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Animated TV Comedy 1: TV Comedy Pilot Writing Workshop
Writing Pad @ 1132 Van Pelt Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Do you have a great idea for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim or Fox’s Sunday Funday? Then this five-week Animated TV Comedy Pilot Writing Workshop in Los Angeles is for you. Let successful TV writer Mike Benner (Bob’s Burgers, Danger Mouse) share his secrets for developing a hit animated show, finding the funny, developing characters that bring us back, season after season. Through lively craft lectures and Mike’s help on your script idea, you’ll...
The 90-Day Screenplay Telecourse
L.A. Writers' Lab @ Virtual Classroom
This class is NOT an in-person class, but a telecourse class. You need access to a phone to dial in to the live class. The 90-Day Screenplay is an intensive workshop designed to guide the screenwriter from initial idea, through first-draft, and finally to the completion of a polished screenplay. This workshop is available to screenwriters at all levels. The 90-Day Screenplay Course Outline The first month is dedicated to stream-of-consciousness...
Screenwriting Warriors
Los Angeles City College @ 855 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Learn to write a script quickly, well and at a professional level, ready to be marketed as quickly as possible.This is the most direct method of writing/creating/selling a script you'll find anywhere, and you don't have to buy software or a book.
$40
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From Pitch to First Draft: Writing the Television Drama
Do you have a great idea for HBO's next hit series? Let successful TV writer Jason Grote (“Mad Men”, “Smash”) help you transform your brilliant premise into a page-turning script! You’ll sample the different genres of TV dramas, plan a season arc that keeps the audience hooked, and break your pilot story just like they do in the writer’s room. Jason will show you how to dramatize your life’s details, create realistic dialogue, and...
From Game of Thrones to Mad Men: Writing the TV Drama
Writing Pad @ 688 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Do you have a great idea for HBO’s next hit series? Let successful TV writer Sam Ernst (“Crisis”, “Haven”) help you transform your brilliant premise into a page-turning script! You’ll sample the different genres of TV dramas, plan a season arc that keeps the audience hooked, and break your pilot story just like they do in the writer’s room. Sam will show you how to dramatize your life’s details, create realistic dialogue, and sprinkle...
From Network to Cable: Writing the TV Drama Pilot
Writing Pad @ 10200 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA
You have all the elements of a great TV Drama: a great premise, clear characters, an engaging world, and a solid outline. Unfortunately, the thought of actually writing the pilot fills you with dread every time you stare down at the blank screen. No problem! Pat Charles (Sons of Anarchy) will take through the paces in this 7-week TV Drama Pilot Draft Writing Workshop. He will help you hone your beat sheets and introduce your characters with pizazz....
So You Want to be a Screenwriter?
Writing Pad @ 688 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA
You dream of writing a killer screenplay that launches you to the top of “The Black List” and gets you a seven figure deal. Or maybe you want to see your life play out on an Emmy award-winning HBO series. The problem is, you’ve never written a “duck scene,” heard of a logline, or opened Final Draft. If so, this is the class for you. Enter veteran Screen and TV writer Chris Reed. He’s written for all the big boys, Disney, Fox, Sony, and...
Writing a Pilot that Can Fly
Writing Pad @ 688 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Do you have a brilliant idea for next season’s hit TV show? Then this five-week Los Angeles Pilot Class is for you. Let successful TV writer David Iserson (Mr Robot, New Girl, Mad Men, Saturday Night Live), share his secrets for developing the DNA of your show, developing characters that bring us back, season after season. Through lively craft lectures and David’s help on your script idea, you’ll have developed the formula for your series...
Funny HaHa or Funny Huh? TV Dramedy Workshop
Writing Pad @ 688 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Have you always dreamed of writing the next “Girls” or “Shameless”? If so, then this one-day Los Angeles Dramedy workshop with veteran TV Writer and Saturday Night Live Alum Cindy Caponera (Nurse Jackie, Shameless) is the class for you! Cindy explains the parameters of the Dramedy format and shares her secret formula for creating shows that both audiences and execs will adore. In this one-day TV Dramedy Workshop, she’ll teach you how to...
So You Wanna be a Screenwriter? Beginning Screenwriting
Writing Pad @ 688 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA
You dream of writing a killer script that launches you to the wtop of “The Black List” and gets you a seven figure deal. Or maybe you want to turn your life story into an Emmy award-winning HBO series. If so, veteran screenwriter and TV writer Chris Reed can help. He’s written for all the big boys, Disney, Fox, Sony, and Nickelodeon and even created the a screenplay “Jaguar” that would eventually become “The Lion King” while working...
