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Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting

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Syd Field
Syd Field

Syd Field, born in the United States in 1935, was a renowned screenwriter and screenwriting instructor. He is best known for pioneering the theory of film script structure, with his book 'The Story' having a profound impact on the field of screenwriting. more

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“With a glance back towards the house, he pulled the secret sketches from within. He'd been working at them on and off for a fortnight now, ever since he'd come across Cousin Eliza's fairy tales among Rose's things. Though they were written for children, magical stories of bravery and morality, they had made their way beneath his skin. The characters had seeped inside his mind and come alive, their simple wisdom a balm for his swirling mind, his ugly adult troubles. He had found himself in moments of distraction scribbling lines that had turned themselves into a crone at a spinning wheel, the Fairy Queen with her long thick plait, the Princess bird trapped in her golden cage.”

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