Syd Field Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2001, he was inducted into the American Screenwriters Association Hall of Fame
• In 1960, he graduated with a degree in English Literature from the University of California, Berkeley
• Is best known for his use of the "three act structure" in screenwriting
• Has served as an Academic Leason Commitee chair at The Writer's Guild of America, West
• Has taught screenwriting courses at the University of Southern California Film School
• Is the author of the book "Selling a Screenplay: The Screenwriter's Guide to Hollywood․"
• Is a former professor of fellow filmmaker John Singleton