Name: Introduction to Screenwriting
Start: 2023-06-13T17:30:00-05:00
End: 2023-06-13T19:30:00-05:00
Location: The Newberry

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What you'll learn in this writing class:

For this class, a cohort of new screenwriters will each take their project from first idea to first revised draft. Along the way we will develop an understanding of the foundations of screenwriting: character, story, and structure. This will be aided by readings from professional screenplays. Finally, the completed first drafts will be workshopped by the class, providing guidance on where their writing can go next.

Materials List: Screenwriting software

For the First Class:

Acquire and familiarize yourself with a screenwriting software system. See some suggested options below; each has its pros and cons, so explore and see what feels best to you.

Final Draft – No free version

Fade In - Free version is watermarked

Highland - Free version is watermarked; Mac Only

WriterDuet - Free with limited number of scripts

Arc Studio Pro - Free with limited number of scripts

WriterSolo - Totally Free

Kit Scenarist - Totally Free

Finally, the instructor recommends reading this free formatting guide from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, if you are not familiar with the conventions of screenplays.

Refund Policy

Requests for refunds must be received in writing. To request a refund, email us at [email protected].

For single- and two-session seminars, tuition (less 10% processing fee) is refundable until 2 business day before the seminar begins.
For seminars meeting more than twice, tuition (less 10% processing fee) is refundable until 2 business day prior to the second class meeting; we cannot give a refund once the seminar has met a second time.

After this the class has met (for the second time in a longer course) we pay our instructors and do not give any refunds. We do not offer letters of credit.

If the seminar fails to reach a minimum of seven registrations before the early registration deadline (one week before the first day of the term), the seminar will be canceled and all participants will be refunded less a 5% non-refundable registration fee. The instructor is required to teach the seminar if it reaches seven registrations prior to the early registration deadline. In some cases, a seminar may be offered with fewer than seven registrations at the option of the instructor.

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