Student Quotes

In ten weeks, you'll go from zero to having everything you need to know to write a well structured three-act movie.

The instructor cut to the heart of screenwriting. For the novice, he established clear parameters that will enable me to take my idea and write a better screenplay.

I cannot speak highly enough about the resource that Gotham is for writers. We are no longer on that journey alone. We can work at our craft all of the time with qualified, experienced, knowledgeable instructors. Thank you Gotham.

1. Fabulous nuts-and-bolts tips on how to rewrite a script. 2. Bull's-eye suggestions from the instructor and the class on how to improve my script.

Every single lesson gave great insight into the craft of screenwriting.

The instructor was extremely insightful and offered meaningful, individualized commentary designed to allow for the tremendous growth of each and every potential writer.

Every time I've come to class, I've felt as though I'm going to learn something new that I can instantly apply to my work. I've never been wrong.

This is a real advantage for someone like me who lives far from New York. I was happy to have found it.

I've read books before on script writing, but nothing compares to what I learned in this instructor's class. I've gained invaluable knowledge in such a short period of time. I am now able to use her easy to follow steps to develop the screenplay I know I'm capable of writing.

I've taken this class multiple times and continue to get new learning from it.

I wrote more in the first five weeks of the term than I had throughout the previous five years combined! If I had realized how inspiring the course was going to be, I’d have enrolled in it years earlier.

I would recommend this course to anyone who is trying to learn the basics of screenwriting.

Screenwriting II allows each student to discuss and apply screenwriting concepts and techniques to our actual work-in-progress. It is a great way to learn the art of screenwriting!

I stopped thinking about writing and simply wrote. I've gained a sense of fearlessness.

I thought everything about the course was great! The instructor, classmates, the tech support team, and I love how we are sent e-mail about anything that happens within our class.

A great course to get one's hands dirty and learn the craft of screenwriting.

The instructor was extraordinary. Funny, quick, positive, and very clear. She made the material live, in the sense that her exercises and lectures helped me experience firsthand the joys and challenges of screenwriting.

I learned what real screenwriting is about—more than I could ever learn from just reading books.

The instructor brings a clarity and personal approach to a subject the seemed mysterious and foreboding.

An ideal way to fix a script that has problems that you are struggling with.