QUESTION: Dear Mister Screenplay. Do I need Syd Field? I want to be a screenwriter, and I see there are a lot of "how to write a screenplay" books. The books of Syd Field seem to be the oldest, but it looks like you need them. What do you think?
ANSWER: Syd Field was the first, 30 years ago. He was revolutionary then. But recently new books have come, that are much more clear and much more helpful.
So: If you are a beginner (and if you want to believe screenwriting is easy), read Syd Field.
But if you really want to be a working screenwriter, it's not enough. Look for the latest books on screenwriting.
DID YOU KNOW: Syd Field's car numberplate says "PLOTPOINT". He sold more than 1 million books on how to write a screenplay. A couple of years ago he had a screenplay for sale that he wrote himself: genre: science fiction.
On the picture: SYD FIELD and MISTER SCREENPLAY
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