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An analysis of Thelma and Louise, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, The Silence of the Lambs, and Dances With Wolves provides tips on script writing for original productions, sequels, novel adaptations, and adaptations by original authors. Original.
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9780440504900 | Dell Books, September 1, 1994, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: An analysis of 'Thelma and Louise,' 'Terminator 2: Judgement Day,' 'The Silence of the Lambs,' and 'Dances with Wolves' provides tips on writing scripts for original productions, sequels, novel adaptations, and adaptations by original authors

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Product Description: Featuring insights ... analysis ... great films and filmmakers from “the most-sought-after screenwriting teacher in the world” (The Hollywood Reporter).A life in film. An extraordinary career. An unforgettable story — from noted lecturer, teacher, and bestselling author Syd Field.What mak...read more
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9780440508496 | Reissue edition (Dell Books, October 1, 2001), cover price $16.00 | About this edition: The screenwriter, critic, and teachers offers a personal look inside the world of filmmaking, sharing insights and examples to determine those elements common to all great films and speculating about the future of great American film.

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9781435296138 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, June 5, 2008), cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Featuring insights .

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Providing examples from well-known movies, Field explains the structural and stylistic elements as well as writing techniques basic to the creation of a successful film script
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9780385288750 | Exp sub edition (Delacorte Pr, June 1, 1982), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Providing examples from well-known movies, Field explains the structural and stylistic elements as well as writing techniques basic to the creation of a successful film script

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Providing examples from well-known movies, a revised handbook explains the structural and stylistic elements as well as writing techniques basic to the creation of a successful film script and furnishes practical tips on script writing for original productions, sequels, novel adaptations, and adaptations by original authors. Original. 17,500 first printing.
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9781567312393 | Expanded edition (Fine Communications, March 1, 1998), cover price $7.98 | About this edition: Providing examples from well-known movies, Field explains the structural and stylistic elements as well as writing techniques basic to the creation of a successful film script

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9780385339032 | Delta, November 29, 2005, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Providing examples from well-known movies, a revised handbook explains the structural and stylistic elements as well as writing techniques basic to the creation of a successful film script and furnishes practical tips on script writing for original productions, sequels, novel adaptations, and adaptations by original authors.
9780440576471 | Dell Books, May 1, 1987, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: From concept to character, from opening scene to finished script.
9789990094367 | Bantam Dell Pub Group, May 1, 1987, cover price $0.02
9780385289153 | Delacorte Pr, May 1, 1982, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Providing examples from well-known movies, Field explains the structural and stylistic elements as well as writing techniques basic to the creation of a successful film script

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Explains what makes stories work, looks at specific screenplays as models of correct form, tells how to use action to develop character, and includes tips on overcoming writer's block (view table of contents)
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9780440504917 | Dell Pub Co, March 1, 1998, cover price $17.00 | About this edition: Explains what makes stories work, looks at specific screenplays as models of correct form, tells how to use action to develop character, and includes tips on overcoming writer's block

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A revised and updated handbook for prospective screenwriters offers practical advice on plot structure, characterization, dialogue, research, and rewriting, and suggests writing exercises to improve one's screenwriting skills. Original. 20,000 first printing.
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9780385339049 | Rev upd edition (Delta, October 31, 2006), cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A revised and updated handbook for prospective screenwriters offers practical advice on plot structure, characterization, dialogue, research, and rewriting, and suggests writing exercises to improve one's screenwriting skills.
9780440582250 | Reissue edition (Dell Books, December 1, 1987), cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Offers practical advice on plot structure, characterization, dialog, research, and rewriting, and suggests writing exercises to improve one's screenwriting skills
9789990097856 | Bantam Dell Pub Group, December 1, 1987, cover price $0.02

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A guide to aspiring screenwriters analyzes what producers and movie executives look for in a screenplay and offers insider tips and stories on selling a screenplay.
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9780385298599 | Delacorte Pr, November 1, 1989, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: A guide to aspiring screenwriters analyzes what producers and movie executives look for in a screenplay and offers insider tips and stories on selling a screenplay.

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9780440502449 | Dell Books, November 1, 1989, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A guide to aspiring screenwriters analyzes what producers and movie executives look for in a screenplay and offers insider tips and stories on selling a screenplay.

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