Previous edition: New York: Dell, 1984

Includes index

Preparation
The blank page
About structure
The paradigm
Four pages
What makes good character?
The tools of character
Conflict and the circle of being
Of time and memory
Writig the screenplay
Structuring Act I
The first ten pages
The second and third ten pages
Finding the mid-point
First half, second half
Writing Act II
Act III : the resolution
The rewrite
The "good read."

The ultimate Hollywood screenwriting insider shares his secrets and expertise, updating his bestselling workbook for a new generation of screenwriters. Filled with new material--including fresh insights and anecdotes and analyses of films from Pulp Fiction to Brokeback Mountain--The Screenwriter's Workbook is your very own hands-on workshop, the book that allows you to participate in the processes that have made Syd Field's workshops invaluable to beginners and working professionals alike. Learn how to: define the idea on which your script will be built; create the model--the paradigm--that professionals use; bring your characters to life; write dialogue like a pro; structure your screenplay for success from the crucial first pages to the final act.--From publisher description