Screenwriting 101
In Screenwriting 101, you’ll learn the fundamentals of writing a script from Act I to The End — plus you’ll get an inside look at how the industry works, from loglines and treatments to series bibles and pitches. Don’t know what I’m talking about? No problem, that’s part of what we’re going to learn in Screenwriting 101!
In this 7-week course, we’ll read and analyze the scripts of classic big budget and indie films. Each week, we’ll discuss a screenplay in order to study structure, character, and genre. We’ll also work on creating our own short film scripts, and by the end of the class, everyone should emerge with a presentable screenplay. What comes next is up to you! Make it? Sell it? Turn it into a hit Broadway play?
Anything is possible, but you gotta know the basics before you hit the bigtime.
Chelsea Rae Mize
Chelsea Rae Mize is a cartoonist, author, and screenwriter currently based in Peekskill, NY. She earned her BA in English and Theater from Duke University and is a member of the Writers Guild of America, West. Her work has been bought and/or produced by studios including CBSTV, Nickelodeon, and SONY, and she is a USA Today bestselling author of over thirty mystery novels. She likes to make zines, curate art shows, and generally get other people to do creative stuff. She also moonlights as a typewriter poet. Storytelling is her favorite thing, no matter the form, and she is excited to share that at the JBFC, at the Theater and the Media Arts Lab.
