The Screenwriter's Problem Solver by Syd Field

The Screenwriter's Problem Solver

by Syd Field

Dell Publishing, 1998, 363 pages, ISBN 0440504910, paperback

Very Good Condition, minor edge and shelf wear with small crease to bottom front corner, un-creased spine

'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.  Now bestselling author Syd Field, who works on over 1000 screenplays a year, tells you step-by-step how to identify and fix common screenwriting problems, providing the professional secrets that make movies brilliant - secrets that can make your screenplay one headed for success ... or even Cannes ...'