Rewrite Techniques (Recorded Class)

NOTE:  This class was taught live in March and is now being offered as  RECORDING ONLY. Sign up and you’ll receive a glorious e-mail dump with a recording of the three-hour class, the one-hour Q&A session, prep materials and powerpoint slides.

After sign-up, please allow up to 24 hours for e-mail delivery.

You know your film or pilot needs to be rewritten.

You know it has to be original, active, polished and poignant before it goes into industry hands.

But, where do you start?

In this class you’ll learn advanced writing techniques and get actionable writing tools you can apply to your feature films or television pilots to help polish them up and bring out your unique writing voice.

To be covered … 

STORY REWRITE: We’ll strengthen premise, tighten story, and create more surprise and cleverness to help you tell the story you want to tell.

ACTIVITY REWRITE: Your script might be perfectly structured …but also perfectly boring. Here we use genre, character flaw, internal and external obstacles to create new and original activity.

CHARACTER REWRITE: Great characters reveal who they are through action and behavior. We mine flaws, skills and personal agenda to deepen and develop your ensemble.

DIALOGUE REWRITE: Choosing a verbal strategy for your characters helps you find clever lines and memorable moments of on-screen patter.  No more overwriting and small talk!

TONE/FORMAT REWRITE: Word choice, line spacing, powerful scene direction and well-crafted pages create the desired tone and mood for your script. The goal is to create a page turner!

CLEAN-UP: Ready to submit? Not so fast!  From the biggest idea to the smallest scene, your script needs to be airtight and entertaining. We take the script through its final writing paces, focusing on the details that can make or break a read!

A completed first draft is not required.

This screenwriting class will help you at any stage in your process.