This workshop will inspire Actors from all over the world to take control of their own work through exploring the craft of visual storytelling taught by seasoned movie studio executive & screenwriter Steven Douglas-Craig. ​

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COURSE DESCRIPTION:

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Actors/Writers will be guided through developing and writing a short film screenplay using big beat outlining & character development processes polished into a production-ready 6-8 page (minute)  final draft in just 8 weeks!

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This course is designed to develop basic screenwriting abilities for actors by focusing on narrative short form, and in particular, character-driven pieces. Analyzing successful short films (& screenplays) while writing their own, Actor/Writers will focus on structure, character development, the role of conflict, strategies for writing effective dialogue and the importance of setting. 

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Believing in the effectiveness of reading, watching, and writing, this course uses lectures, short form visual analysis, reading/analyzing scripts, writing exercises and workshopping of participants' work with the goal of developing your unique voice for the screen.​

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NOTE: Please come to 1st class with TWO short form concepts to pitch. Pitches should give clear, concise, two or three-sentence answer to Who's your protagonist? Where's story set? What's antagonistic force? What is central crisis?