Posted by on Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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Professional Development
Screenwriter's Toolbox - from Concept to Completion
Seminar/Workshop Description
This full day of seminars and interactive workshops is for new and experienced filmmakers who want to better understand and strengthen their craft and business skills. Featuring topics ranging from pitching and story conceptualization to screenwriting and script development, this professional development program is designed to give independent filmmakers a working knowledge of the latest industry tools and inform...
Posted by on Monday, April 12, 2010
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Workshops
Apply now for registration for the screenwriters workshop on May 22nd in West Hartford
A free, full day of workshops designed for those with some screenwriting experience, sponsored by the Connecticut Screenwriters group, will be held at the West Hartford Public Library May 22.
From 9:30–11 a.m., build writing skills based on screenplay form and structure. Presenter Scott Anderson has been writing screenplays for more than 20 years. He is the director of the Harvard... Continue reading...
Posted by on Sunday, April 11, 2010
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Comedy
In NORFOLK, United Kingdom : The Comedy Writing Weekend Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th June 2010
Lectures about writing are like poems about swimming: they may be inspiring but they don't improve your technique. The only way to learn how to write is by writing.
'Dying is easy. Comedy is difficult.' (Actor Edmund Keane on his deathbed)
This course isn't fatal but it is hard work. Over the weekend you'll participate in intensive, practical exercises that are designed to develop the basic skills ... Continue reading...
Posted by on Monday, September 14, 2009
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Psychological Tools for Writers
Breakthrough to Screenwriting Success
Saturday October 10th 10.30am to 5.30pm
Tutor: Charles Harris
Many talented writers battle with their own minds - from procrastination to fear of failure - and find it difficult to know how to focus their abilities and achieve their goals.
This exciting new one-day workshop will give you effective psychological tools to deal with the mental side of writing, equipping you to concentrate your energy on the most important and enjoyable sides of being a cre... Continue reading...
Posted by on Friday, August 14, 2009
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Beginners
Thanks for this heads up to @UnkScreenwriter on Twitter
Local Screenwriting Workshops Starting Up Again
By P. Scott Cunningham in the "Miami New Times" : Culture
Friday, Aug. 14 2009 @ 8:30A
You could sign up for an L.A. or NYC screenwriting class ( L.A. writing lab, Robert McKee, mediabistro, etc.) with an online component, but there's no substitute for face-to-face instruction. That's why you should check out the Miami Film Workshops, run by Harriette Yahr, with support from the Miami Ligh... Continue reading...
Posted by on Tuesday, July 21, 2009
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Beginners
GRCC offers screenwriting class
As part of its continuing education program, Grand Rapids Community College is presenting a script and screenwriting class 6-9 p.m. Thursdays from Sept. 24 to Dec. 3 in the Wisner Bottrall Applied Technology Center. Cost is $480. To register, call 234-3400 or go to : Grand Rapids Community College Continue reading...
Posted by on Tuesday, June 9, 2009
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Structure
Who : Chris Soth, Produced Screenwriter, USC MFA, WGA Member When : Monday, June 15th - click on link below for times and free mp3 Learn the Method Chris used to sell his screenplay for $750,000 YOU'RE INVITED TO A COMPLIMENTARY TELESEMINAR CONFERENCE CALL Learn a new method of story design that is four times better, easier and more helpful than the three-act structure. Movies are shot on reels and each one tells its own part of the story -- like a chapter in a novel. Together they add up to the ... Continue reading...
Posted by on Thursday, May 28, 2009
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Stories
Tunbridge Wells Workshop: The Principles Behind All Good Stories
Saturday 13th June
In researching his book 'The Principles That Lie Beneath All Good Stories' UK author and scriptwriter David Baboulene had in-depth conversations on story theory with industry insiders and writers who have succeeded, including:
Bob Gale (Scriptwriter: Back to the Future and 34 other film credits)
Lee Child (Novelist: sales of over 15 million novels in 43 countries and 29 languages)
Mark Williams (Actor: sta... Continue reading...
Posted by Julie Stewart on Monday, April 27, 2009
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Words and Images
Kamal Haasan, in association with the Indian Institute of Technology- Madras (IIT-M) will present a first-of-its-kind international workshop and seminar on screenwriting in the IIT campus in Chennai from May 29 to June 3, 2009.
The workshop will feature some of the best screenwriters and filmmakers from around the world. One of the writers who have confirmed participation is Jean Claude Carriere who will do a video conference. Kamal Haasan himself will join the discussions and don the role ... Continue reading...
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