How Hollywood Works as Told Through the “Life of a Screenplay”

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Learn the “do”s, the “do not”s, and the all important “why”s essential to the craft of Screenwriting

TIME: 2 hour

DESCRIPTION: The screenwriter writes “Fade Out. The end.” But that’s only the beginning! Come, survey the landscape of the film industry through the lens of “The Life of a Screenplay”. Many screenwriters have good ideas for movies, but cannot move producers do make them realities. Many screenwriters write and rewrite, forgetting their first audience: the Reader. Knowing what directors, producers, and financiers are looking for in a screenplay can demystify the screenwriting process and save a lot of rejection, headaches, and painful rewrites. If you are a novice looking for advice, an aspiring screenwriter looking for direction, or an experienced writer or producer looking to network and review skills, this event could meet your needs!

A few things students will learnWM Script Photo

  • Story Essentials
  • Cinematic Storytelling and Structure
  • Introduction to Character Creation
  • Common Formatting Pitfalls
  • The Screenwriter and the Production Cycle
  • Hollywood and the Screenwriter
  • What Agents and Managers can Do for You (and What They Can’t)
  • The Worth of a Graphic Novel