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2010 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
EVENT #1
WRITING FOR TV:
FIVE MAIN ELEMENTS ESSENTIAL
TO WRITING A
SUCCESSFUL TV SCRIPT
Presently, a majority of the paying writing jobs are in televison. Jump on the bandwagon and create your own pilot or sitcom.
Alan Zatkow teaches a fun, fast-faced seminar where the normally complicated task of creating three plotlines for a single episode, causing them to collide explosively multiple times, and explore the same theme from different angles, is broken down into an easy to understand system.
Audience participation, while crafting storyline ideas for an episode of a fictional television program, in our seminar will create a friendly, involved atmosphere.
You'll get ideas and get inspiried.
TAKE-HOME HAND OUTS will continue your learning and ensure all of the information is retained.
Alan Zatkow teaches a fun, fast-faced seminar where the normally complicated task of creating three plotlines for a single episode, causing them to collide explosively multiple times, and explore the same theme from different angles, is broken down into an easy to understand system.
Audience participation, while crafting storyline ideas for an episode of a fictional television program, in our seminar will create a friendly, involved atmosphere.
You'll get ideas and get inspiried.
TAKE-HOME HAND OUTS will continue your learning and ensure all of the information is retained.
Aspects discussed in the seminar:
? The FIVE MAIN ELEMENTS that constitute a quality plot line
? The SEVEN-ACT STRUCTURE commonly found in teleplay writing
? Creating natural Act Breaks by planning for BIG MOMENTS
? Integrating the same CHARACTER in different roles in the A, B, & C plots
? How to correctly surprise the audience with quality TWISTS in all of your storylines
? ENDING BIG - How to wrap up all three storylines in a strong, satisfying manner
Q&A: Ask questions!
Get good answers!
Get good answers!
BIO:
Alan Zatkow has been a professional script doctor for over a decade and is regularly hired by top feature film producers to assist on script revisions prior to production.
Mr. Zatkow is a member of the Board of Directors at the Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center in Manhattan, where he teaches extensively both screenplay and teleplay writing.
In addition to his work in features, Mr. Zatkow works with writers developing sitcoms and pilots for market.
Alan Zatkow has been a professional script doctor for over a decade and is regularly hired by top feature film producers to assist on script revisions prior to production.
Mr. Zatkow is a member of the Board of Directors at the Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center in Manhattan, where he teaches extensively both screenplay and teleplay writing.
In addition to his work in features, Mr. Zatkow works with writers developing sitcoms and pilots for market.
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WHEN:
September 18th , 2010
Saturday - 3:00PM
WHERE:
ELLINGTON ROOM
400 west 43 Street
MEMBER PRICE:
$19.99
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WHEN:
September 18th , 2010
Saturday - 3:00PM
WHERE:
ELLINGTON ROOM
400 west 43 Street
MEMBER PRICE:
$19.99
BUY NOW
OR
RSVP
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EVENT #2
WRITING YOUR
SECOND DRAFT
WORKSHOP
with
PROFESSOR
SETH MICHAEL DONSKY
WRITING
THE
SECOND DRAFT
WRITING YOUR
SECOND DRAFT
WORKSHOP
with
PROFESSOR
SETH MICHAEL DONSKY
WRITING
THE
SECOND DRAFT
First drafts are often called the vomit drafts, and for good reason.
In writing first draft of your script it is advised that the writer push through to the end concentrating only on character and plot development, and not to edit the "periphery" extensively. That is why a "first draft" and not often a "finished draft".
Many screenwriters complete a first draft but have no idea how to proceed to write a second, more polished draft. Often they abandon the project or simply start a new script.
Or, worse, many writers make the fatal mistake of sending work out prematurely and getting rejected.
When you type "the end," it's just the beginning!
In this "one read - one chance"business it is catastrophic not to present your most polished work.
Writing a second draft is where the real work begins! Creating the second draft of your screenplay has its own set of rules that must be honored.
Topics discussed in this workshop:
why a second draft of a script is essential
what must be accomplished in a second draft
the three must "accomplish" rules of second draft
tips for making your second draft your final draft
Please join us in this workshop. Polishing material is a challenge. Let Prof. Donsky help you decipher polish your material.
BIO:
Seth Michael Donsky’s debut feature film, Twisted, premiered at the 47th Annual Berlin International Film Festival. It was screened at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Film Theatre of Great Britain, the National Gallery of Canada and distributed theatrically in the U.S. and throughout Europe. His short film Loopy screened at festivals around the world and was broadcast in the U.S. on the Independent Film Channel.In writing first draft of your script it is advised that the writer push through to the end concentrating only on character and plot development, and not to edit the "periphery" extensively. That is why a "first draft" and not often a "finished draft".
Many screenwriters complete a first draft but have no idea how to proceed to write a second, more polished draft. Often they abandon the project or simply start a new script.
Or, worse, many writers make the fatal mistake of sending work out prematurely and getting rejected.
When you type "the end," it's just the beginning!
In this "one read - one chance"business it is catastrophic not to present your most polished work.
