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The screenwriter's workbook / Syd Field.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Delta Trade Paperbacks, 2006.Edition: Rev. and updated edDescription: 304 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780385339049
  • 0385339046
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 808.23
LOC classification:
  • PN 1996 F456s 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
Preparation The blank page About structure The paradigm Four pages What makes good character? The tools of character Conflict and the circle of being Of time and memory Writig the screenplay Structuring Act I The first ten pages The second and third ten pages Finding the mid-point First half, second half Writing Act II Act III : the resolution The rewrite The "good read."
Summary: The ultimate Hollywood screenwriting insider shares his secrets and expertise, updating his bestselling workbook for a new generation of screenwriters. Filled with new material--including fresh insights and anecdotes and analyses of films from Pulp Fiction to Brokeback Mountain--The Screenwriter's Workbook is your very own hands-on workshop, the book that allows you to participate in the processes that have made Syd Field's workshops invaluable to beginners and working professionals alike. Learn how to: define the idea on which your script will be built; create the model--the paradigm--that professionals use; bring your characters to life; write dialogue like a pro; structure your screenplay for success from the crucial first pages to the final act.--From publisher description
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PN 1996 F456s 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000074564

Previous edition: New York: Dell, 1984

Includes index

Preparation
The blank page
About structure
The paradigm
Four pages
What makes good character?
The tools of character
Conflict and the circle of being
Of time and memory
Writig the screenplay
Structuring Act I
The first ten pages
The second and third ten pages
Finding the mid-point
First half, second half
Writing Act II
Act III : the resolution
The rewrite
The "good read."

The ultimate Hollywood screenwriting insider shares his secrets and expertise, updating his bestselling workbook for a new generation of screenwriters. Filled with new material--including fresh insights and anecdotes and analyses of films from Pulp Fiction to Brokeback Mountain--The Screenwriter's Workbook is your very own hands-on workshop, the book that allows you to participate in the processes that have made Syd Field's workshops invaluable to beginners and working professionals alike. Learn how to: define the idea on which your script will be built; create the model--the paradigm--that professionals use; bring your characters to life; write dialogue like a pro; structure your screenplay for success from the crucial first pages to the final act.--From publisher description

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