This course for the beginning screenwriter guides students through the process of executing a detailed step outline and drafting a first act. In the first half of the class, focus is on further developing their story, articulating their dramatic idea, considering plot, structure, character, and action and translating that into a working outline. The second half of class is directed towards understanding the essential dramatic elements of a feature film set-up including the establishment of tone, theme, world, character, inciting incident, tension, and stakes. Writing craft and technique are additionally explored with these fundamental features of the first act. Class is largely run as a workshop with class members reading one another’s work and providing both written critique and focused and constructive feedback in class discussion.

This course for the beginning screenwriter guides students through the process of executing a detailed step outline and drafting a first act. In the first half of the class, focus is on further developing their story, articulating their dramatic idea, considering plot, structure, character, and action and translating that into a working outline. The second half of class is directed towards understanding the essential dramatic elements of a feature film set-up including the establishment of tone, theme, world, character, inciting incident, tension, and stakes. Writing craft and technique are additionally explored with these fundamental features of the first act. Class is largely run as a workshop with class members reading one another’s work and providing both written critique and focused and constructive feedback in class discussion.

This course for the beginning screenwriter guides students through the process of executing a detailed step outline and drafting a first act. In the first half of the class, focus is on further developing their story, articulating their dramatic idea, considering plot, structure, character, and action and translating that into a working outline. The second half of class is directed towards understanding the essential dramatic elements of a feature film set-up including the establishment of tone, theme, world, character, inciting incident, tension, and stakes. Writing craft and technique are additionally explored with these fundamental features of the first act. Class is largely run as a workshop with class members reading one another’s work and providing both written critique and focused and constructive feedback in class discussion.

This course for the beginning screenwriter guides students through the process of executing a detailed step outline and drafting a first act. In the first half of the class, focus is on further developing their story, articulating their dramatic idea, considering plot, structure, character, and action and translating that into a working outline. The second half of class is directed towards understanding the essential dramatic elements of a feature film set-up including the establishment of tone, theme, world, character, inciting incident, tension, and stakes. Writing craft and technique are additionally explored with these fundamental features of the first act. Class is largely run as a workshop with class members reading one another’s work and providing both written critique and focused and constructive feedback in class discussion.