[NEohioPAL] Subject to Post: SCREENWRITING CLASS STARTING SEPTEMBER 10th

Thomas Frattare tomfrattare at att.net
Thu Aug 22 13:01:01 PDT 2013


SCREENWRITING CLASS STARTING SEPTEMBER 10th


SCREENWRITING 101: Introduction to 21st Century Screenwriting 


A 9-week class in the Fundamentals of Screenwriting designed for all kinds of writers. We will cover dozens of core principles and discuss over 100 practical tips and specific techniques on how to plan, structure, people and write a screenplay. No actual screenwriting is required, but we will work on short treatments, loglines and pitching. Bottom line: this is the class you'll want BEFORE you begin writing your next script.


IN-DEPTH TOPICS INCLUDE: the "Ten Commandments" of Writing, fundamental principles of Story, beat sheets, step outlines, treatments, loglines, pitches, query letters, new proper screenplay format (and why it's important), scenes, sequences, Basic Structure, the Hero's Journey, character types, kinds of Heroes, the two journeys every Hero must undertake, character arcs, motivations and goals, perception shifts, writing great dialogue, subtext, the first 10 pages, a dozen different genres, and more.


WHO: Taught by Tom Frattare, a local screenwriter, playwright and dramaturg, and a graduate of Ohio University’s M.F.A. Dramatic Writing program. My style is to mix lecture with discussion and show videos of many Oscar-winning shorts and scenes from great films and TV shows. The class will be thorough and a heck of a lot of fun.


WHO ELSE? YOU! This course is intended for beginning screenwriters and future filmmakers, as well as playwrights and novelists, who will not only learn the craft of writing for a new medium but will gain valuable insight into their own as well.


COST: $160. This intensive course is packed with over 18 hours of college-level material yet is offered for only a fraction of the cost of attending one screenwriting conference or college course.


WHEN: 9 Tuesdays, staring September 10th. Class meets from 7-9 pm at Ensemble Theater, 2843 Washington Blvd., in Cleveland Heights. Class ends November 19, 2013.


MORE INFO: No text is required. All you need is a notebook. Handouts and scripts will be supplied for reading between classes. 


Registration Information is available online at www.ensemble-theatre.com


QUESTIONS: Email me directly at screenwriting101 at yahoo.com or tomfrattare at att.net






Tom Frattare
tomfrattare at att.net
screenwriting101 at yahoo.com

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