Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting, (Paperback)

from caerulius

The all-hailed last word in screenwriting books. Syd Field wrote this book as a model for building screenplays that follow a very specific narrative structure. You could call it a formula, but it is more based on how you pace and build the story structure than a set of cookie-cutter blueprints. F...

from Daniel.Estes

Unless you're already a naturally-gifted screenwriter you can't do much better than start with Syd Field's book Screenplay. And would go further and say that even if you're already talented, being familiar with Syd Field's contribution is still fundamental to understanding the art and form of the...

from datrappert

Very well done, but even knowing what you need to do doesn't help if you can't make yourself do it! This is one of the better books on the subject I have read, however.

from pgSundling

I've attended his class and he's good, but not on the same level as McKee. It's a classic book on screenplays, but there are now better books.

from pgSundling

I've attended his class and he's good, but not on the same level as McKee. It's a classic book on screenplays, but there are now better books.