4 stars (Excellent Stpe By Step Instructions) - Syd Field provides viewers of this "Screenwriting Workshop" with organized assignments that if followed will lead to the completion of a screenplay. Popular and easy to find movies like Shawshank Redemption, Titanic, and Thelma And Louise are used as examples to allow the viewer to see the techniques that Mr. Field competently articulates. One would be well advised to watch the DVD once in it's entirety before attempting any of the assignments to see what will be involved on the grand scale. This way you can see what you will be commiting to. Writing a screenpaly is not a formula, but formulas do exist to complete one. Consider this DVD covering Syd's techniques one of the formulas, or maybe recipe is a better analogy. Most people tweak a recipe to suit the taste of the people they are cooking for. You may tweak Syd's recipe, but if you stick to his original, step by step, you will end up cooking up a finished screenplay. Will it taste good? Well, that depends on the quality of your ingredients. Syd can't give you that. No one can. Syd does give you excellent structure. That's all he can do... and he does it well. Worth every penny. His final speech at the end of the DVD is also very inspiring and heartfelt. Thanks Syd. 5 stars (Thorough illustration of the structure and process) - If you are new to screenwriting or want an overview of what is expected by those who will read your script, this DVD is unsurpassed and complete with useful graphics and top-notch advice. I completely disagree with the 1 star review elsewhere on this page. 5 stars (Syd Field is the Best!) - I have read his books and taken his video course. They are excellent materials to study by. I would highly recommend any of his materials. Obviously the person who rated Syd Field so poorly has no idea what he is talking about - if he were such an expert on the subject he wouldn't be writing bad reviews on Amazon regarding one of the leaders ... Final Draft Inc :: Movie :: Instructional & Educational :: :: Syd Field-s Screenwriting Workshop
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