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Four Screenplays Studies in the American Screenplay

Paperback • 1994 • English

Four Screenplays Studies in the American Screenplay: Thelma & Louise, Terminator 2, The Silence of the Lambs, and Dances with Wolves

By Syd Field

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Yes, you can write a great screenplay. Let Syd Field show you how. “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 Technology 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 how in four extraordinary f...Show more

Film history, theory or criticism
Film scripts and screenplays
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ISBN

9780440504900

Publisher

Random House Publishing Group

Published year

1994

Language

English

Original title

Four Screenplays Studies in the American Screenplay

Format

Paperback

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