>great story Alan.. mentors are great,, I remember having several Books by Syd on the subject.. what a great tribute !
> > >---- Original Message ---- >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [MOPO] Syd Field Passes Away >Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 19:49:31 -0800 > >>Beautifully expressed, Alan. A huge voice in the screenwriting >world has passed. >> >>Toochis >> >> >> >> >>________________________________ >> From: Alan Adler <[email protected]> >>To: [email protected] >>Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 2:47 PM >>Subject: [MOPO] Syd Field Passes Away >> >> >>Dear Mopos - >> >>Just wanted to acknowledge the passing of a film industry >professional who didn't always have his name up in lights, but >profoundly affected my life - and that of many others. >> >>When I was a kid in North Carolina trying to figure out how to write >a screenplay, I heard about this guy Syd Field who said he knew >something about that process. >>The truth of it is, unlike so many people in Hollywood, Syd actually >knew what he was talking about. He went so far as to demystified the >process of film structure to effectively make writing movies possible >for anyone with the gumption to stick with it. >> >>When Star Wars came out - I quit my 3 jobs - packed my car with a >typewriter and a box of books and moved to Hollywood to write >science-fiction movies. >>Settling just above Hollywood and VIne I walked to the Sherwood Oaks >Experimental College on Hollywood Blvd. (run by Gary Shusett - who >also recently passed). >>At Sherwood Oaks I took every Syd Field class there was to take - I >was wide eyed - relatively innocent - and eagerly soaked up anything >Syd had to say as the gospel. >> >>He was a great teacher - and we have to thank our teachers. >>He was also a kind and generous man - which can not always be said >of the characters one meets out here on the boulevard of broken >dreams. >> >>Wherever Syd is - I trust he'll be getting extra credit for having >helped people make their dreams come true - >>Thanks, Syd - you made making movies a reality for me. >> >>Alan Adler >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> >___________________________________________________________________ >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> >> Send a message addressed to: [email protected] >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> >> The author of this message is solely responsible for its >content. >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> >___________________________________________________________________ >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> >> Send a message addressed to: [email protected] >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> >> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content >. >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
