Screenplay: The Foundations of ScreenwritingFrom concept to character, from opening scene to finished script.. Here are easily understood guidelines to make film-writing accessible to novices and to help practiced writers improve their scripts. Syd Field pinpoints the structural and stylistic elements essential to every good screenplay. He presents a step-by-step, comprehensive technique for writing the script that will succeed. -Why are the first ten pages of your script crucially important? -How do you collaborate successfully with someone else? -How do you adapt a novel, a play, or an article into a screenplay? -How do you market your script? |
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INTRODUCTION I | 1 |
What Is a Screenplay? | 7 |
The Subject | 14 |
Copyright | |
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