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WORDS TO FILM BY / 2DAY INTENSIVE WORKSHOP -----------------   WARREN, MICHIGAN @ THE DETROIT ENSEMBLE THEATRE - OCTOBER 11TH & 12TH -------------  NEW YORK, MARCH 2009, 28TH & 29TH ------------------ VEGAS, MAY 2009, 30TH & 31TH

Below is a two day overview of Words To Film By

 1. Introduction
    a. Who are Rich Goteri & Mike Mili?
    b. What is and is not a screenplay?

2. THE PROCESS
    a. Identifying your story.
    b. Finding your Beginning, Middle and End
    c. Early discussion of character.
    d. Genres.

3. Explain the 3 act Structure
    a. Why Scripts Have Gotten Shorter.
    b. Act Breakdowns.
    c. Character Arcs Part 1

4. Scene structure and Diving into a scene
     (Go Where you never gone before.)
    a. Scene Breakdown.
    b. Dialogue.
    c. Plot.
    d. Character.

5. Character Development Part 1
    a. Creating Three Dimensional Character.
    b. Humanity and Eccentricities.
    c. Rooting

1. Character Development Part 2
    a. Aristotle the first screenwriter
    b. Character Arcs Part 2.

2. Pulling it all together
    a. You Want Me To Re-Write My Script?
    b. How Hollywood Really Works.

3. The Business of writing.
    a. Pitching
    b. Treatments
    c. Query Letters
    d. Agents and Managers
    e. Protecting your script.

4. Alternative Venues
    a. Writing for Television
    b. Writing for Games
    c. Writing for Internet
    d. Writing for Animation

5. It's A Wrap
    a. Q & A
    b. Some Fun Stuff

Pricing

$250.00

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Last modified: 08/11/08