Syd Field’s Screenwriting Workshop
- Synopsis
- Syd Field’s 4 - Part Screenwriting Workshop is a writing and reference tool for anyone working on their first screenplay or a seasoned professional looking for technical help.
This course will help you convert your idea into a properly structured screenplay; one you will feel confident submitting to film studios and production companies worldwide.
Part I - Getting Started - Forming your story idea into a dramatic entity. Covers: Isolating the idea; Creating the subject; Breaking it down into action and character; The nature of screenplay structure; Structuring your story line; Writing the four-page treatment.
Part II - Creating Character - The heart and soul of your screenplay. Covers: What makes a good character; The essence of dramatic need; Creating the character biography; The tools of character; The circle of being.
Part III - Writing The Screenplay. Covers: Setting up the story; Writing the story; Structuring the screenplay into acts; Stressing the importance of the first ten pages;
Determining the plot points; Setting up and preparing Act II; Establish Pinch I and Pinch II; Establishing the sub-dramatic context
Part IV - Rewriting the Screenplay - All writing is rewriting. Covers: Approaching the rewrite; Rethinking what you have written; Redefining and re-establishing the theme, premise, dramatic action; The tools of rewriting; Discovering character through action; Sharpening and focusing character; Setting up and paying off the elements of the story line. - Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Year of release
- 2007
- Subjects
- Film studies
- Keywords
- scriptwriting; Film & television production
Credits
- Contributor
- Syd Field
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £12.95
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 120 minutes
- Year
- 2007
Distributor
- Name
Screenwriters Store, The
- info@TheSWS.com
- Web
- http:///www.thescreenwritersstore.net/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0845 094 6061
- Fax
- 0845 094 3846
- Address
- 802 Capital Tower
91 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8RT
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