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| Syd Field's Screenwriting Workshop Win/Mac [DVD] | ![Syd Field's Screenwriting Workshop Win/Mac [DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/416JW2QZXEL._SL160_.jpg)
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List Price: $29.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 1145
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Windows Xp, Mac Os X
Media: DVD
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: syddvd
Model: syddvd
UPC: 603121600021
EAN: 0603121600021
ASIN: B00008XP04
Release Date: April 1, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Excellent Stpe By Step Instructions June 25, 2005
25 out of 25 found this review helpful
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.
 Thorough illustration of the structure and process June 9, 2005
7 out of 14 found this review helpful
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.
Syd Field is the Best! February 23, 2005
0 out of 7 found this review helpful
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 in the screenwriting industry. Buy it, it's worth every penny.
 Worst DVD EVER! September 30, 2004
4 out of 48 found this review helpful
this DVD sucks...more boring than a junior college english course...i didn't learn a thing from it. but then again, i didn't learn a thing from syd's courses either. If he's such a great screenwriting teacher, how come he's not out writing oscar winning scripts....you know the saying, "those who can't, teach."
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