Very straightforward:
1. I take a RANDOM UNSEEN prompt
2. I then brainstorm it in real time – less than 5 minutes. You see me do this
3. The lecture stops and I go and write the Screenplay. Total time maximum: ONE HOUR
4. The second part of the lecture is where I discuss my screenplay
5. There are 16 screenplays with this course so ideally the course lasts 16 days
6. You are encouraged to put your ideas for the prompt in the Q/A. Discussion is key! The more you participate the better the course.
So, what does the student get out of this course?
1. SIXTEEN prompts + discussion (optional)
2. Seeing the end result (as a resource/attached document)
3. Discussion with the writer (Instructor) about WHY that screenplay
4. Opportunity (Q/A) to put own brainstorming and invite comments
5. Encouragement throughout from a very involved Instructor
In general, because of time constraints (1 hour from idea to screenplay) the film is 10-15 minutes long. The Instructor has either produced or directed or acted in over 100 films. He is in Equity, on Spotlight and Starnow.
So this course – this CHALLENGE – is ideal for someone new to screenwriting or just wants the discipline of writing 16 scripts in 16 hours in 16 days!
Bonus
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1Introduction
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2It's all true - prompt
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3It's all true screenplay pt 1
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4It's all true - screenplay pt 2
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5It's all true - screenplay pt 3
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6Test Submission - prompt
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7Test submission - screenplay - pt 1
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8Test submission screenplay - pt 2
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9Last Dance - prompt
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10Last Dance screenplay - pt 1
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11Last Dance screenplay - pt 2
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12Last Dance screenplay - pt 3
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13Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) - prompt
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14Public Broadcasting Service - screenplay (pt 1)
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15Public Broadcasting Service - screenplay (pt 2)
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16Thick and red - prompt
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17Thick and red - screenplay
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18The best laid plans - prompt
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19The best laid plans - screenplay
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20Nightlight - prompt
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21Nightlight - screenplay
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22In my Father's House - the prompt
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23In my Father's House - the screenplay
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24Shopping Sorted - the prompt
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25Shopping Sorted - the screenplay
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26Annual meeting of the T.W.A.T.S. Society - prompt
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27Annual Meeting of the T.W.A.T. Society - the screenplay
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28My responsibility - the prompt
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29My responsibility - the screenplay pt 1
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30My responsibility - the screenplay pt 2
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31My responsibility - the screenplay - pt 3
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32Exam technique - the prompt
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33Exam technique - the screenplay
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34The Accidental Anagrammer - the prompt
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35The Accidental Anagrammer - the screenplay
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36Face, Glands, Embrace! - the prompt
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37Face, Glands, Embrace! - the screenplay
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38Benevolent Brother - the prompt
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39Benevolent Brother - the screenplay
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40A legend in his own mind - the prompt
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41A Legend in his own mind - the screenplay