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. | Instructor: Christina Hamlett (see Bio and Photograph) Email: ChristinaLHamlett@compuserve.com Class Meets: Via Email Only Duration: Six Weeks Registration Fee: $75; $ 70 for FWC Members (nonrefundable) Recommended Texts: **
COURSE DESCRIPTION In this 6-week e-mail class, you will learn the techniques of beginning screenwriting-from concept to treatment to polished script! Assignments based on lectures and popular films address the subjects of formatting, genres, cliches, and how to hook an agent/director/audience from the very first scene. With the exception of two lessons that require delivery by US Mail, class material and critiques are all exchanged via email, allowing you to work at your own pace (or even in your bathrobe!) and ask questions as they occur. The final product for review and in-depth critique will be the first 10 pages of your own movie script. (Note: Upon registration, students are requested to contact the instructor by email to answer a brief survey regarding writing experience and desired objectives in taking this course.) Week 1: Recognizing the differences between movies, books, and plays. ASSIGNMENT: A short essay in which students identify a favorite film and (1) discuss why it works and (2) whether it would or would not work as a novel or stage play. Week 2: Divide and Conquer--a discussion of the formulaic nature of screenwriting and how it can make your writing easier. ASSIGNMENT: Watch a film of any type and break it down into each of the four acts discussed in lecture. Week 3: Formatting--the basics of writing a script for the screen, with special emphasis on what NOT to include. ASSIGNMENT: Write a two page original scene in standard screenplay format. Week 4: Titles, log lines, synopses, and target audiences. ASSIGNMENT: Write a title, a log line, a 500-word synopsis, and identify who your movie would appeal to...and why. Week 5: Treatments and outlines--their purpose and content. ASSIGNMENT: Write a treatment of your movie not to exceed 1,000 words. Week 6: Hooking the Audience-the critical first 10 minutes. ASSIGNMENT: submission of the first 10 pages of your own script. INSTRUCTOR BIO 
A former actress and theater director, Christina Hamlett is
the published author of 9 books, 85 plays and musicals, and over 100 magazine and
newspaper articles related to the performing arts, travel, and humor. She has worked in
all aspects of media as a communications consultant and writer, and is currently lead
screenwriter for an independent film company on the east coast.Fiction Writer's Connection PO Box 72300 Albuquerque, NM 87195 Phone:(505) 352-9490  click here to subscribe to Writer's Digest |
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