num_pages: 272
description: From 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?
language: English
title: Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting; A step-by-step guide from concept to finished script
titlecomplete: Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting; A step-by-step guide from concept to finished script
genres: Crafts, Media Tie In, How To, Self Help, Reference, Research, Writing, Film, Nonfiction, Art
ratings_count: 7706
publisher: Dell