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Learn the art of crafting compelling narratives and creating dynamic characters in online playwriting classes, where you can explore various techniques and gain insight into the world of theater from the comfort of your home.
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Ten Weeks to Your Feature Film
The world of the feature film is booming and you are gushing with ideas. This workshop will give you the tools to get the ideas out of your head and into a completed screenplay by introducing you to the methods that professional screenwriters use to write under deadlines. If you have been sitting on an idea for a feature film, this is your chance to complete a draft of your screenplay in just ten weeks, with expert feedback at every step. Whether...
All levels
16 and older
Harry Potter Movie Writing Club
Script School @ Online Classroom
Join an online video session with other students and learn how to write a story using your favorite Harry Potter characters and locations! You get to create whichever story you want to tell, however way you want to tell it! We'll discuss opening scenes, character, story structure, technique and conclusion, so you'll be armed to take your project to the next level and continue writing once the session ends. The course will develop student's English...
Screenwriting Shadow Structure
Are you feeling lost with screenplay structure but don't like the paint by number algorithms handed to the masses by the screenwriting books?Would you like to discover ways of approaching structure that allow your character and story to be as unique as you are while still meeting the requirements of the industry?Would you like to feel structure as an extension of yourself and your voice rather than an external attachment?Would you prefer...
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Screenwriting Relationship Structure
Are you feeling lost with screenplay structure but don't like the paint by number algorithms handed to the masses by the screenwriting books?Would you like to discover ways of approaching structure that allow your character and story to be as unique as you are while still meeting the requirements of the industry?Would you like to feel structure as an extension of yourself and your voice rather than an external attachment?Would you prefer...
Crafting the Scene
Too many writers think that a scene is just two people talking or arguing. Or they use the scene as an opportunity to advance the plot, reveal character, or simply make an impact through set-pieces. While there’s some validity to that, most amateur scenes tend to fall flat and disengage the reader, who ultimately tosses the script in the recycling bin. Writing great scenes requires talent, skill, know-how and practice. While the first two can’t...
All levels
16 and older
Beginning Feature Film Writing: Outline and Act One
When you plan a long-distance trip to a place you’ve never been before, do you just hop in the car and start driving and hope for the best? Writing a screenplay is also a long trip into unknown territory. There are hundreds of complex decisions to be made during the trip. That’s why making a few basic decisions before you start can both reduce stress and make sure you’re heading in the right direction. Whether you are a writer looking to understand...
Beginner
16 and older
Writing Dialogue for Emotional Impact
There are three kinds of feelings when reading a script – yes, no, and WOW! Your job as a screenwriter is to create that WOW! feeling on as many pages as possible. When you write dialogue that is authentic, sparkling, and well-crafted you individualize characters and entertain the reader. This is an ultimate challenge for most screenwriters, who otherwise may have solid script elements, and yet are bound to fail because of flawed dialogue. How-to...
All levels
16 and older
Story Development and Outlining
The most intelligent and intriguing premise in the world is only that—just a premise—until it’s been given a shape that draws an audience in and keeps its attention and investment. Until it’s given a protagonist through which the audience understands the premise in concrete terms, and feels the clearly-defined stakes, someone with whom they can identify and for whom they can cheer. In other words, until the premise has become a story. This...
All levels
16 and older
How To Develop Backstories For Your Characters
The creation of characters begin with well thought out psychological back stories. Developing backstories for characters involve many decisions on the part of the writer. Whether your protagonist has a personality disorder, mental illness, or just a loveable quirk can make all the difference in selling your script. Character flaws are what make your characters believable and relatable. All psychological flaws can be traced back to childhood and environmental...
All levels
16 and older
Professional Playwriting: Genre, Character, and Voice
You’ve written a play or two, maybe three, four or more. You know how to write a scene with a beginning, middle and end, and an understanding of character and dialogue. But you wish to level up your game, expand your horizons and take playwriting to the next level. This means sharpening the tools of the trade, exploring the diversity of performance choices for the stage and developing an awareness of how you can best use theatre and playwriting...
