The how to recognize, identify, and define screenwriting problems Field, Syd. creator text nyu New York, N.Y Bantam Dell 2006 monographic eng

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363 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. "Now bestselling author Syd Field, who works on over 1,000 screenplays a year, tells you step-by-step how to identify and fix common screenwriting problems, providing the professional secrets that make movies brilliant - secrets that can make your screenplay one headed for success ... or even Cannes. Learn how to understand what makes great stories work; make your screenplay work in the first ten pages, using Thelma & Louise and Dances With Wolves as models; use a "dream assignment" to let your creative self break free overnight; make action build character, the way Quentin Tarantino does; and recover when you hit the "wall"--And overcome writer's block forever."--Jacket. Introduction -- The art of problem solving -- So, what's the problem? -- Locating the problem -- Approaching the problem -- Part I: Some common problems -- Talking heads -- Dazed, lost, and confused -- The nature of dull -- Part II: Problems of plot -- Too much, too soon -- The need to explain -- Something's missing -- Another time, another place: bridging time and action -- Part III: Problems of character -- What is character? -- The circle of being -- Dull, thin, and boring -- The passive article -- The flash point -- Part IV: Problems of structure -- Sceneus Interruptus -- Set-ups and pay-offs -- Enter late and get out early -- Okay, fasten your seat belts -- Endings -- The troubleshooter's guide. Syd Field. Delta trade Paperback edition Motion picture authorship Motion picture plays Technique Cinematografía Técnicas PN 1996 F456s 2006 808.2 0440504910 (pbk.) 9780440504917 (pbk.) http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/random058/97030241.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/random041/97030241.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/random042/97030241.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/random058/97030241.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/random041/97030241.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/random042/97030241.html DLC 970722 20230410130637.0 spa