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Screenplay

Syd Field

1979212 pagesabout 3–5 hours
1979
first published
  • 1979Delacorte Press · ENGISBN 9780440079859
  • 1982Dell Pub. Co. · 246 pages · ENGISBN 9780440579199
  • 1982Delacorte Press · 246 pages · ENGISBN 9780440076575
  • 1994MJF Books · 262 pages · ENGISBN 9781567312393
  • 1984Dell · 272 pages · ENGISBN 9780440576471
  • 1982Delacorte Pr · ENGISBN 9780385288750
  • 2005Delta · 336 pages · ENGISBN 9780385339032
  • 212 pagesISBN 9780440582731

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.

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