JUNO, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, THE FULL MONTY, AMERICAN BEAUTY and AMELIE are internationally acclaimed, commercially successful films. What do they have in common? They are all modestly budgeted family dramas with comic overtones: the types of films that you can write,...
Engage in energizing group work to structure or re-structure your screenplays. See how your characters come alive as you clarify point of view and theme through your constellation of characters, and learn how: To build powerful stories through the Story Constellation...
Alternative structures and new visions for storytelling in the 21st Century: Linear and circular narrative structures Weaving together ensembles and story strands How to balance plot momentum and character development within alternate structures Using “framing...
Writing from your Shadow to create compelling, three-dimensional dark characters: How to build the “fateful triangle” of obsessive passion How to “see” and read the intimate body language of the characters you create for signs of inner conflict How psychological...
