon in 2016, years after it was first published. The book contains guidelines to make film-writing accessible to novices and to help practiced writers improve their scripts. Syd Field pinpoints elements essential to a screenplay and provides a step-by-step, comprehensive technique for writing a successful script.
- ISBN:
- 9780385288750
- Length:
- 246 pages
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