*This is a donation-based workshop with a suggested donation of $15 and 100% of the donations will go to the artist hosting the workshop*

You’d love to turn the story idea you have into a screenplay, but the dread of writing 90 pages of script may be deterring you from sitting down and doing it. Where do you start? What happens after that? When does the ending come? And what needs to happen in the middle?

Just like any pursuit, knowledge and, very importantly, practice are key to excelling in screenwriting. In this one-time workshop, we’ll provide you with both foundational storytelling knowledge and the opportunity to practice writing a simple scene or outline in a safe space with access to immediate feedback. The aim of this workshop is to get you to work your storytelling muscles so that when you sit down to put your big idea on paper, the words will flow.

The 2.5-hour workshop will look like this:

1.     Overview of screenplay structure

2.     Discussion of scene structure

3.     A brief introduction to writing compelling characters

4.     Workshop: We’ll first do a collective brainstorm to inspire your writing, and then you’ll have quiet time to either devise a structure for a screenplay or to write a scene. Finally, we’ll collectively provide feedback on each others’ work.

You don’t need to bring anything to this workshop, except for something to write with. You’ll be creating all-new material, so there’s no need to have a pre-existing idea or outline or any screenwriting experience whatsoever. We look forward to pumping some dialogue and getting story-swole with you!