Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting (Kindle Edition)
Posted by adminAug 10
From Library Journal
Screenplay is one of the bibles of the film trade and has launched many a would-be screenwriter on the road to Hollywood. This third edition is updated to include the specifics of writing via computer.Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review
“Screenplay is one of the bibles of the film trade and has launched many a would-be screenwriter on the road to Hollywood.” —Library Journal“Syd Field is the preeminent analyzer in the study of Amer (more…)
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A book full of heresies…
Syd Field who is heralded as a ‘Messiah’ of screenplay writing and has manifold votaries testifying to the popularity of his cult has written with `Screenplay’ what can only be…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Top of my professor’s list!
Syd Field is at the top of my screenwriting professor’s list of recommended books and after reading it I can see why.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Speedy Delivery
This book I ordered too late to have it arrive for the first class I needed it for. It got there early anyway. Awesome speedy service.
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A complete guide…
to the fundamentals of screen writing. The writer lays out the necessary formula needed to craft a script.
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A disappointment
Two years ago I was so anxious to read this “most sought after” screenwriting book I could hardly sleep until the Amazon courier knocked on my door. My God…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Essential Reading for Screenwriters
Some people are able to do creative things inherently, others are not. For those who are not naturally capable of writing screenplays, those who can’t quite wrap their heads…
5.0 out of 5 stars
I’m Ready for Hollywood
Syd Field’s guide to writing screenplays was so useful to me during my screenplay writing class in college, that I recommended a good friend of mine who expressed an interest in…
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Pioneering Book on Screenwriting
This review focuses on the latest edition of Syd Field’s SCREENPLAY: The Foundations of Screenwriting, published in December 2005.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Bible
If it didn’t restate the same elements over and over I think this book would be about thirty pages long, but that aside it really is a fantastic resource.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hollywood of the 80s
I liked this book. Coupled with Syd Field’s Screenwriter’s Workbook, I managed to write a first draft of a screenplay.