As I sit in a darkened theater, I’m sustained by …
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting
by
Syd Field
Jan. 31, 2025 - Jan. 31, 2025
(writing-advice)
Field, S. (1979). Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting. Delta.
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as I sit in a darkened theater
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one of the many screenwriting contests
If finding an agent the “normal” way is not worki…
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he is literally forced to beg for $40 a week
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman offers a good…
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a scene is written in a master shot, or specific …
A scene is written in a master shot, or specific …
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the writer’s job is to tell the director what to …
F. Scott Fitzgerald is a perfect example. One of …
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Introduction
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What Is a Screenplay?
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The Subject
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Building a Character
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Story and Character
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Endings and Beginnings
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Setting Up the Story
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Two Incidents
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Plot Points
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The Scene
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The Sequence
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Building the Story Line
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Screenplay Form
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Writing the Screenplay
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Adaptation
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On Collaboration
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After It’s Written
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