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Screenwriting
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.


Select a class: Level I, Advanced, Master Class, One-Day

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Level I
Screenwriting | 10-week Workshop
 
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.
  • Begin a feature-length screenplay
  • Lectures on basics of screenwriting craft
  • Writing exercises
  • 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)

New York City Classes  
Tuition: $395, Returning Students $365 . Registration Fee $25.  
Each class strictly limited to 14 students, ages 18 and up.

Starts Meeting Day Location Time Special Enroll
Sep 24 Wednesdays 272 W. 10 St. 7:00PM - 10:00PM No Class: Oct 8, Oct 22, Nov 26
Oct 1 Wednesdays 555 8th Ave. 10:00AM - 1:00PM No Class: Oct 8, Nov 26
Oct 2 Thursdays 555 8th Ave. 7:00PM - 10:00PM No Class: Oct 9, Nov 27
Oct 4 Saturdays 555 8th Ave. 10:00AM - 1:00PM No Class: Nov 29
Oct 6 Mondays 273 Bowery 6:45PM - 9:45PM No Class: Oct 13
Oct 14 Tuesdays 210 E. 77 St. 7:00PM - 10:00PM

Online Classes  
Tuition: $395, Returning Students $365 . Registration Fee $25.  
Each class strictly limited to 16 students, ages 18 and up.

Starts Meeting Day Location Time Special Enroll
Sep 9 Tuesdays Online 24 hrs. a day Sample Class
CLASS FULL
Sep 30 Tuesdays Online 24 hrs. a day Sample Class
Oct 14 Tuesdays Online 24 hrs. a day Sample Class

= Daytime Class

Advanced
Screenwriting | 10-week Workshop
 
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)

New York City Classes  
Tuition: $395, Returning Students $365 . Registration Fee $25.  
Each class strictly limited to 14 students, ages 18 and up.

Starts Meeting Day Location Time Special Enroll
Sep 24 Wednesdays 272 W. 10 St. 7:00PM - 10:00PM No Class: Oct 8, Oct 22, Nov 26
Oct 2 Thursdays 555 8th Ave. 10:00AM - 1:00PM No Class: Oct 9, Nov 27
Oct 5 Sundays 555 8th Ave. 2:00PM - 5:00PM No Class: Nov 30
Oct 7 Tuesdays 555 8th Ave. 7:00PM - 10:00PM

Online Classes  
Tuition: $395, Returning Students $365 . Registration Fee $25.  
Each class strictly limited to 14 students, ages 18 and up.

Starts Meeting Day Location Time Special Enroll
Sep 10 Wednesdays Online 24 hrs. a day Sample Class
Oct 1 Wednesdays Online 24 hrs. a day Sample Class
Oct 15 Wednesdays Online 24 hrs. a day Sample Class

= Daytime Class

Master Class
Screenwriting | 10-week Workshop
 
The Screenwriting Master Class provides students deeply immersed in the writing of a screenplay with the opportunity to work with an experienced screenwriter and other dedicated writers in a small class setting. The class is devoted almost exclusively to workshopping— the reading, critiquing, and discussion of student screenplays. Every student will be allowed to workshop an entire screenplay. Class size is limited to six students, all of whom have completed a screenplay and are experienced in the workshop process.

Prerequisites: The following are prerequisites for students who take the Screenwriting Master Class:
  • A complete screenplay
  • Completion of two terms of Gotham’s Screenwriting II class
  • Acceptance by Gotham based on a sample of the student’s work
Registration: To be accepted into the Screenwriting Master Class all students must first submit a sample of their work. Your writing sample should be a complete or nearly completed screenplay. Ideally, you will submit the screenplay you plan to workshop in the Screenwriting Master Class. If that material is not yet available, you may submit another screenplay. You submit your work as part of your registration. Be sure to have your writing sample ready when you click the Enroll button, below.

A Note on the Class: All students in this class will be expected to read and critique segments of one hundred pages or more per week. The success of the class depends on the full participation of all students. Students should only take this course if they are confident they can handle the weekly load of reading and critiquing. To make this more manageable, students should have already done most or all of the work on the screenplay that they plan to present to the class before class begins.

New York City Classes
Instructor:
 
Tuition: $545, No Discounts. Registration Fee $25.  
Each class strictly limited to 6 students, ages 18 and up.

Not offered this term

Online Classes
Instructor:
 
Tuition: $545, No Discounts. Registration Fee $25.  
Each class strictly limited to 6 students, ages 18 and up.

Not offered this term


Screenwriting | One-Day in NYC
 
The One-Day Workshops 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 one day on the weekend with a notepad, pen, and desire to learn. By Monday, you’ll be a more knowledgeable and skilled writer.

One-Days are for beginners or anyone who wants to brush up on the fundamentals.

Topics include: plot, character, scenes, dialogue, selling scripts.

New York City Classes  
Tuition: $125. Registration Fee $25.  
Each class strictly limited to 30 students, ages 18 and up.

Starts Meeting Day Location Time Special Enroll
Sep 20 Saturday 30 W. 16 St. 11:00AM - 6:00PM
Nov 15 Saturday 30 W. 16 St. 11:00AM - 6:00PM


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