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FREE SAMPLE CLASS


"I'm amazed at how much I learned in so short a time!"

-- Claudia Valerio, Actress



Whether you've already written feature-length screenplays or you have no idea where to begin, you'll learn the key to writing one that doesn't join the 99% that go straight into the recycle bin in this free sample class of The Screenplay Workshop.


FREE CLASS DATES & RESERVATIONS

Or free class on screenplay story structure is very popular, and space is limited. To reserve your spot, please e-mail us (free at thescreenplayworkshop dot org) with ALL of the following:

  1. your first and last names
  2. e-mail address where you want to receive the class confirmation
  3. your phone number, and
  4. the date and time of the free class session you wish to attend
Our free class on screenplay story structure will be offered one time this summer:

  • Saturday, June 7, 2008, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
    (feel free to bring a bag lunch to this session)
Once we receive your reservation, we will send you an email confirmation, if there is room in the class, with the class address and other important information. Your contact info will not be shared or distributed. All free class sessions meet in central Austin locations.

If you can't make these dates, check back here, as we may add free class dates from time to time. You may also e-mail us your request to be notified when we offer free classes again (include your full name).


WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

There are critical differences between writing 120 pages that LOOK like a screenplay and writing a script that is actually a compelling, cathartic journey that the reader can't put down. Our free sample class will teach you the difference between the two and show you specifically what it takes to write one of the latter.

The secret is story structure. Widely misunderstood and rarely conveyed coherently, story structure is both the most difficult and the most important concept in screenwriting.

In our free sample class, you'll learn The Screenplay Workshop's powerful "Nutshell" technique, a straightforward, organic tool for getting straight to the guts of your story and insuring that it actually WORKS, something that 99% of screenplays simply fail to do.

Even if you've already written screenplays or studied story structure before, you'll walk away from the free sample class with new tools that will greatly simplify your process and excellent methods for overcoming writer's block. This class will get you excited about writing!


THIS CLASS IS FOR

- writers of ALL levels -- from complete beginners to professionals with finished scripts ready to workshop
- directors
- producers
- actors
- editors
- documentary filmmakers
- animators
- anyone considering the film biz but unsure of which direction to go
- game designers
- fiction writers
and
- for ANYONE who wants to learn the secrets to great storytelling.



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"For once marketing testimonials that weren't hype and, if anything, understated your technique. Your workshop was right on!"

-- Jeremy Steel, Filmmaker



"The 'Nutshell' technique is FANTASTIC! I'll be using it in the future."

-- Eliza Taylor, Filmmaker



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