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June 25, 2011 – The First Page

Word choice and white space.. everything on a first page helps set the tone and tell the story. In this seminar, Pilar Alessandra will analyze successful first pages and also offer some writing tools and tips to help streamline your own pages and capture the reader. Bring in a first page yourself (enough copies for […]

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The Four Magic Questions of Screenwriting – Write-Up

  The Four Magic Questions of Screenwriting Presenter: Marilyn Horowitz June 18, 2011 Written by Kara Lennox   For years, Marilyn Horowitz has watched screenwriters struggle with their art, slogging through draft after draft and sweating bullets, which prompted her to ask: Is it necessary for it to be so hard? She thinks it should […]

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June 18, 2011 – The Four Magic Questions of Screenwriting

The Four Magic Questions of Screenwriting will end the agony that plagues screenwriters of all levels—how to structure a script. This revolutionary technique helps writers structure, write, and rewrite scripts with ease. By asking your characters these four simple questions, you will be able to outline your screenplay like magic. The Four Magic Questions of […]

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June 11, 2011 – Writing for Reality TV

Oliver Oertel worked in feature film development and documentary TV research before landing his first job in a reality TV story department. He was a Story Assistant on the teen reality show SWITCHED! (ABC Family) for three whole episodes before being promoted to Story Editor. Since then, he’s written for such reality shows as CLEAN […]

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