The definitive guide to identifying and fixing common screenwriting problems from "the most sought-after screenwriter teacher in the world" (Hollywood Reporter) "If I were writing screenplays . . . I would carry Syd Field around in my back pocket."--Steven Bochco, writer/producer/director, L.A. Law, Hill Street Blues All writing is rewriting. But what do you change, and how do you change it? All screenplays have problems. They happened to
Die Hard: With a Vengeance and
Broken Arrow--and didn't get fixed, leaving the films flawed. They nearly shelved
Platoon--until Oliver Stone rewrote the first ten pages and created a classic. They happen to every screenwriter. But good writers see their problems as a springboard to creativity.
Bestselling author Syd Field, who worked on over 1,000 screenplays a year, gives you step-by-step instructions on how to make your screenplay shine. With
The Screenwriter's Problem Solver, you'll 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
- Recover when you hit the "wall"--and overcome writer's block forever
Field provides the professional secrets that make movies brilliant--secrets that can make your screenplay one headed for success . . . or even Cannes.