Introduction to screenwriting

An Introduction to the Fundamentals of Screenwriting is taught by local professional and award-winning screenwriter Andrew Shearer. He will lead students through the fundamental aspects of screenwriting for films, meeting once a week, for 8 weeks, beginning September 9th, 2019, 6:30-8:30 pm, and repeating January 13th, 2020, 4-6 pm, and again March 23rd, 2020, 6:30-8:30 pm.

During the 8 week course, students will learn the fundamentals of how to write a screenplay for a short film. Topics explored include screenwriting fundamentals (such as conflict, beginning/middle/end), finding the story spark and discovering what you want to say (theme), creating compelling characters, techniques to write a successful short film (vs the feature format), implementing successful visual storytelling, crafting well constructed scenes utilizing POV, dialogue, structure, and style, and understanding the basic formatting of a script. By the end of class, students will have written a complete short script, and have the beginnings of a feature screenplay.

Cost for the course is $425, and the registration form is found below. A $50 non-refundable deposit will be needed to secure the registration. Class size will be limited to allow for a more individualized experience. Wanting to sign up for multiple classes? Check out our Package Options!

Intro to Screenwriting (or comparable previous coursework) will be a prerequisite for Intermediate Screenwriting, which will be a prerequisite for Advanced Workshopping.

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