Screenwriting

Finish your screenplay in three months

WHEN Mondays, June 10 - August 27, 6:45-9:45 pm ET - Full Schedule

WHERE Mediabistro offices, New York, NY

PRICE
$675 (or $650 for AvantGuild members - details)

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You've had a great idea for a screenplay for years. Now's your chance to write it.

In this course, you'll work with like-minded classmates and veteran Mediabistro instructor D.B. Gilles (author of The Screenwriter Within and NYU Tisch professor) to finish and workshop a complete draft of your screenplay.

In this class, you will learn how to:

Develop the three-act structure of screenwriting
Enhance your storytelling abilities and create drama in every scene
Format and structure your screenplay
Create effective, memorable characters
Market your screenplay when it's finished

By the end of class, you will have:
A complete first draft of your screenplay.

Course Syllabus

Screenwriting (PDF)

View a sample syllabus for the class here.

Instructor

D.B. Gilles teaches screenwriting and comedy writing at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and has taught in the Graduate Film Division at Columbia University. He is the author of The Screenwriter Within and The Portable Film School and is co-author of the George W. Bush parody W. The First 100 Days: A White House Journal. D.B.'s essay on writer's block, The Short Attention Span Screenwriter, is a popular Internet download and he has been published in The New York Times.

D.B.'s comedy Men's Singles has been produced throughout the world. He wrote the screen adaptation of the play Spinning Into Butter and is featured in the book Ask The Pros: Screenwriting Questions Answered By Industry Professionals. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild and Writers Guild of America.

D.B. Gilles's Courses
Screenwriting – New York (Starts June 10)

Testimonials

D.B. is the best. His knowledge is unlimited and he pushes you to be the best writer you can be. I have taken this class twice and plan on doing it again and again for the volume of work I'm creating because of it. -- Claire Bosch

"I wrote a play that was produced half a dozen times as a staged reading. D.B. took it from that point to a screenplay. I can't imagine a better way to get a script finished." -- John Tepper Marlin

"D.B. creates a focused environment that allows you to trust your instincts. He helps get those words on the page so that all you need to do is go back and make it better." -- James Babbin, Austin Film Festival quarterfinalist

"D.B. is one of the most brilliant, articulate, and helpful screenwriters out there. When he reads a scene, he finds not only what's in the script but what's swimming around in the writer's mind." -- Pia Sawhney

"D.B. is excellent. If you want insightful comments, constructive criticism, and a completed script in 12 weeks, he's your man." -- Jessica Caldwell