Screenplay Development Workshop
Syd Field Scriptor is a self-paced writing workshop. Giving you the tools to create with Screenwriting master Syd Field!

Get THREE ofSyd Fields best-selling books for one all-inclusive price.
This blockbuster E-book bundle includesScreenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting,
The Screenwriters Workbook, andThe Screenwriters Problem Solver.

Learn directly from master teacher, Syd Field as he answers classic screenwriting questions!

Our documentary feature Whats the Story?will explore howSyd Field an actor, producer, writer and teacher became the guru of all screenwriters (CNN). How he influenced award-winning filmmakers, such asAlfonso Cuaron, Judd Apatow, Tina Fey, John SingletonandJames Cameron.

5-part ScreenPlay Interview Series of archival interviews from 2010. Hosted by Syd Field with acclaimed Hollywood screenwriters.

Syd was deeply enthusiastic about storytelling, movies and teaching. While a writers inspiration may come from the heart, Syd wanted the world to know that thecraft of screenwriting could be learned. Writer/Director Judd Apatow said, Syd Field wrote screenwriting books which did exactly what they were supposed to do they made screenwriting seem possible.

Syds love of film, his masterful understanding of storytelling, and his skillful expression of his ground-breaking paradigm for screenplay structure, has benefited writers, directors, studio executives, independent filmmakers, and ultimately the global audience. Mentoring writers delighted and excited Syd, who recorded and filmed a number of webinars and classes, many of which are yet to be released.

Aviva Field, Syds wife, as well as his long-timeprotgsand contributors to this website, are devoted to honoring his mission. This site is imbued with Syds heart and spirit, embodied here as an internet resource for screenwriters and storytellers. We are committed to bringing projects to fruition that were started by Syd. A documentary about the impact of his teachings around the world will be produced by Aviva.

It is our fervent desire to sustain Syds legacy; to ensure that his method stays true in its intention, continuing to motivate and empower the creation of compelling screenplays by new and seasoned writers for generations to come.

"I loved the idea of being in another world, and anything that could transport me to another world is what I became interested in. Gradually, I saw that the medium of film could accommodate both my interests in science and art. And, with the help of a book called Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting, I figured out how to write a screenplay. So, I sat down with a friend and we wrote a little ten-minute script. We raised the money to make it and shot it in 35mm; it had all these effects and models and matte shots, all this wild kind of stuff."

James Cameron, Writer/Producer/Director - Avatar, The Shape of Water, Titanic, Terminator 2

For a writer, the most important thing is to put things on paper. [Syd] helped you put things on paper.

Alfonso Cuarn, Writer/Director - Roma, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Gravity

"If I were writing screenplays...I would be carrying Syd Field around in my back pocket."

Steven Bochco, Writer/Producer/Director - Hill Street Blues, LA Law, NYPD Blue

"This is a terrific course for screenwriters who are trying to gain insight into the Hollywood system."

David Kirkpatrick , Producer

"What I learned in Syd Fields class was heres how Annie Hall works, and heres how Witness works, and then I begin to think, OK now how would I do it differently than that? That concept of Always being in learning mode has stuck with me to this day"

Judd Apatow, Writer/Director/Producer - Bridesmaids, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Funny People

"Syd Field's Course is marvelous...packed with insight, intelligence and inspiration...I learned so much about the craft of screenwriting, and working with writers, [I now have] more confidence and understanding about the process of screenwriting than ever before."

Richard Roth, Producer - Julia, Red Dragon

"I sat down with Syd Field's book about how to write a screenplay, wrote a few and when John Grisham saw one, we started working together."

T.R. Pearson, Novelist/Screenwriter, Co-Writer with John Grisham on The Runaway Jury

"...the master of screenplay structure."

Roland Joffe, Director/Producer - The Killing Fields

[When I wrote Mean Girls] "I did a million drafts. And I did the thing everybody does. I read Syd Field and I used my index cards."

Tina Fey, Writer - Mean Girls, Saturday Night Live

"Syd Field is God!"

Kevin Williamson, Writer - Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer

"Syd Field is the preeminent analyzer in the study of American Screenplays..."

James Brooks, Writer/Producer/Director - Terms of Endearment, Broadcast News

"I've gone from reading his books, to being taught by him in courses! I think one of us must have done something right! I thank him all the time for inspiring me."

Frank Darabont, Writer/Director - Shawshank Redemption

"The Guru of all screenwriters."

CNN,

"I based Like Water for Chocolate on what I learned in Syd's workshop. Before, I always felt structure imprisoned me, but what I learned was structure really freed me to focus on the story."

Laura Esquivel, Author - Like Water for Chocolate

"The man who launched a thousand specs."

David Michael Wharton, Creative Screenwriting

"I read a book that literally changed my life - Syd Field's Screenplay."

Ed Burns, Writer/Director - The Brothers McMullen

"Syd Field takes the screenwriter on an exciting journey...and he gives you a 'no-get lost' map to hold onto during the trip."

Anna Hamilton Phelan, Screenwriter - Gorillas in the Mist

"This course is a virtual must for screenwriters."

Lynda Obst, Producer - Sleepless in Seattle, The Fisher King

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