Script University

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Last Chance to Register!   Join long-time favorite instructor Dave Trottier to discover and develop your writing creativity in just three weeks! You'll tackle blocks, block fears, and liberate your inner writer. Best of all, you'll have loads of fun as you embark on your creative journey! This workshop will help you achieve higher levels of creativity leading you to excellence in your writing. Lessons Include: Finding your ideal “creative state of mind” What the Sistine Chapel and the movie Psycho have in common Creating your writing mission statement and quest Check out all of the lessons here >> Each week’s session ends with a creative writing assignment. In addition, there will be many in-class activities and exercises. Think of this as a workshop rather than a class.   Course Starts Thursday! January 21 - February 11   SIGN UP NOW!   Instructor: Dave Trottier   Dave Trottier has sold several screenplays and developed projects for The Walt Disney Company, Jim Henson Pictures, Hill Fields (for ABC), among others (some credits: Igor’s Revenge, The New Musketeers, A Window in Time, Hercules Recycled, The Penny Promise, and A Summer with Hemingway’s Twin.) As a script consultant and teacher, he has helped clients sell their work and win contests, including two Nicholl Fellowships and a National Play Award. His book, The Screenwriter’s Bible is now in its sixth edition and is a top seller.  He was honored with the Distinguishing Teaching Award by the University of Phoenix and has taught writing courses, workshops, and seminars at over 30 American universities.  He has written his “Ask Dr. Format” column for Script magazine since 1989 and is the friendly host of keepwriting.com.     Active Interest Media 5710 Flatiron Parkway Suite A Boulder, Colorado, 80301 United States     Create an Electrifying Treatment in 21 Days!   We're happy to announce that award-winning writer, journalist, and filmmaker Bryan Young is now teaching this always popular course! Not only is a treatment a vital selling tool for screenwriters, the process of writing a treatment can help screenwriters lay a solid foundation for their screenplay that can save valuable time in the writing process. This is your chance to map out your plot and develop your characters before you’ve backed yourself into a corner with ninety pages of blood, sweat, and tears behind you. Let Script University show you, step-by-step, how to create an electrifying treatment! We’ve made the anxiety-producing process of treatment writing simple with our ground-breaking approach to the form. By the end of this workshop, you will have a strong treatment and a solid log line for your screenplay that has been vetted by an industry professional. "This course has helped me tremendously. I was clueless as to how to write a treatment; what to include and what a treatment language was like. The course taught me all that I needed to know; in just three weeks!" -Former Student What a treatment is and what it isn’t When to use a treatment The differences between a treatment, synopsis, coverage, beat sheet and outline The proper format for a treatment How to choose what scenes go in your treatment What to do with your treatment Where to look for story ideas and much more!      January 28 - February 18   LEARN MORE!   Instructor: Bryan Young   Bryan Young is an award-winning writer, journalist, and filmmaker. He's worked on numerous documentaries, including one the New York Times called "filmmaking gold." He co-wrote the political documentary Killer at Large about America's obesity epidemic and works daily doing documentary work for government clients. He writes frequently for /Film, StarWars.Com, Syfy, and others.     Active Interest Media 5710 Flatiron Parkway Suite A Boulder, Colorado, 80301 United States   Whether you're completely new to writing screenplays or you're an experienced screenwriter looking to add a new skill, Script University has a course for you, all from the comfort of your home! Click here to view the full course schedule >>   Courses Starting This Week:  Your Creative Journey Instructor: Dave Trottier Join long-time favorite instructor Dave Trottier to discover and develop your writing creativity in just three weeks! You'll tackle blocks, block fears, and liberate your inner writer. Best of all, you'll have loads of fun as you embark on your creative journey! Beginning Feature Film Writing: Acts II & III Instructor: Donald H Hewitt This workshop is designed to pick up where Beginning Feature Film Writing: Outline and Act I left off. If you are working your way to a completed screenplay, this is the next step. In this workshop, you will receive practical instruction on how to construct a thrilling Act Two and a satisfying Act Three.   Writing the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Screenplay Instructor: Neal Stevens Science fiction and fantasy films push the boundaries of the imagination to another realm where anything in this world, other worlds, or even the entire universe can exist. This course will show you how to go beyond derivative, go beyond stereotypical characters, and create a compelling screenplay!   Beginning Television Writing Instructor: William Rabkin In this four-week course, an established executive producer/showrunner will give you an inside look at the world of dramatic, episodic television. You will explore—and practice—the actual process involved in successfully writing a spec episodic script that will open doors across Hollywood.   Upcoming Webinar:  Art of The Sale: How to Build a Look Book That Will Sell Your Script with Jon James Miller January 28, 1:00 PM PST Whether small independent or big-budget blockbuster, a Look Book conveys the "look and feel" of your project more than any script page ever could. This webinar will deconstruct how to build a compelling Look Book for your original screenplay with numerous examples taken from successful film projects. It will also provide tips of the trade to make the most of these visual aids while pitching your project and get your audience excited to read your work from the very beginning.   Hate being tied to a schedule? Check out our affordable Self-Paced Courses >>   EXPERT INSTRUCTORS | CONVENIENT ACCESS INVALUABLE FEEDBACK   Active Interest Media 5710 Flatiron Parkway Suite A Boulder, Colorado, 80301 United States   Sell Your Script with a Visually Stunning Look Book   Whether small independent or big-budget blockbuster, a Look Book conveys the "look and feel" of your project more than any script page ever could. This webinar will deconstruct how to build a compelling Look Book for your original screenplay with numerous examples taken from successful film projects. It will also provide tips of the trade to make the most of these visual aids while pitching your project and get your audience excited to read your work from the very beginning. Most important, creating a successful Look Book prepares you for getting your ideas out into the real world. A close-relative to the picture book, a successful Look Book provides the visual motifs of your script that hook the reader and will compel them to read your 90-plus page script. This visual shorthand will also set the stage for pitching your project to an industry audience that is inundated with spec scripts on a daily basis and entice their interest with imagery that will stick in their head - so much so that it will put your screenplay at the very top of their slush pile. Jon has written several award-winning screenplays and assisted dozens of screenwriters in perfecting their scripts for sale on the market. He has also been a professional reader for studio executives and written coverage for hundreds of original spec screenplays. He knows the most important element in any script is having a unique visual hook, and he will show you how to showcase your writing talent with a great Look Book that will capture the imagination of Hollywood.   How to structure an irresistible Look Book to highlight your writing How to create imagery with a fresh and original visual hook based on your script How to organize and showcase your screenplay with a compelling visual shorthand Writers who want to encourage a script sale with a visually stunning Look Book Writers who want to add another tool to their pitching arsenal with visual aids Writers who want to convey the look and feel of their film with attention-grabbing concept art Writers who want to visualize their original characters, settings and stories for the film market Writers looking to create a new cinematic universe using visual references from other movies   January 28, 1:00 PM PST   SIGN UP NOW!   Instructor: Jon James Miller   Jon James Miller is an award-winning screenwriter, novelist and short story writer. His debut novel, Looking For Garbo a noir thriller was published by Amphorae Publishing Group and is a 2019 INDIES Book Award Finalist and 2019 MiPA Book Awards Finalist. Jon is represented by Jill Marr at Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency.     Active Interest Media 5710 Flatiron Parkway Suite A Boulder, Colorado, 80301 United States