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How do you write a screenplay that might get bought by studio or a production company? Write a compelling script that’s impossible to stop reading, vividly cinematic, properly formatted, and realistically produce-able.
Our screenwriting courses will help you meet these criteria, and also guide you in creating characters, building plots, shaping scenes, sharpening dialogue, and, of course, peddling your script. Whether you seek to write big Hollywood movies or low-budget indies, we’ll show you what it takes to get in the screenplay game.
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Level I
Screenwriting | 10-week Workshop
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Using a balance of lecture, exercise, and feedback on work from the instructor and classmates, this course gives students a firm grounding in all the basics of screenwriting. Everything is presented in a clear, accessible manner.
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Begin a feature-length screenplay
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Lectures on basics of screenwriting craft
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Writing exercises
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Present work for critique (two times)
Screenwriting I is for beginners or anyone who wants to brush up on the fundamentals.
View a course syllabus
(3.0 CEU)
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Tuition:
$395, Returning Students $365.
Registration Fee $25.
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| Jan 23 |
Mondays |
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7:00PM - 10:00PM
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| Online Classes
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Tuition:
$395, Returning Students $365.
Registration Fee $25.
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New Lecture |
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| Jan 24* |
Tuesdays |
Online |
24 hrs. a day
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| Feb 7 |
Tuesdays |
Online |
24 hrs. a day
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| Mar 6 |
Tuesdays |
Online |
24 hrs. a day
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| Apr 10 |
Tuesdays |
Online |
24 hrs. a day
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| May 8 |
Tuesdays |
Online |
24 hrs. a day
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* You can still enroll in this class!
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Advanced
Screenwriting | 10-week Workshop
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Focusing on developing projects and receiving feedback from the instructor and classmates, this course helps students sharpen their skills and work toward completion of a saleable screenplay. Writers often repeat Screenwriting II to continue their projects.
- Work toward completion of a feature-length screenplay
- Lectures and exercises that expand on basics of screenwriting craft
- Engage in rewriting
- Present work for in-depth critique (two times)
Prerequisite: Screenwriting I or the equivalent.
Which level is right for you? How
to Choose a Level
(3.0 CEU)
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Tuition:
$395, Returning Students $365.
Registration Fee $25.
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| Feb 22 |
Wednesdays |
Online |
24 hrs. a day
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| May 9 |
Wednesdays |
Online |
24 hrs. a day
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Screenwriting | One-Day in
NYC
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The One-Day Intensives are fun, fast-paced immersions in a type of writing. You’ll get a mixture of brief lectures that hit the high-points and writing exercises that let you immediately try your hand at what you’ve just learned. The one-days provide an excellent overview of their fields, ideal for both the beginner and someone wanting a quick refresher course. Come in to class with a notepad, pen, and desire to learn. By the end of the day, you’ll be a more knowledgeable and skilled writer.
One-Days are for beginners or anyone who wants to brush up on the fundamentals.
One-Day Intensives are offered in NYC on Fridays and weekends throughout the year.
Gotham also offers two and four-week seminars, including: How to Get Published, How to Freelance, How to Blog, Nonfiction Book Proposal, and How to Sell Your Screenplay.
Topics include: plot, character, scenes, dialogue, selling scripts.
| New York City Classes
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Tuition:
$125.
Registration Fee $25.
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| Feb 24 |
Friday |
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10:00AM - 5:00PM
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| Feb 25 |
Saturday |
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11:00AM - 6:00PM
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| Mar 31 |
Saturday |
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11:00AM - 6:00PM
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