Screenwriting

Learn the basics of screenwriting in this fun, one day class.

(For times and locations, see the Schedule page.)

Writers are the only creative artists in Hollywood.

Movie stories are invented from nothing.
By a writer.

Everyone else is an interpretive artist working from the script.

Their job is to sell the story that was created and blue-printed by a writer.

Don't you think you should know what they do, and how they do it?

Great for: new writers; actors; directors; producers; filmmakers of all kinds, and as a refresher for more skilled writers.

Topics covered:

• What is a film script?
  Form and function.
  Story.
  Agents and how to get one
  Protecting your work.
  What's selling and how to make a sale.
  Stories and where to get them.
  Controlling idea.
  Story structure.
  Act structure.
  Scene structure.
  The classic paradigm.
  The function of character.
  Format.
  Writing style.
  Methods of work.
  Genre.
  Example scripts analysed.
  Mock story meeting and spitball session.
  Useful websites.
  The best classes in Hollywood to take.

Bring a huge notebook, or your laptop.

Register here, with your name and contact info.