{"product_id":"four-screenplays-syd-field-9780440504900","title":"Four Screenplays: Studies in the American Screenplay: Thelma \u0026 Louise, Terminator 2, the Silence of the Lambs, and Dances with Wolves","description":"\u003cb\u003eYes, you \u003ci\u003ecan\u003c\/i\u003e write 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\u003e 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\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003e in 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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLearn how: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCallie Khouri, \u003c\/b\u003e in her first movie script, \u003ci\u003eThelma \u0026amp; Louise, \u003c\/i\u003e rewrote the rules for good road movies and played against type to create a new American classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Cameron, \u003c\/b\u003e writer\/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\u003e is how an action film is written.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTed Tally\u003c\/b\u003e adapted 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInformative and utterly engrossing, \u003ci\u003eFour Screenplays\u003c\/i\u003e belongs 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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Syd Field\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0440504902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780440504900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Delta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/1994 pg. 73","brand":"Syd Field","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980942868735,"sku":"9780440504900","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c89b756b-bd8b-4fcf-9726-38cef79ebbb0.jpg?v=1683252795","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/four-screenplays-syd-field-9780440504900","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}