Screenplay (book)

Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting
Expanded Edition
AuthorSyd Field
LanguageEnglish
SubjectFilmmaking, Screenwriting
PublisherDell Publishing Company
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
ISBN978-0440582731

Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting ("A Step-by-Step Guide from Concept to Finished Script") is a non-fiction book and filmmaking guide written by Syd Field. First published in 1979, Screenplay covers the art and craft of screenwriting. Considered a bestseller shortly after its release, to date it has sold millions of copies. It has served as a reference for Judd Apatow, James Cameron, Frank Darabont, Tina Fey and many other professional screenwriters. Now translated into more than a dozen languages, Screenplay is considered the "bible" of the screenwriting craft.[1]

  1. ^ Yardley, William (November 19, 2013). "Syd Field, Author of the Definitive Work On Writing Screenplays, Is Dead at 77". The New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

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