Published for the first time in the UK, Syd Field, the recognized author and director, guides you step by step on how to identify and fix common script problems, offering professional secrets that make movies brilliant - secrets that can make your script a success. It provides understandable instructions for writing a screenplay, from the idea to the final product. The art of screenwriting becomes accessible to beginners and helps experienced writers improve their scripts, as the author highlights elements of style and structure such as character and plot. Tips and techniques on what to do once your script is finished, and much more are found here. There are also practical examples from films with which Syd Field collaborated, such as the films Lord of the Rings, American Beauty, and The Pianist. Written for all levels of screenwriters, this is an essential reference book for anyone who wants to emerge as a great screenwriter.

Pages: 400, Dimensions: 14.8x14.8cm