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Syd field screenplay the foundations of screenwriting. Published november 29th 2005 by delta first published 1979. While a writers inspiration may come from the heart, syd wanted the world to know that the craft of screenwriting could be learned. Although field s primary focus was the fulllength screenplay, the principles of story structure are the same for all forms of fiction.
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