Weekend Blitz Workshops
Friday Evening to Sunday Afternoon

CLASS STRUCTURE

FRIDAY 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Introduction: Elements of story. From story/concept into screenplay: the process begins. Participants may tell their stories/concepts. The five pillars movie structure outlined. Participants start to refine their concepts and engineer a treatment. Analysis: The Grabber - five ways to engage your audience from page one. Viewing and discussion of the openings of two great movies that will form the ongoing examples of great movie structure.

SATURDAY 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Initial incidents and new directions. Instruction and discussion: from the creation of the conflict and the start of the protagonist's journey to the first turning point. Viewing and analysis of the first act of a successful movie, including set-up, inciting incident and the first turning point. Viewing of sequences from the ongoing movie exemplars to the turning point.

Lunch Break

Participants may share what their first turning point could be. Instruction, viewings and discussion. Analysis: mid points and major setbacks. Viewing and discussion of sequences from the ongoing movie exemplars to the midpoint and major setback.

SUNDAY 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Participants may share what their midpoint and major setback might be. Viewing and analysis: climax and aftermath. Viewing and discussion of sequences from the ongoing movie exemplars' climaxes and aftermaths. Participants may share what their climax and aftermath could be.

Lunch Break

Discussion and demonstration: writing dialogue and writing the action sequence. Creating characters that engage. Tell us your story again, in the light of the weekend's discussions and promptings. Discussion: What's next? How can your idea/short story/concept become an outline, then a script that producers will want to read?

E-mail Brian & Keith if you'd like to register for a weekend screenwriting workshop.