{"product_id":"9780440504900","title":"Four Screenplays","description":"Author: Field, Syd\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780440504900\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE US\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 31 Mar 1999\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn illuminating and in-depth look at four modern classics, and the screenwriters behind these extraordinary films.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYes, you \u003ci\u003ecan\u003c\/i\u003ewrite a great screenplay. Let Syd Field show you how.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I based \u003ci\u003eLike Water for Chocolate\u003c\/i\u003eon 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 Esquivel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTechnology 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 \u003ci\u003ewhat works, why, and how\u003c\/i\u003ein four extraordinary films: \u003ci\u003eThelma \u0026amp; Louise, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, The Silence of the Lambs, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDances with Wolves.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLearn how:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCallie Khouri,\u003c\/b\u003ein her first movie script, \u003ci\u003eThelma \u0026amp; Louise,\u003c\/i\u003erewrote the rules for good road movies and played against type to create a new American classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Cameron,\u003c\/b\u003ewriter\/director of \u003ci\u003eTerminator 2: Judgement Day, \u003c\/i\u003ecreated a sequel integrating spectacular special effects and a story line that transformed the Terminator, the quintessential killing machine, into a sympathetic character. \u003ci\u003eThis\u003c\/i\u003eis how an action film is written.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTed Tally\u003c\/b\u003eadapted Thomas Harris's chilling 350-page novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Silence of the Lambs, \u003c\/i\u003einto a riveting 120-page script-a lesson in the art and craft of adapting novels into film.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Blake\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eDances with Wolves, \u003c\/i\u003eachieved every writer's dream as he translated his novel into an uncompromising film. Learn how he used transformation as a spiritual dynamic in this work of mythic sweep.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInformative and utterly engrossing, \u003ci\u003eFour Screenplays\u003c\/i\u003ebelongs in every writer's library, next to Syn Field's highly acclaimed companion volumes, \u003ci\u003eScreenplay, The Screenwriter's Workbook, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSelling a Screenplay.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"If I were writing screenplays . . . I would carry Syd Field around in my back pocket wherever I went.\"-Steven Bochco, writer\/producer\/director, \u003ci\u003eL.A. Law, Hill Street Blues\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527480709278,"sku":"UBD-9780440504900","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780440504900.jpg?v=1790244889","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780440504900","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}