Build a World, Seduce the World: How to Hook Your Film or TV Audience

Tuesdays, Feb. 4th - March 11th  |  The gatekeepers of the film and television industries make up their minds about a script in its very first pages. Those pages must not only charm and surprise, they must convince the reader that they are the foundation for a deeply imagined world and the compelling characters within it.

Whether you’re new to screenwriting, have a script under way or are revising, this course will help you achieve a great screenplay’s key objectives in an open and supportive workshop atmosphere. Through weekly writing exercises, table reads and script analysis you’ll learn how to introduce compelling characters, set a distinct tone, establish the rules of your fictional world, and hook your audience. We’ll dissect and discuss the scripts for American Fiction and the pilot script for the Shogun series, along with interviews with screenwriters and excerpts from The TV Writer’s Workbook and The Screenwriter’s Bible. Students will complete the course with the opening pages of a screenplay, a one-line summary, and a toolbox of exercises, materials and resources to help them complete a unique script.

This class is for writers of all levels and genres new to screenwriting. All students will receive an online packet with suggested screenplays, software recommendations, and links to useful resources, groups, and conferences.

Number of sessions: 5

Time: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Date: Tuesdays, Feb. 4th - March 11th

Course fee: $575 or register before Jan. 28th to save 10%!

Enroll:  https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thewritersgrotto1/1471559?