SCREENWRITERS’ STUDIO
This workshop is designed for individuals who want to develop and improve their fiction writing skills specifically for screenwriting in a professional studio art setting. Each writer is expected to submit at least two drafts of two different short scripts. The mentor will assign a number of readings and/or viewings, potentially on a weekly basis if time allows. Additionally, each writer will be required to submit a response at the beginning of every workshop session.
Each workshop session will begin with a 20-30 minute craft talk, followed by either a reading and discussion or a workshop of a writer's story. After each session, typically the following day, the instructor and other writers in the program will provide written notes and critiques on the submitted work. Through rigorous editing, critique, and craft suggestions, one of the submitted short scripts from each writer will be selected to be directed by one of the directors in the program.