TV II: A TV Drama Draft Writing Workshop
Writing Pad @ 10200 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA
You have a killer beat sheet for your TV Pilot, but when you sit down to write, everything turns to mush: vague characters, huge data dumps, clunky dialogue, and scenes that go nowhere. If this sounds familiar, successful writing partners John Herrera and Nina Fiore (The Handmaid’s Tale) can help. In this ten-week Online TV Draft Writing Workshop, you’ll get John and Nina’s help crafting an amazing outline and writing scenes that have...
Advanced Screen Writing: From Page to Screen
Santa Monica College @ SMC Bundy Campus, Santa Monica, CA
Empower yourself in your journey from the blank page to the silver screen! In a hands-on workshop for screenwriters who have written at least a short or a feature film, gain practical tools to solve both storytelling and business issues. Find out how to address typical concerns of a screenwriter--from researches to writer’s block, from story structure to how to market your script--and pick up tips and techniques you can immediately apply to your...
Promise of the Premise: A 2nd Act Screenwriting Class
The meat of any movie is the second act, and it’s the place where even seasoned writers fall down. In this five week class, veteran scribe, Chris Reed will show you how to tackle this sixty-page beast. Through fun, in-class exercises, you’ll learn to utilize the emotional reality of storytelling to keep your audience involved, how characters and relationships create action, how to employ twists and turns, the source of great dialogue, and how...
Screenwriter's Treasure Chest: Advanced Skills Workshop
Writing Pad @ 688 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA
You have an outline for your brilliant screenplay, or maybe even a first draft. But how do you take it to the next level and turn it into a polished, sellable script? Enter veteran screenwriter Chris Reed (Disney, Touchstone) to help you make your screenplay shine. In this 5-week class, Chris shares his secrets for creating emotionally compelling stories, engaging characters, and snappy dialogue. Chris will teach you how to craft character...
Podcasting 2: Finish Your Podcast Episode 1
Writing Pad @ 10200 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA
Is it your dream to create the next Serial, This American Life, or Startup? If so, this is the class for you! In this five-week San Francisco Podcasting 2 Class, “The Intersection” Podcast host and producer David Boyer will teach you how to take your pilot outline and ideas for your podcast to the next level, using the tools of this engaging new storytelling form. Through informative craft lectures, targeted in-class feedback, deconstructing...
Screenwriting III: A Master Screenwriting Workshop
Writing Pad @ Online Classroom via Zoom, Los Angeles, CA
You have a movie script in progress, but as you move through the acts, plot twists, and scenes, you get stuck. Have no fear. Veteran scribe Chris Reed (12 scripts sold) will help take your script to the next level in this five-week online master screenwriting workshop. Before the first session, you will fill out a brief survey detailing your script challenges, and from this, Chris will create custom lectures based on your issues to teach you advanced...
TV Structure for Pilot Writing
Writing Pad @ Online Classroom via Zoom, Los Angeles, CA
Note: This is primarily a lecture class with some in-class exercises but not everyone will get to share their writing for feedback due to the seminar format. Writing a TV pilot is a tall order for anyone and without firm footing, your feet are as good as clay. Fortunately, whether you’re writing a thriller set in outer space or an angsty teen romance set on a Montana ranch there’s a set of basic principles that will help you consistently arrive...
$95
Screenwriting 101
Writing Pad @ Online Classroom via Zoom, Los Angeles, CA
Note: This is primarily a lecture class. There will be no feedback on student work. Do you want to write movies, but don’t know where to start? Not to worry. Veteran Screenwriter Chris Reed will provide the foundation you need to begin your journey into the world of writing for the silver screen. He’s written for all the big boys, Disney, Fox, Sony, and Nickelodeon and even created the screenplay “Jaguar” that would eventually become “The...
$95
The Rewrite
On the Page @ 12412 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA
You know your script has to be rewritten. You know it has to be original, active, polished and poignant before it goes into industry hands. But, where do you start? In this class, lectures, film examples and in-class writing tools show you what your script needs and helps you to fix it on the spot! You'll "script doctor" in class, hone pages, deepen your characters and breathe new life into dialogue. At the end of the 6 weeks, you'll leave with...
Screenwriting 101
DBA Flappers University @ 102 E Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA
Students will gain an understanding of the basic process of feature film screenwriting. Filmmaking begins with story development and script writing. This is a course for developing ideas for the screen and practicing the techniques to evolve the ideas into a finished screenplay. Course work will involve progressive exercises in the development of a script and finally an outline and several scenes for a screenplay for your film. Prerequisite: No...
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