Writing a second draft is where the real work begins! Creating the second draft of your screenplay has its own set of rules that must be honored.
Topics discussed in this workshop:
why a second draft of a script is essential
what must be accomplished in a second draft
the three must "accomplish" rules of second draft
tips for making your second draft your final draft
Please join us in this workshop. Polishing material is a challenge. Let Prof. Donsky help you decipher polish your material.
BIO:
He holds an M.F.A. in film from Columbia University and is a two-time national finalist of the Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker Contest. He is also an visiting adjunct professor for the M.F.A. screenwriting program at Hollins University.
As a journalist Seth contributes to The Daily Beast, The New York Press, Los Angeles Confidential , Gotham Magazine, Womansday.com and PointClickHome , the online version of ELLE Décor, Metropolitan Home and Home Magazines.
WHEN:
October 19th, Tuesday @ 7PM
WHERE:
ELLINGTON ROOM
400 west 43 Street
Wine & Cheese Reception Included
&
Raffle Giveaways
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EVENT #3
3HOUR SUPER-SEMINAR!
FROM IDEA TO OUTLINE:
THE COMPLETE
THREE HOUR WORKSHOP
THE COMPLETE
THREE HOUR WORKSHOP
FROM IDEA TO OUTLINE
with
Marilyn Horowitz
The key for all screenwriters is to tell an original high-concept story that sells. To do this, writers must learn new techniques to help them create stories that are both commercially viable and written from the heart.
During this intense but fun three hour workshop, award-winning NYU professor and writing coach Marilyn Horowitz will help you develop stronger concepts, characters, plots and endings using advanced development techniques from her writing systems: The Four Magic Questions Of Screenwriting and How to Write a Screenplay in 10 Weeks.
The two sessions include:
HOUR ONE
• Pitch what you have – idea, synopsis, treatment or draft.
• Refine “the concept” of your story so that it is more commercially- viable.
• Use Marilyn’s advanced screenwriting techniques to expand the concept into a fully-formed story.
HOUR TWO
• Use Marilyn’s advanced character techniques to create or improve existing characters so the plot will become fresh and original.
• Find the surprise ending or at least an ending you weren’t expecting.
HOUR THREE
• Learn to create a useable scene-by-scene outline so that you can begin to write or rewrite immediately.
• Intensive overview of Marilyn’s writing system and how to use it to finish either your first draft or a full rewrite in 10 weeks or less.
Registration includes a copy of Marilyn’s trademarked Logline Worksheet and Scene-By-Scene Outline sample.
For more information about Marilyn Horowitz visit www.MarilynHorowitz.com.
During this intense but fun three hour workshop, award-winning NYU professor and writing coach Marilyn Horowitz will help you develop stronger concepts, characters, plots and endings using advanced development techniques from her writing systems: The Four Magic Questions Of Screenwriting and How to Write a Screenplay in 10 Weeks.
The two sessions include:
HOUR ONE
• Pitch what you have – idea, synopsis, treatment or draft.
• Refine “the concept” of your story so that it is more commercially- viable.
• Use Marilyn’s advanced screenwriting techniques to expand the concept into a fully-formed story.
HOUR TWO
• Use Marilyn’s advanced character techniques to create or improve existing characters so the plot will become fresh and original.
• Find the surprise ending or at least an ending you weren’t expecting.
HOUR THREE
• Learn to create a useable scene-by-scene outline so that you can begin to write or rewrite immediately.
• Intensive overview of Marilyn’s writing system and how to use it to finish either your first draft or a full rewrite in 10 weeks or less.
Registration includes a copy of Marilyn’s trademarked Logline Worksheet and Scene-By-Scene Outline sample.
For more information about Marilyn Horowitz visit www.MarilynHorowitz.com.
NOTE:
This is one of Marilyn’s most popular seminars and this will be the
ONLY time she is teaching it in 2010.
THE BIO
Marilyn Horowitz, the president of ArtMar Productions and creator of The Horowitz System®, a revolutionary visual writing system, is an award-winning New York University professor, a producer, a screenwriter, and a New York-based writing coach who works with bestselling novelists, produced screenwriters, and award-winning filmmakers.
She is the author of five books, including How to Write a Screenplay in 10 Weeks and The Four Magic Questions of Screenwriting. In addition to her seminars for NYC Screenwriter, she also regularly presents for the Screenwriting Expo, The Great American PitchFest, NYWIFT, WIF, WIFV and the Learning Annex. Learn more about Marilyn Horowitz at www.FinalDraftScript.com.
She is the author of five books, including How to Write a Screenplay in 10 Weeks and The Four Magic Questions of Screenwriting. In addition to her seminars for NYC Screenwriter, she also regularly presents for the Screenwriting Expo, The Great American PitchFest, NYWIFT, WIF, WIFV and the Learning Annex. Learn more about Marilyn Horowitz at www.FinalDraftScript.com.
WHEN:
November 20th - SATURDAY 3PM sharp
WHERE:
400 west 43 Street
ELLINGTON ROOM
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$39.99
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