The Screenwriter's Problem Solver: How to Recognize, Identify, and Define Screenwriting Problems (Li

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ISBN: 9780440504917
por Delta
ISBN: 9780440504917
Editorial: Delta
Autor: Field, Syd
Año de edición: 1998
N° Paginas: 384
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: All writing is rewriting. But what do you change, and how do you change it? All screenplays have problems. They happened to Die Hard: With a Vengeance and Broken Arrow-and didn't get fixed, leaving the films flawed. They nearly shelved Platoon-until Oliver Stone rewrote the first ten pages and created a classic. They happen to every screenwriter. But good writers see their problems as a springboard to creativity. Now bestselling author Syd Field, who works on over 1,000 screenplays a year, tells you step-by-step how to identify and fix common screenwriting problems, providing the professional secrets that make movies brilliant-secrets that can make your screenplay one headed for success...or even Cannes. Learn how to:•Understand what makes great stories work•Make your screenplay work in the first ten pages, using Thelma & Louise and Dances With Wolves as models•Use a "dream assignment" to let your creative self break free overnight•Make action build character, the way Quentin Tarantino does•Recover when you hit the "wall"-and overcome writer's block forever Críticas With examples from Pulp Fiction, How to Make an American Quilt, The Shawshank Redemption, Crimson Tide, Broken Arrow...and more of Hollywood's biggest hits"The most sought-after screenwriting teacher in the world."—The Hollywood Reporter"If I were writing screenplays...I would carry Syd Field around in my back pocket wherever I went."—Steven Bochco, writerproducerdirector, L.A. Law, NYPD Blue"I based Like Water For Chocolate on what i learned in Syd's books. Before, I always felt structure imprisoned me, but what I learned was structure really freed me to focus on the story."—Laura Esquivel Nota de la solapa All writing is rewriting. But what do you change, and how do you change it? All screenplays have problems. They happened to "Die Hard: With a Vengeance and "Broken Arrow-and didn't get fixed, leaving the films flawed. They nearly shelved "Platoon-until Oliver Stone rewrote the first ten pages and created a classic. They happen to every screenwriter. But good writers see their problems as a springboard to creativity. Now bestselling author Syd Field, who works on over 1,000 screenplays a year, tells you step-by-step how to identify and fix common screenwriting problems, providing the professional secrets that make movies brilliant-secrets that can make your screenplay one headed for success...or even Cannes. Learn how to: Understand what makes great stories workMake your screenplay work in the first ten pages, using "Thelma & Louise and "Dances With Wolves as modelsUse a "dream assignment" to let your creative self break free overnightMake action build character, the way Quentin Tarantino doesRecover when you hit the "wall"-and overcome writer's block forever Contraportada Now bestselling author Syd Field, who works on over 1,000 screenplays a year, tells you step-by-step how to identify and fix common screenwriting problems, providing the professional secrets that make movies brilliant - secrets that can make your screenplay one headed for success...or even Cannes. Learn how to understand what makes great stories work; make your screenplay work in the first ten pages, using Thelma & Louise and Dances With Wolves as models; use a "dream assignment" to let your creative self break free overnight; make action build character, the way Quentin Tarantino does; and recover when you hit the "wall" - and overcome writer's block forever. Biografía del autor 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
  • Idioma: Inglés
  • Autor: Field, Syd
  • Editorial: Delta
  • N° Paginas: 384
  • Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
  • Envío: Desde EE.UU.