The 12-week workshop for beginning and intermediate screenwriters will explore the fundamentals of the traditional three-act structure; present successful non-traditional storytelling structures for the cinema; and, among other craft elements, train writers to develop their protagonists, antagonists and supporting characters, think visually, write effective screen dialogue, create atmosphere, employ subplot, and revise effectively. The business of screenwriting will also be discussed.
Each session will begin with a lecture on craft, which will be supplemented by in-class writing exercises and excerpts from professional screenplays.
The second portion of each session will be dedicated to workshopping participants' works-in-progress.
You don't need to have prior screenwriting experience, but you should have an idea for a feature-length screenplay that you want to develop.
