Description: Four Screenplays by Syd Field Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description In a field being transformed by technology, Syd Field shows you what works and why and how to find new ways to create a truly outstanding film using four examples: Thelma & Louise, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, The Silence of the Lambs, Dances with Wolves. Publisher Description An illuminating and in-depth look at four modern classics, and the screenwriters behind these extraordinary films.Yes, you canwrite a great screenplay. Let Syd Field show you how."I based Like Water for Chocolateon what I learned in Syds books. Before, I always felt structure imprisoned me, but what I learned was structure really freed me to focus on the story."-Laura EsquivelTechnology is transforming the art and craft of screenwriting. How does the writer find new ways to tell a story with pictures, to create a truly outstanding film? Syd Field shows what works, why, and howin four extraordinary films- Thelma & Louise, Terminator 2- Judgement Day, The Silence of the Lambs, and Dances with Wolves.Learn how-Callie Khouri,in her first movie script, Thelma & Louise,rewrote the rules for good road movies and played against type to create a new American classic.James Cameron,writer/director of Terminator 2- Judgement Day, created a sequel integrating spectacular special effects and a story line that transformed the Terminator, the quintessential killing machine, into a sympathetic character. Thisis how an action film is written.Ted Tallyadapted Thomas Harriss chilling 350-page novel, The Silence of the Lambs, into a riveting 120-page script-a lesson in the art and craft of adapting novels into film.Michael Blake, author of Dances with Wolves, achieved every writers dream as he translated his novel into an uncompromising film. Learn how he used transformation as a spiritual dynamic in this work of mythic sweep.Informative and utterly engrossing, Four Screenplaysbelongs in every writers library, next to Syn Fields highly acclaimed companion volumes, Screenplay, The Screenwriters Workbook, and Selling a Screenplay."If I were writing screenplays . . . I would carry Syd Field around in my back pocket wherever I went."-Steven Bochco, writer/producer/director, L.A. Law, Hill Street Blues Author Biography Syd Field (1935-2013), the internationally renowned "guru of screenwriting," was the author of eight bestselling books on the subject, including Screenplay, published in twenty-three languages and used in hundreds of colleges and universities nationwide and around the world. He was inducted into the Final Draft Hall of Fame in 2006 and was the first inductee into the Screenwriting Hall of Fame of the American Screenwriting Association. He was also a special consultant to the Film Preservation Project for the Getty Center. Details ISBN 0440504902 ISBN-13 9780440504900 Title Four Screenplays Author Syd Field Format Paperback Year 1994 Pages 336 Publisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc GE_Item_ID:137978607; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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Book Title: Four Screenplays : Studies in the American Screenplay: Thelma and Louise, Terminator 2, the Silence of the Lambs, and Dances with Wolves
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 1994
Topic: Film / Guides & Reviews, Reference, Screenplays, Film / Screenwriting, Film / Direction & Production
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Performing Arts
Item Weight: 10.2 Oz
Author: Syd Field
Item Length: 8.1 in
Item Width: 5.3 in
Format: Trade Paperback
