Blogs about: Syd Field
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Method To The Madness
With act one of Served Cold in the can, I’ve been laying the formal ground work for act two. Many people I know agree that act two is the toughest act to structure and/or write. I’m not g… more →
My Other Career
Goodfellas and "The Rules"
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Robb wrote 1 day ago: I Tivo’d Goodfellas off Turner Classic Movies a while back and finally had a chance to watch i … more →
Method To The Madness
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steveonfilm wrote 1 month ago: With act one of Served Cold in the can, I’ve been laying the formal ground work for act two. … more →
Plotting by domino theory
gotheca wrote 1 month ago: The plot points at the end of Acts I and II hold the paradigm in place. They are the anchors of your … more →
Pouring your story into the dramatic paradigm
gotheca wrote 1 month ago: If you know what it looks like you can simple “pour” your story into it. Syd Field, Scre … more →
Creating action for a character
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gotheca wrote 1 month ago: Action is character. —F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Last Tycoon I’m reading Syd Field’s … more →
light at the end of the tunnel
ylang ylang wrote 2 months ago: FINALLY! found this interesting and very useful blog for malaysian wannabe scriptwriters: http://zai … more →
Must Read Screenwriting Books
mattlowder wrote 3 months ago: This is just a list of well-written, thorough, informative, fun books on screenwriting. I’ve p … more →
Syd Field's Paradigm Method: A MINOR IN GRAND THEFT
steveonfilm wrote 5 months ago: Now that you’re familiar with the story concept for “A Minor in Grand Theft” I … more →
The Bourne Ultimatum - Paul Greengrass (2007)
bApHoMEt wrote 5 months ago: Rating: 8.5/10 My biggest fear before watching this film was that it would fail to live up to the l … more →
Screenwriting Quote of the Day #11 (Eugene Vale)
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Scott W. Smith wrote 6 months ago: Most people would point to Syd Field’s book Screenplay as the book that started a modern day t … more →
Four Act Structure (Nobody Knows Anything - pt.2)
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mchawk wrote 7 months ago: or: why Syd Field can kiss it. Go into a bookstore and take a look at the shelf of screenwriting boo … more →
"Vertical Writing", The Revenge, With A Side Of "In Late, Out Early"
steveonfilm wrote 9 months ago: One of the challenges I face with my current draft of Marianas is getting it under the 120 page thre … more →
script books
joolsayodeji wrote 9 months ago: Reading Elliot Groves “Write & sell the hot script” at the moment. Didn’t rate … more →
Story Structure
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Martin Coles wrote 10 months ago: The author Henry James once wrote, “What is character but the determination of incident? What … more →
The Ending That Won't End
steveonfilm wrote 10 months ago: Each time I sit down to try and put the end on Bystander, I end up extending it another few scenes. … more →
My Biography
Joe Sutton wrote 11 months ago: Joe Sutton, whose HEART OF HOLLYWOOD ® radio program can be heard weekly on KGIL AM in Los Angeles a … more →
Going to the Movies
gem wrote 11 months ago: Going to the Movies is written by Syd Field whose extensive knowledge in the field of screenwriting … more →
Slow Progress Can Be Good Progress
steveonfilm wrote 11 months ago: I’m not that much further in Bystander than I was with my last post back on the 27th. I was at … more →
Nobody Knows Anything (part 1)
mchawk wrote 1 year ago: or: Why the path to your enlightenment is blocked by charlatans. Hands up anyone who has bought a “H … more →
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