Syd Field: Screenplay (1984, Dell)
246 pages
English language
Published Sept. 5, 1984 by Dell.
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.
A book of ample examples and explanations about how to write a screenplay and how to actually sell it. A must-read for aspiring screenwriters.
A wonderful, and wonderfully practical, guide to the mechanics of writing a screenplay.
