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Book SynopsisYes, 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 EsquivelTechnology 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 films:
Thelma & Louise, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, The Silence of the Lambs, and
Dances with Wolves.Learn how:
Callie Khouri, in her first movie script,
Thelma & Louise, rewrote the rules for good road movies and played against type to create a new American classic.
James Cameron, writer/director of
Terminator 2: Judgement Day, created a sequ
