Scriptease

Scriptease goes beyond structure and character development, illustrating how conflict, stakes, and levels of action integrate into every successful screenplay. Scriptease uses a show-and-prove style, directly linking the screenwriting process to the Hollywood studio system. Every rule and lesson points back to the desires and needs of the reader, the important first point of contact between a script and the directors, producers, and actors.What People Have SaidDamn, somebody better go tell Syd Field there's a new sheriff in town. Not only is the writing informative, it's a hoot to read! ----------------------------I am a media and film lecturer and I teach screenwriting. I cannot put it more simply than this: This book would be PERFECT for my students.------------It doesn't read like an essay or a lecture, it reads like a friend, telling you all these interesting tidbits.