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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
Beginning Feature Film Writing
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...
All levels
16 and older
Write Your Drama Pilot in Six Weeks
Television pilot writing was once a carefully guarded inner sanctum limited almost exclusively to showbiz insiders. With the recent explosion of successful cable dramas and Internet viewing, it’s now possible for writers without a strong track record or network connections to get producers and executives to read and sometimes even buy their pilot scripts. If you sell a pilot, you’ve reached the pinnacle of TV writing success. It’s extremely...
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16 and older
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Four Weeks to Your Sitcom Pilot
Think of your favorite television situation comedies. What do you remember? Jokes? Chances are what remains in our memory most fondly aren’t one-line gags and witticisms so much as the characters populating that sitcom. Lucy Ricardo. Hawkeye Pierce. Archie Bunker. Homer Simpson. Jerry Seinfeld. Liz Lemon. You enjoyed their company during that regular half-hour with them because they invariably made you laugh. And not only main characters but supporting...
All levels
16 and older
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
Creating the Viral Web Series
In recent years, the Internet has created the space for an entirely new storytelling format: the web series. Cheap to make and easily accessible for viewers, a web series can be the perfect way for you to get started as a filmmaker and be noticed for your talent. All you need is the right set of tools and skills. Although unique in format and distribution, the web series at its core contains the same basic elements that we look for in every type...
All levels
16 and older
Mastering the Conventions of Horror Writing
Horror has been one of the staples of film ever since the medium was invented. Perhaps that’s because the genre taps into our most primal fears—isolation, the unknown, and death—in a visual, visceral way. But at the same time that we’re frightened out of our wits, we are granted the safety and protection of the theater. It’s the best of all possible worlds. For producers, making horror movies is a no-brainer: Intelligently written horror...
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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
Powerful Endings to Hook Your Reader
Hook your reader with a powerful ending that will convert him or her into a fan of your screenplay. All's well that ends well, and it's your ending that leaves that lasting impression on readers. Regardless of your genre, your ending is also the secret to a captivating beginning, and “writing backwards” is only one of many tools you will be handed to craft your powerful ending. Write as you learn in this unique course that provides instruction,...
All levels
16 and older
The Fundamentals of Screenwriting: Solid Foundation
Have an amazing idea for a movie, but don’t know how to begin writing it? Get your screenplay on the track to success with the Fundamentals of Screenwriting online course. This four-week class is the perfect introduction to the fantastic world of writing a script, from the fundamentals of the story down to the revision process. In this course, you will gain the tools to structure your scenes, your acts, and your plots. At each step, you will receive...
All levels
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
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