Student Quotes
about The Screenplay Workshop and
Founder Jill Chamberlain:
"Best money I've ever spent! I've taken Jill's workshop six times and each time, I've written a feature-length screenplay by the end. Excellent techniques – they work!"
– Hannah Feller
Screenwriter: The Money Flight, The Turnaround,
Swiftwater, War Love, Theory, The Light
"I finished my first feature screenplay two days ago, and it feels awesome! I could not have done it without you. I gave myself a month but wrote it in just sixteen days. I felt so inspired that many times I would get up in the middle of the night to add an idea."
– Terry Raven
Screenwriter, Burnt Orange
"I couldn't wait to come to class each day! Every bit of information was interesting to me. I feel I have greatly improved during this workshop which is due to Jill's critiques and direction."
– Lisa Belcher
Videographer/Mom
Screenwriter, Fixed
"Well worth the drive from Houston!"
– Joan Johnson
"The Screenplay Workshop turned out to be the best investment in a workshop I've ever done. Jill thoroughly guides you on how to be an A-list writer."
– Melissa Johnson
"This is the workshop where you are REALLY going to learn how to write a screenplay – and it will be worth every penny."
– Marisol Medrano
Filmmaker
"Jill forces us to take a step back and remember that story is king. And the neat part about it is that when you do, the writing comes out so easily."
– Joseph Filani
Technologist
"Jill's syllabus, lessons plans and teaching style reflect a refusal to pander, keeping expectations high, yet pressure low. Jill listened to and read her students’ work with complete attention, critiquing amply, but fairly and kindly. Her feedback never stung and was always right on. I, therefore, trusted Jill’s assessment of my work, of any work."
– Jen Westerman
Producer
"I highly recommend The Screenplay Workshop. It really helps you to better understand your characters, and it's a great crash course in storytelling."
– Mary Robinson
Editor-in-Chief
SWAG (Southwest Actors Guide)
"The Screenplay Workshop will take the confusion and cloud of uncertainty surrounding your story and will instantly clarify it to an extent you may not have thought was possible."
– Jack Prather
"Excellent! Lots of very specific information delivered in a fast-paced but very clear manner. Don't miss it!"
– Gloria E. Stafford
Austin Screenwriters Group