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Class > Screenwriting 101 "Rated BEST online Screenwriting Class" by Screenwriter's Monthly Magazine! http://www.4screenwriters.com/screen_101.html Screenwriting 101 is an online class for beginning writers or writers wanting to brush up on the fundamentals. For four weeks you will interact and study under the guidance of your instructor to jumpstart your writing and hit the ground running. Also, two online LIVE lectures during office hours to help you as you do your assignments and work on your script. Why take a class? Every year about 50,000 or more screenplays will be registered with the Writers Guild of America and other services. Less than 1,000 will be purchased by Hollywood studios and producers. The competition is fierce. You're competing with professionals as well as everyone else. Start your screenwriting career (or first screenplay) by taking a professional level class taught by a professional. Deadline for November 3 days away! http://www.4screenwriters.com/screen_101.html Class Breakdown by Week: WEEK ONE: What Makes A Great Story!? WEEK TWO: The Structure of Drama & Writing the Scene WEEK THREE: Your First Ten Pages WEEK FOUR: Avoiding Second Act Pitfalls Topics Covered: * Finding the Heart of your story * Plot or Character driven, which is best? * Cause and Effect (Characters and Plot) * Thinking about Characters * Fully fleshed Characters * The Paradigms of a Story * Screenplay Structure (This is not a discussion on simply the 3-Acts, every story has a beginning, middle, and an end or it would not be a story, and we're only interested in writing screenplays with a story.) * What is Structure and why is it important? * What Structure best suits your Story? * Structure and Genre * Classic Structure: Linear, Journey, Chase, Search * Types of Alternative Narrative Structure * Writing your first ten pages * The Setup: the or else scene * Establishing genre and drama * Connecting the Audience * Case Studies * Looking Ahead towards your Second and Third Acts (setups and payoffs) * Writing the Scene * Types of Scenes * Scene Dialectics * Ins and Outs * Functions * Structures * Sequences Who is the instructor? Chris Wehner, a published author, journalist, critic and professional screenwriter. He has worked in the field for over 10 years. He was recently Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Screenwriter's Monthly and VP of Development for MoviePartners. Currently his screenplay, EL CAMINO, is in development with Area 51 Films in Los Angeles and is scheduled to go into production early next year. He recently (09/2005) optioned his latest script, THREESOME, to producer Ted Melfi and is scheduled to go into pre-production this year. His book, "Screenwriting on the Internet: Researching, Writing & Selling Your Script on the Web" was a Top Seller at The Writer's Store and his latest book "Who Wrote That Movie?" has received praise as well. |
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