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Syd Field's Screenwriting Workshop
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 | About Syd Field's WorkshopWhether you are working on your first screenplay or are a seasoned professional looking for technical help from the master himself, Syd Field's Screenwriting Workshop is an invaluable writing tool that you will rely upon again and again. Available for the first time on video, this legendary course will help you convert your idea into a properly structured screenplay, one you will feel confident submitting to film studios and production companies worldwide.
Syd Field is regarded by entertainment professionals as the foremost authority on the craft of screenwriting. For over 25 years he has taught and guided thousands of professional screenwriters, many of whom have gone on to become the biggest names in Hollywood. Syd Field's exclusive course is limited to 12 students and is given only a few times a year. The video version takes you on the same educational journey, in the comfort of home, at your own time and pace.
Approximately 2 hours
| | | | About this Product Part I - Getting Started
Forming the idea into a dramatic entity with beginning, middle and end:
Isolating the idea
Creating the subject
Breaking it down into action and character
The nature of screenplay structure
Structuring your story line
Writing the four-page treatment
Part II - Creating Character
The heart, soul and nervous system of your screenplay:
What makes a good character
The essence of dramatic need
Creating the character biography
The tools of character
The circle of being
Part III - Writing The Screenplay
Here's what we do and how we do it:
Set up the story
Write the story
Structure the screenplay into acts
Stress the importance of the first ten pages
Determine the plot points
Set up and prepare Act II
Establish Pinch I and Pinch II
Establish the sub-dramatic context
Part IV - Rewriting the Screenplay
All writing is rewriting:
Approaching the rewrite
Rethinking what you have written
Redefining and re-establishing the theme, premise, and dramatic action
The tools of rewriting
Discovering character through action
Sharpening and focusing character
Setting up and paying off the elements of the story line
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