| ID | 026519 |
| Call Number | 808.23/FIE |
| Title Proper | Screenplay: the foundations of screenwriting |
| Other Title Information | A step-by-step guide from concept to finished writing |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Field, Syd |
| Publication | New York, Delta, 2005. |
| Description | 320p White, red and yellow spine |
| Note | "From concept to character, from opening scene to finished script. Here are easily understood guidelines to make film-writing accessible to novices and to help practiced writers improve their scripts. Syd Field pinpoints the structural and stylistic elements essential to every good screenplay. He presents a step-by-step, comprehensive technique for writing the script that will succeed.-Why are the first ten pages of your script crucially important' -How do you collaborate successfully with someone else' -How do you adapt a novel, a play, or an article into a screenplay' -How do you market your script'"-- From the Trade Paperback edition |
| Note | What is a screenplay?
The subject
The creation of character
Building a character
Story and character
Endings and beginnings
Setting up the story
Two incidents
Plot points
The scene
The sequence
Building the story line
Screenplay form
Writing the screenplay
Adaptation
On collaboration
After it's written
A personal note |
| Standard Number | 9780385339032 |
| Price. Qualification | $17(Pb) |
| Classification Number | 808.23 |
| Key Words | Creative writing ; Theatre ; IBDP ; Motion picture authorship ; Writing skills ; Motion picture plays - Technique |