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INTRO TO SCREENWRITING

6 Week Class | Wednesday’s | 6pm – 9pm

Our “Intro To Screen Writing Class” will take place at  Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC) located at 3675 Market Street, Philadelphia PA 19104. 

SCHEDULE 

Mandatory Orientation: October 23rd, 2024 from 6pm – 7:30pm at CIC
Session 1 | Wednesday, October 30th, 2024:  Intro To Screening writing
Session 2 | Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Session 3 | Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Session 4 |  Wednesday, November 20, 2024
NO SESSION | Wednesday, November, 27:  HOLIDAY BREAK
Season 5 | , December 4, 2024
Session 6 | , December 11, 2024
Congratulatory Celebration: TBD

BENEFITS

  • Upon completion of the class, students will have the opportunity to be selected to have their screenplay revised from scene reviews, and analysis to scene-to-scene polishing.
  • Receive feedback on a short film script for free.
    Learn how to utilize free screenwriting software and paid software used by industry professionals.
  • Network with aspiring screenwriters and build a community of scriptwriters within the cohort.
  • Develop a compelling logline for a screenplay.
  • Sit in and participate in a read-through of completed scripts.
  • Learn the industry-wide standards for developing a screenplay.
  • Free Headshots

CLASS DETAILS

TUITION

STUDENT TUITION: $500

Payment Plans: 

Option 1:

  • Pay in full: $500 -$25 discount = $475 total 
  • Deadline by October 18th, 2024 

Option 2: Installments 

Downpayment of Half ($500) will be due to start: October 18th, 2024

  • Installment 1: $250 deadline
  • Week 3: November 13th: $250 final payment due to continue in class

Limited Slots available****  Class seats are limited, students are accepted on a first-come-first served basis.

Classes are mandatory. With 1 unexcused absence, your participation will be under review, with 2 unexcused absences, your participation may be voided.

There are No Refunds. If your participation is voided due to the lack of attendance the rules for no refunds stands.

SYLLABUS (CLASS SCHEDULE)

Week 1 | INTRO TO SCREEN WRITING

Understanding the Business of Filmmaking & Screenwriting. This intro session only will be taught by Eli & Lu Bevins

Brittany Haigler & Bree Haigler I
instructors for all following sessions:

WEEK 2 | SCREENPLAY FORMATTING 
Phase 1: The Ins and Outs of Screenwriting (Industry-Wide Guidelines) Phase 2: Breaking Down A Script Page 1 (Slugline, Action, Character & Dialogue) or simply (Script Elements)

WEEK 3 | SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT
Phase 1: Breaking Down A Script Part 2 (Celtx & Final Draft) Phase 2: Stages of Script Development (Setting, Character, Plot & Genre)

WEEK 4 |
Phase 1: The Anatomy of a Sequence (Act One, Act Two, & Act Three) Phase 2: From Loglines to Taglines (Synopsis/Catchphrase)

WEEK 5 | SCREENWRITING
Phase 1: Screenwriting Exercises and Preparation (Script Setup) Phase 2: Writing Your Screenplay (Act One)

WEEK 6 | TABLE READING
Phase 1: Structured Read-throughs of Screenplays(Constructive Feedback) Phase 2: Reflections(Group Discussion)