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This course focuses on theart of writing for film, TV and video. Students
will develop their story ideas with attention to tridimensional characters and
the three act structure. They will learn the steps of screenwriting up through
the treatment and then write their "set-up" — the first twelve pages of a
feature screenplay. Continuing students will be encouraged to "flesh out"
their treatments and implement them into the standard screenplay format. Repeat
students will work to complete, revise and polish the final drafts of their screenplays.
The Art of Screenwriting will address the needs and concerns of screenwriters
at every level of the process and the materials will be tailored to their requirements.
Students will be allowed to work at their own pace and repeat the course as often
as necessary in order to complete their final drafts in consultation with the
tutor. This course includes a FREE induction week.
The tutor: Bonnie O'Neill
Bonnie O'Neill has a MA in Film from San Francisco
State University and has freelanced in the U.S. for over 15 years. She has written
and consulted for feature, TV, documentary and educational films and video. Ms.
O'Neill was one of the Academy's Nicholl Fellowship semi-finalists in 1998 for
her screenplay, PENSIONE NOTES. She currently teaches Writing for Film and Television,
Ethnic Cultures in Film, and American and World Cinema at Diablo Valley College
in the San Francisco Bay Area.
This course is 10 weeks including a FREE Induction
Week.
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| Series |
Starting Date |
Early Bird Booking Deadline
(Price £140) |
Booking Deadline
(Price £160) |
Ending Date |
| 4 |
21st April 2003 |
14th March 2003 |
14th April 2003 |
29th June 2003 |
The aims of this course are:
- To understand and practice the process and discipline
of screenwriting.
- To develop tangible story ideas and compelling characters.
- To implement story ideas into the screenplay treatment
format.
- To learn to write concise dialogue, appropriate action and locations.
Contents
Screenwriting Workshop will familiarize the student with
loglines, storylines, synopsis, outlines, treatments, tri-dimensional characters,
the three act structure and the basics of the screenplay format.
The course will engage more advanced students in writing and critiquing screenplays.
Students will create the dialogue, action, locations, leitmotifs, set-ups and
pay-offs necessary to move their stories along. Students will learn when to use
(and not to use!) camera directions. Students will learn what it takes to polish
that final draft. They will become familiar with the marketing process and the
roles agents, producers and actors have in getting their feature to the big screen.
Typical Reading
- Screenplay of choice — preferably within the genre
student is writing. This can be downloaded from the internet.
- THE ART OF DRAMATIC WRITING by Lajos Egris.
- THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO STANDARD SCRIPT FORMATS by Cole
and Haag.
- HOW TO WRITE FOR TELEVISION by Madeline DiMaggio
Learning Outcomes: By the end of this course you should
be able to:
- Write a logline, character sketches, an outline and a
treatment.
- Write a screenplay "set-up" (the first 12 pages).
- Create compelling, succinct dialogue, appropriate action that moves a story
and locations that can add to the value of a story.
- (For more advanced students) Write and critique treatments, and screenplays
that stay true to their treatments and the three act structure.
- (For the most advanced students) Give detailed, constructive criticism of
a screenplay and be able to develop a marketing plan to market by audience and
genre.
Typical assessments
- Student will write a 250 synopsis and a tridimensional
character sketch.
- Student will write a first draft of their "set-up".
- Students will write and revise one act (30 pages) of their screenplay.
- Students will develop a marketing plan for their screenplay.
Pre-requisites for this course
You will need to:
- be able to use a word processor
- be able to log on to the Internet
- be able to use a browser
- be interested in theory and criticism
- be able to use search engines
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