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12-Week Screenwriter

Start (and finish!) your screenplay in three months.

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12-Week Screenwriter

DURATION/TIME
12 weeks
Wednesdays
May 24 - August 9
7-10 pm

LEVEL
Intermediate/advanced

LOCATION
New York (Soho)

PRICE
$610 ($575 for )
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Course Details

You've had a great idea for a screenplay for years. You can write and have a good eye for a story. But you just can't seem to get from concept to finished product. What you is need an in-depth look at structure, dialogue, character, and development. And what do you need the most? To finish your script!

In this intense, 12-week workshop, you'll work with like-minded classmates and veteran mb instructor DB Gilles (author of The Screenwriter Within) to finish and workshop a complete draft of your screenplay.

In this class, you can expect to learn:
  • The three-act punctuation structure of screenwriting
  • How to enhance your storytelling abilities and create more drama in every scene
  • How to format and structure your screenplay
  • How to create effective, memorable characters
  • What to do with your screenplay when it's finished
By the end of class, you can expect to have:
A complete first draft of your screenplay.

Admission requirements:
Please submit a letter of interest (including a brief work history) and a fiction or nonfiction writing sample (less than 2,000 words).

Instructor Bio

D.B. Gilles's Courses

Screenwriting – New York (Class starts January 26)
Screenwriting – New York (Class starts February 21)

D.B. Gilles
D.B. Gilles is the author of The Screenwriter Within and The Portable Film School. He is co-author of the George W. Bush parody W. The First 100 Days: A White House Journal. His essay on writer's block, The Short Attention Span Screenwriter, is a popular Internet download. He has also 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, which stars Sarah Jessica Parker. He is also featured in the book Ask The Pros: Screenwriting Questions Answered By Industry Professionals. D.B. teaches screenwriting and comedy writing at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He has also taught in the Graduate Film Division at Columbia University. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild and Writers Guild of America.


Testimonials


D.B. is the best around. His knowledge of the craft 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 sheer volume of work I'm creating because of it. -- Claire Bosch

"D.B. is so helpful and encouraging, devoting lots of attention to each student individually. I would recommend this course to any screenwriter who might need guidance, feedback or just a little creative push." -- Elissa Santo

"Screenwriting with D.B. is even better the second time. Students are able to keep working on their drafts, and get even more feedback. Students who have taken this class before should definitely take it again." -- Elle Tracy

"D.B.'s class is a must. He'll help you develop an idea, create a plot outline, and provide great feedback as you flesh it out into a full-length screenplay. I've taken his screenwriting workshop series five times already.." -- Carlo DeCarlo

"I wrote a play that was produced half a dozen times as a staged reading. D.B. took it from that point to a finished 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 and gets you writing. He helps you 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. provided a solid understanding of the structure and format of a feature length screenplay. With this knowledge, insight into the business, and honest feedback I was able to complete a first draft by the final class." -- Jacquetta Szathmari

"D.B.'s knowledge of, and passion for screenwriting made writing my screenplay possible. He is a generous and caring teacher with a great sense of humor, which made for a very fun and productive class." -- Elizabeth A. Kent

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

"D.B.'s class was great! I would recommend his class to anyone who wants to learn screenwriting in a fun and electric environment!" -- Ken Levine

"Everyone who needs motivation to write should take this class. I started with an idea and shaped it into a finished screenplay during the length of the class. -- Susan Burns

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