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- From: jjonsson@alexandria.lib.utah.edu
- Subject: Re: Any Screenwriters out there?
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- References: <1992Aug22.001433.10551@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> <jjonsson.112@alexandria.lib.utah.edu> <1992Aug26.180443.25983@intacc.uucp> <1992Aug28.030215.18731@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 19:19:32 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug28.030215.18731@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> gburton@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Garland O Burton) writes:
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- >i just got ahold of _screenplay_, by syd field.
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- >i haven't dove in yet. does anyone have any opinions on it.
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- Yes, it sucks. Syd is more interested with the raw mechanics of scripting,
- and he goes about it very mechanically, and wrongly I might add. The whole
- idea of plot-points is outdated and overly rigid.
- A much better book to get and read is "Making A Good Script Great"
- by Linda Seger. She knows her stuff, and her ideas are very up to date.
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- Jeff Jonsson
- Marriott Library System Support, University of Utah.
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