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The Screenwriter's Problem Solver (Paperback)

by Syd Field (Author)
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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Delta (imprint of Dell Publishing) (6 Oct 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0440504910
  • ISBN-13: 978-0440504917
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 13 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 107,845 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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With examples from "Pulp Fiction, How to Make an American Quilt, The Shawshank Redemption, Crimson Tide, Broken Arrow,.".and more of Hollywood's biggest hits
"The most sought-after screenwriting teacher in the world."--"The Hollywood Reporter"
"If I were writing screenplays...I would carry Syd Field around in my back pocket wherever I went."--Steven Bochco, writerproducerdirector, "L.A. Law, NYPD Blue"
"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 Esquivel

Synopsis
Using well-known films as examples, Syd Fiel d shows aspiring screenwriters how to recognise, locate and solve problems in a screenplay, from the finest detail to qu estions of character, motivation, plot, etc. '

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars FOR SCRIPTWRITERS, ANY WRITERS, GET THIS BOOK!!, 1 Sep 1998
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Mr. Field separates the vague monsters we all face when a project runs off-track: characters, plot, and more. My copy still delivers, despite rolled back pages, coffee stains, and margin scribbles. Mr. Field is a name but more a skillful teacher emphasizing the editing eye we need to survive! THANK YOU, Mr. FIELD!
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1.0 out of 5 stars Only repeating a handful of facts and shallow tips, 26 Oct 2000
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Reducing this book's approximately 350 pages to 35 would in my humble opinion have made it a hundred times better, and given another price more in line with the informative value.

Lecturing on about how important it is to adapt one's script to the right format, and constantly nagging on about avoiding artificial talking heads, the author himself could have considered checking up on some of his own advice on how to keep the reader's interest, and how to avoid dull and uninteresting writing. ...or perhaps he did, and his product is an indication of the effectiveness of his own advices?

I forced myself to continue through the 3rd-8th chapter (of total 22) with the cod-liver-oil-attitude; "I hate this, but it's supposed to be good for me". Then I had to give up. Repetitiveness might function well in the author's classroom lecturing, but on print it's overly annoying. Especially when nothing really new seems to surface in between.

A much better read, and far more comprehensive, I find Linda Seger's book "How to make a good script great" which I am now enjoying.

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars WHAT A GREAT BOOK111, 16 Aug 1999
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I've been stuck on my screenplay for months now. It's good, I know it's good, but I didn't know what was wrong with it. I tried all the other books, some were good, others not. But this book just nailed it down for me. I found out what was wrong, and how to fix it. Great job. I'm going to read everything Field has written.

GET THIS BOOK!!

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