"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 Cuarón, 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 Field’s class was here’s how Annie Hall works, and here’s 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