MASTER
SCREENWRITING CLASSES ROGUES WINTER
2012
January-March FILM STRUCTURE
CLASS 1
STRUCTURE IS THE ESSENCE OF SCREENWRITING AND THE FUNDAMENTAL
TOOL IN A GOOD SCREENPLAY. BUILDING THE CLOTHESLINE TO HANG YOUR
SCREENPLAY ON IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES, BUT ALSO THE MOST REWARDING
WHEN YOU GET IT RIGHT. IT WILL SAVE YOU
INNUMERABLE DRAFTS, GIVE YOU A SKELETON TO BUILD FROM, AND ENSURE YOUR
CHARACTERS HAVE STRONG INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL GOALS AND THAT THEIR DESIRES AND
PASSIONS ARE THE CENTRE OF YOUR SCREENPLAY.
Structure encompasses, external action, inner and outer
character goals and arcs, thematic structure, A & B subplots or multiple
subplots and visual images/ metaphors structured into your screenplay. It is the layers of the screenplay that give
the screenplay depth, but it starts first with laying the groundwork of the
main external A structure and character goals and arcs.
Saturday
2:00-4:30
8
classes plus 4 weeks independent study writing assignments with work handed in
January
7th to March 24, 2012
Participants
will study screenplay structure, character, use of theme, visual imagery, BEAT
outlines and major turning points and complete exercises online. Part of the class will be independent work
which the participants will hand in or email to me for comments and discussion.
This
is a working class designed for writers, screenwriters, directors, playwrights,
actors and film buffs using actual films and screenplays for study. It will also include discussion of marketing, how to get an agent and selling a
screenplay.
$690.00(+GST)
– 8 Classes plus 1on1 online feedback based on completed assignments
Payment
schedule can be arranged with Rogues Studios.
For
an Additional $100.00 those with completed manuscripts and screenplays will be
read by Wendy with feedback provided
About
the Instructor Wendy Hill-Tout has produced, executive produced, written and
directed over 30 films, including Into the West with executive producer Steven
Spielberg, nominated for 16 Emmy's, Undercover Christmas for CBS which swept the
ratings with 18M viewers, Goose on the Loose, a feature starring Chevy Chase,
the Perfect Man, a feature, winner of Best Screenwriting, Best Drama, Shattered
Dreams, a documentary nominated for Best Documentary and Best Direction, at the
Academy of Canadian Film and Television, No Place To Go, winner of a Columbus
Award and San Francisco Award for Best Documentary, among many others. She has studied with many industry
professionals and story editors including Michael Hauge (Writing Screenplays
that Sell), Robert McGee, Lew Hunter (head UCLA screenwriting), Sid Field and
others. Her screenplay courses have
received rave reviews from professionals and amateurs alike. She is currently
co-writing a TV mini-series and a feature film.
