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Cut The Crap Screenwriting Class For Beginners

NICHOLAS IANDOLO

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Cut The Crap Screenwriting Class for Beginners!

Ever wanted to learn how to quickly and uninhibitedly write that first great screenplay that you have burning inside?


Here's your chance!

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Based on his new, no BS, concise, and controversial book, Cut The Crap and WRITE THAT DAMN SCREENPLAY!, author Nicholas Iandolo will be taking you from dissecting the fears and self-conscious excuses that keep you from writing to blazing a trail through your story and beyond!

In this writing-intensive class, you will learn:

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  • What are the five types of BS Writers and how not to be one of them
  • How to bend the rules of genre to your will
  • How to craft a powerhouse logline and a kick-ass title that will focus your writing before you write the script!
  • The difference between badass character archetypes and cheap-ass character stereotypes--and how to create a memorable cadre of characters
  • The Three Ps of character development
  • The Three Cs of story structure
  • The Three Ss of action and dialogue
  • A cutting the crap practical THREE-Stage approach to writing that first draft
  • And how to solve a plethora of screenwriting problems

It's going to be an exhilarating 4-week course as Nick will not only be teaching his unique motivational concepts on screenwriting (and writing in general) but also there will be Hollywood-style story-pitching exercises to get the budding scribes to start thinking like Hollywood screenwriters.

Don’t miss this cutting the crap no BS screenwriting class!!!

Where:

Dedham Middle School

70 Whiting Avenue

Dedham, MA 02026

When:

March 14, 2011 - 7:00PM-9:00PM, Session One

March 21, 2011 - 7:00PM-9:00PM, SessionTwo

March 28, 2011 - 7:00PM-9:00PM, Session Three

April 4, 2011 - 7:00PM-9:00PM, Session Four

More Info:

Click here for more details, course catalogue, and online registration.

Course fee is $80 plus the cost of the book, Cut The Crap and WRITE THAT DAMN SCREENPLAY!, which is required reading for the class (approximately $15). There will have a limited quantity of books available for purchase (cash or PayPal) the first session of the class. The book is also available on Amazon.com but allow two weeks for delivery. Also, there are a few copies of the book on sale at the following bookstores:

Contact:

Cathy Oravetz, Program Coordinator

781-326-6900 x1002
coravetz@dedham.k12.ma.us

Visit www.tenthsphere.com for to learn more about Nick and writing.

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