Advanced
16 and older
Introduction to Playwriting
There are few feelings more exciting than sitting in the back of a dark theatre watching live actors perform your words, while an audience laughs and cries or even shifts uncomfortably in their seats — and eventually bursts into applause. It’s like watching a chemical reaction that produces an incredible energy, an energy unique to the live stage. An energy that all begins with the playwright. Whether you’ve never written anything before or...
All levels
16 and older
Pixar's Emotional Core: Character Development Intensive
Every great film causes the viewer to want go on an emotional journey with your characters. Pixar's amazing track record has shown that they have been consistently successful in tapping into the essential qualities that can make audiences care about their characters and stories. UCLA screenwriting instructor and author Karl Iglesias will take your writing to the next level, using an in-depth analysis of Pixar's master storytelling and character-building...
All levels
16 and older
TV Spec 2: TV Spec Draft Writing Workshop
Get ready to conquer your fear of writing a TV spec draft in this seven-week online workshop. Learn how to turn your beat sheet into an outline, craft a fresh take on an existing show, and transform your roadmap into literary gold. By the end, you'll be well on your way to a killer first draft.
Pilot I: Creating the World
The New York Screenwriter's Lab
Turn your idea for an original TV series into a solid, working premise with "legs" to sustain itself over multiple seasons. Be guided step-by-step through the process of developing strong 'story engines', building out the 'world' of your show, story construction and the ofter overlooked art of outlining. Learn how to: Create compelling, multi-dimensional characters that we'll want to watch season after season. Construct engaging plots and artfully...
Writing for TV I
The Barrow Group Acting School @ Live Online
Unlock the secrets of captivating television writing in this immersive course. Dive into the world of TV storytelling, harness the power of conflict, and master the art of character development. Discover the unique techniques that bring small-screen stories to life at The Barrow Group Acting School.
Screenwriting I: 10 Week Workshop (Online)
Gotham Writers Workshop @ Zoom Conference
Master the art of screenwriting with this immersive workshop. Dive into the world of movies, learning the fundamentals of dramatic writing, crafting compelling characters, and developing captivating plotlines. Whether you dream of Hollywood glamour or indie grit, this course will equip you with the skills to bring your stories to life on the silver screen.
TV Spec 1: TV Writing Fellowship Spec Script
In Hollywood, a killer spec script of an existing TV show is excellent preparation for any staff writing position and a submission requirementfor all the coveted studio TV writing fellowships. Every word, page number, and formatting choice will be scrutinized to determine whether you’re an experienced insider or a fake. To write it properly, you’ll need insight that only an experienced professional can offer. In this six-week Online...
TV Drama 1: Pilot Roadmap TV
In most TV 1 classes, you learn so much about the writing process: developing interesting characters that will help you tell the story, creating setting and tone, finding a turn or change in scenes that will lead to a propulsive story that moves. But when the class is over, you find yourself in the same place every writer finds themselves: alone with a blank computer screen. Great ideas can be left unrealized, starting points hard...
TV I: Online TV Pilot Class
Do you have a great idea for HBO’s next hit series? Let successful TV writer Michael Cinquemani (Jane the Virgin, Revenge) help you transform your brilliant premise into a page-turning script! In this 10-week Online TV Pilot writing workshop, you’ll learn how to craft a great logline, structure a compelling story, plan a season arc that keeps the audience hooked, and break your pilot story just like they do in the writer’s room. Michael will...
Writing Scripts 101 Level I (Self-Paced)
Unleash your creative potential and see your words come to life on the big screen, TV, or stage with Gotham Writers Workshop's Writing Scripts 101. Discover the essential techniques of dramatic writing and explore the exciting world of screenwriting, TV writing, and playwriting. Join us and embark on a thrilling journey into the art of storytelling.
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