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Get Your Story Straight

SCRIPT X 401

Craft and tinker with your story from a high-level point of view in this workshop teaching you the basics of screen story for beginners.

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What you can learn.

Understand what a logline is and how it can capture the essence of your story
Learn script structure and break your story into acts
Get insight into the relationship between plot and protagonist to craft a powerful story
Develop a beat sheet that covers the major story points you want to hit

About this course:

In this short introductory workshop designed for beginners, you learn the key building blocks for a writing a structurally solid screenplay. You begin by refining your story idea by studying and workshopping the elements that make for a successful logline. You then expand upon that and learn how to structure your story into three compelling acts. Special attention is paid to developing a protagonist character your audience will really care about and how that ties into the plotting of your story using the major plot points. By the end of the course you have a refined logline, character bio and basic beat sheet that covers the major beats of your story from beginning, middle and end.

Spring 2025 Schedule

May 14 - June 4

Wednesday 5:00PM - 8:00PM PT

Future Offering (Opens February 03, 2025 12:00:00 AM)

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Instructor: Diane Drake

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Fee:

$325.00

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Location: Remote Classroom

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Notes

Enrollment limited to 15 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required.

This course is held via video teleconference. Instructors use Zoom to offer live class meetings at the designated class meeting time. Students must be present at the course meeting time as each student’s final grade may include scores for participation. Please inform your instructor if you will miss a class meeting. You are responsible for any class information you missed. We suggest you arrange with a fellow classmate to share their notes when feasible.

Refund Deadline

Refunds only available from February 03, 2025 to May 18, 2025

Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

GET YOUR STORY STRAIGHT : A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO SCREENWRITING BY A MILLION-DOLLAR SCREENWRITER by DRAKE, DIANE

ISBN 9780692640364

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