Another NWG On-line Writing Course

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UPCOMING CLASS

 

"Intro to Screenwriting"

by Sally J. Walker

 

Aug 1-29, 2011

 

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Course Title: “Intro to Screenwriting”

 Class dates:

August 1-29, 2011

 Course Description:

Ever wanted to translate an interesting story into a screenplay? In these eight lessons, Sally J. Walker will teach you the essentials of Hollywood-style storytelling, characterization, all-important script formatting, novel adaptation, scene and beat construction, dramatic dialogue and bare-bones narrative. Guidelines to marketing will also be discussed. Resources and formatting examples will be provided. Registrants will be notified at the beginning of the course of the ONE movie that will be analyzed in-depth, so they may either purchase or rent the movie. Exercises will be provided to focus the participant on the unique storytelling demands of a cinematic story.

 

Course Outline:

Lesson One: Fundamentals of Storytelling & “No New Stories”

Lesson Two: The Movie Paradigm (Form & Definitions)

Lesson Three: Cinematic Characterization

Movie Analysis: THE GHOST & THE DARKNESS

Lesson Four: Cinematic Dialogue Guidelines

Lesson Five: Narrative, Action & Scene Structure Guidelines

Lesson Six: Screenplay Formatting & Terminology

Lesson Seven: Novel Adaptation & Genre Pointers

Lesson Eight: Professionalism & Marketing Overview

 

Instructor Bio:  

Sally Walker’s published credits include novels, stage plays, poetry, and many magazine articles on the craft of writing, including staff contributions to two international film magazines. With more than 27screenplays written, she has a WGA-signatory agent marketing those and her fiction Aside from long time active memberships in RWA, WWA and SCBWI, she is presiding President of the prestigious Nebraska Writers Guild, and still has time to work as a small press Editorial Director. Sally has taught writing seminars, both on-site and on-line, for over 25 years.

 

Registration:

Registration open through Friday August 5

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