About This Workshop
About This Workshop
Personally I need deadlines when I take a Skillshare class, otherwise I never complete the project or finish watching the videos. If you want to know more about screenwriting and writing short films specifically then this is the class and session for you.
If you're like me and need help creating a reasonable schedule to get through the class, here's my suggestion:
Oct 12th - Oct 18th: Watch the Introduction and Lesson 1 videos as well as read through the scene excerpts of the Lesson 1 handout.
Oct 19th - Oct 25th: Watch Lesson 2, make a decision on what program you want to use to type up your screenplay, then watch Lesson 3. Get through as much of the Lesson 3 viewing list as you can, if time is limited then focus on the type of films (plot-driven, conceptually-driven, or poetic) that resonate with you.
Oct 26th - Nov 1st: Watch Lesson 4 and read the accompanying handout to get into the zen mindset of writing the first draft without editing yourself. I would try to carve out some quiet time to write out that first draft by hand as quickly as you can, with the understanding that you'll go back, flesh out some gaps, clean it up. Once you've written that first quick draft, let it sit, relax and take a step back.
Nov 2nd - Nov 8th: Reread what you wrote, scribble in the changes you want to make, fill in the gaps in dialogue, etc, type up the draft, reread, and so forth. Don't try to make it too polished, but the point is to submit a first draft that contains the essence of your story for us and that feels like a solid foundation for future drafts. By the end of the month share with us what you've been working on.
Rest of November: We can use the rest of November for reading, feedback and rewriting the projects that come out of this session.
What if you join us late?: No problem, you can still join us and submit your work - the important thing is to finish and get the story and characters that have been haunting you out of your head and onto the paper.
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Personally I need deadlines when I take a Skillshare class, otherwise I never complete the project or finish watching the videos. If you want to know more about screenwriting and writing short films specifically then this is the class and session for you.
If you're like me and need help creating a reasonable schedule to get through the class, here's my suggestion:
Oct 12th - Oct 18th: Watch the Introduction and Lesson 1 videos as well as read through the scene excerpts of the Lesson 1 handout.
Oct 19th - Oct 25th: Watch Lesson 2, make a decision on what program you want to use to type up your screenplay, then watch Lesson 3. Get through as much of the Lesson 3 viewing list as you can, if time is limited then focus on the type of films (plot-driven, conceptually-driven, or poetic) that resonate with you.
Oct 26th - Nov 1st: Watch Lesson 4 and read the accompanying handout to get into the zen mindset of writing the first draft without editing yourself. I would try to carve out some quiet time to write out that first draft by hand as quickly as you can, with the understanding that you'll go back, flesh out some gaps, clean it up. Once you've written that first quick draft, let it sit, relax and take a step back.
Nov 2nd - Nov 8th: Reread what you wrote, scribble in the changes you want to make, fill in the gaps in dialogue, etc, type up the draft, reread, and so forth. Don't try to make it too polished, but the point is to submit a first draft that contains the essence of your story for us and that feels like a solid foundation for future drafts. By the end of the month share with us what you've been working on.
Rest of November: We can use the rest of November for reading, feedback and rewriting the projects that come out of this session.
What if you join us late?: No problem, you can still join us and submit your work - the important thing is to finish and get the story and characters that have been haunting you out of your head and onto the paper.
