WELCOME TO THE TENTH SPHERE: Cut The Crap and WRITE THAT DAMN SCREENPLAY! - Events
***BRAND NEW COURSE!***
NICHOLAS IANDOLO
Presents an exciting new class on the business of screenwriting!
The Business of Screenwriting—An Introductory Course on How to Break In
Based on the success of his If You Don't Pitch It, They Won't Come class for the 2011 Rhode Island International Film Festival's Script Biz Workshop, Nicholas Iandolo has refined and expanded the class into a three-week, three-night course that will educate the aspiring and niave screenwriter as to the realities of the industry and give them tools and resources to survive the gauntlet that they will have to endure upon embarking on this often-times emotionally challenging journey.
Course Description
You’ve poured your blood, sweat, and tears into your screenplays, diligently crafting every scene, every word, every character’s story arc, everything! Now what are you going to do? That’s where The Business of Screenwriting course comes in. In this course you will learn:
- The harsh realities of the screenwriting business
- What you can expect when you do break into Hollywood
- Should you move to LA or not?
- Strategies for getting your work noticed and read by Hollywood and film industry executives
- Other ways to get your work produced
- And the all important art of pitching to Hollywood executives on night two
- [Optionally] A public viewing on the third night of the relevant and insightful DVD documentary, Tales From The Script
This course is a concise tour of the entertainment industry maze that Nick will give the participants a realistic overview of what they can expect when attempting to break into this next to impossible and grueling industry. However, for those lucky few with nerves of steel, the patience of a saint, and unflappable resolve, the rewards can be amazing!
Reading Requirements
There are three very relevant books that the students may get but are not required for this class.
Writing Movies for Fun and Profit by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon
Tales From The Script edited by Peter Hanson and Paul Robert Herman
Cut The Crap and PITCH THAT DAMN SCREENPLAY! By Nicholas Iandolo (available exclusively to class participants for a nominal fee)
The only other mandatory requirement for this class is that the students must have written at least one industry standard (or close to it) feature length (90 to 120 pages give or take) screenplay ready to pitch.
Where
Dedham Evening Courses (DEC)
Adult Education Program
70 Whiting Avenue
Dedham, MA 02026
When
January 23, 2012 - 7:00PM-9:00PM, Session One
January 30, 2012 - 7:00PM-9:00PM, Session Two
February 6, 2012 - 7:00PM-9:00PM, Session Three
(Snow date: February 13)
More Info
Course fee is $60
Registration ends on Friday, January 20th
Contact
Judy Foley, Program Coordinator
NICHOLAS IANDOLO
Presents His Signature
Cut The Crap Screenwriting—An Introductory Course!
Ever wanted to learn how to quickly and uninhibitedly write that first great screenplay that you have burning inside?
Here's your chance!
Author Nicholas Iandolo will be taking you from dissecting the fears and self-conscious excuses that keep you from writing to blazing a trail through your story and beyond!
In this writing-intensive class, you will learn:
- What are the five types of BS Writers and how not to be one of them
- How to bend the rules of genre to your will
- How to craft a powerhouse logline and a kick-ass title that will focus your writing before you write the script!
- The difference between badass character archetypes and cheap-ass character stereotypes--and how to create a memorable cadre of characters
- The Three Ps of character development
- The Three Cs of story structure
- The Three Ss of action and dialogue
- A cutting the crap practical THREE-Stage approach to writing that first draft
- And how to solve a plethora of screenwriting problems
It's going to be an exhilarating 4-week course as Nick will not only be teaching his unique motivational concepts on screenwriting (and writing in general) but also there will be Hollywood-style story-pitching exercises to get the budding scribes to start thinking like Hollywood screenwriters.
Don’t miss this cutting the crap no BS screenwriting class!!!
Where
Dedham Evening Courses (DEC)
Adult Education Program
70 Whiting Avenue
Dedham, MA 02026
When
March 12, 2012 - 7:00PM-9:00PM, Session One
March 19, 2012 - 7:00PM-9:00PM, Session Two
March 26, 2012 - 7:00PM-9:00PM, Session Three
April 2, 2012 - 7:00PM-9:00PM, Session Four
(Snow date: April 9)
More Info
Click here for more details, course catalogue, and online registration.
Course fee is $80 plus the cost of Nick's book which is required reading for the class (approximately $15). He will have a limited quantity of books available for purchase (cash or PayPal) the first session of the class. The book is also available on
Amazon.com but allow two weeks for delivery. Also, there are a few copies of the book on sale at the following bookstore:
Registration ends on Friday, March 9th
Contact
Judy Foley, Program Coordinator
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