Syd Field's - Screenplay Workshop

Syd Field's - Screenplay Workshop

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Whether you are working on your first screenplay or a seasoned professional looking for technical help, Syd Field's 4 - Part Screenwriting Workshop is an invaluable writing and reference tool.

This legendary course will help you convert your idea into a properly structured screenplay; one you will feel confident submitting to Film Studios and Production companies worldwide.

Syd Field is regarded by entertainment industry professionals as the foremost authority on the craft of screenwriting. For over 25 years he has taught and guided thousands of professional screenwriters, many of whom have gone on to become the biggest names in Hollywood. Syd Field's exclusive course is usually given only a few times a year. This workshop takes you on the same educational journey, in the comfort of home, at your own time and pace.

The course is broken into four individual sections:

Part I - Getting Started - Forming your story idea into a dramatic entity.
• Isolating the idea
• Creating the subject
• Breaking it down into action and character
• The nature of screenplay structure
• Structuring your story line
• Writing the four-page treatment

Part II - Creating Character - The heart and soul of your screenplay:
• What makes a good character
• The essence of dramatic need
• Creating the character biography
• The tools of character
• The circle of being

Part III - Writing The Screenplay
• Set up the story
• Write the story
• Structure the screenplay into acts
• Stress the importance of the first ten pages
• Determine the plot points
• Set up and prepare Act II
• Establish Pinch I and Pinch II
• Establish the sub-dramatic context

Part IV - Rewriting the Screenplay - All writing is rewriting:
• Approaching the rewrite
• Rethinking what you have written
• Redefining and re-establishing the theme, premise, dramatic action
• The tools of rewriting
• Discovering character through action
• Sharpening and focusing character
• Setting up and paying off the elements of the story line

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