What to Read After Screenplay
Readers who loved Screenplay by Syd Field keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where Screenplay is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after Screenplay
Story
The writer's journey
Save the cat!
The screenwriter's bible
In the blink of an eye
Twenty Master Plots and How to Build Them
Making a good script great
How to Write a Movie in 21 Days
Writing for Emotional Impact
Psychology for screenwriters
How not to write a screenplay
The hollywood standard
Screenwriting for dummies
Making movies
Adventures in the screen trade
Rebel Without a Crew
The screenwriter's problem solver
Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies
On directing film
Plot & structure
Hitchcock
Directing Actors
The five C's of cinematography
Zen in the art of writing