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The Screenwriter's Problem Solver

Paperback • 1998 • English

The Screenwriter's Problem Solver

By Syd Field

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About the book

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,...Show more

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ISBN

9780440504917

Publisher

Delta (imprint of Dell Publishing)

Published year

1998

Language

English

Original title

The Screenwriter's Problem Solver

Format

Paperback

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