Movies are the modern mythology—the stories we all watch for excitement, inspiration, and entertainment. So many genres and types...drama, comedy, action/adventure, science fiction, fantasy, thriller, horror, crime, noir, epic, western, war, romantic comedy, musical. Larger than life blockbusters or down-to-earth depictions of reality. Tales told with emotional verve and visual imagery we never forget.
A movie isn’t great unless it starts with a great blueprint—the screenplay. Here you will learn about the craft of dramatic writing, how to write for the screen, and how to market your work.
Whether you seek to write shorts or features, Hollywood glamor or indie grit, we’ll show you how to write screenplays that light up the screen.
10-week Workshop
Place & Price
Registration fee $25, paid once per term
One-on-One tuition: $1795 Request consultation
This course gives you a firm grounding in the basics of screenwriting craft and gets you writing a screenplay. Course components:
Screenwriting I is for beginners or anyone who wants to brush up on the fundamentals. Students must be 18 years or older.
To ensure everyone’s good health, students and teachers in NYC classes must show proof of full vaccination—your Covid vaccine card (or a digital scan), a NY State Excelsior digital card, or another form of government-approved proof. You must bring this proof to your first class session; we will contact you with a reminder before your class begins. You may also be asked for proof of identity with an official government photo ID. Face masks may also be required, pending the current situation.
Tour an Online Class
Explore One-on-One Options
Program Certificate
10-week Workshop
Place & Price
Registration fee $25, paid once per term
One-on-One tuition: $1795 Request consultation
This course helps you sharpen your skills at screenwriting craft and work toward completion of a screenplay. Writers often repeat Screenwriting II to continue their projects. Course components:
Prerequisite: Screenwriting I (10-week), or the equivalent. Students must be 18 years or older.
To ensure everyone’s good health, students and teachers in NYC classes must show proof of full vaccination—your Covid vaccine card (or a digital scan), a NY State Excelsior digital card, or another form of government-approved proof. You must bring this proof to your first class session; we will contact you with a reminder before your class begins. You may also be asked for proof of identity with an official government photo ID. Face masks may also be required, pending the current situation.
Tour an Online Class
Explore One-on-One Options
Program Certificate
Intensives are fun, fast crash courses.
Two-day Zoom Intensive
Place & Price
Registration fee $25, paid once per term
One-on-One tuition: $350 Request consultation
The Zoom Intensives are taught via the Zoom videoconference platform.
Screenwriting Intensive topics include: plot, character, scenes, dialogue, selling scripts.
Course components: lectures, writing exercises
Intensives are open for writers of any level. Students must be 18 years or older.
Students may reschedule a Zoom Intensive one time.
One-day Intensive
Place & Price
Registration fee $25, paid once per term
One-on-One tuition: $350 Request consultation
The NYC One-day Intensives are taught in-person.
Screenwriting Intensive topics include: plot, character, scenes, dialogue, selling scripts.
Course components: lectures, writing exercises
Intensives are open for writers of any level. Students must be 18 years or older.
Students may reschedule a One-day Intensive one time.
To ensure everyone’s good health, students and teachers in NYC classes must show proof of full vaccination—your Covid vaccine card (or a digital scan), a NY State Excelsior digital card, or another form of government-approved proof. You must bring this proof to your first class session; we will contact you with a reminder before your class begins. You may also be asked for proof of identity with an official government photo ID. Face masks may also be required, pending the current situation.
