Class 1: Story Basics, Universal Appeal, Film Premise, Central Idea & Hook, Brainstorming Tips, and Loglines Class 2: Creating Film Characters, Character Backstory, Character Traits, Basic Types, The Color Code, Character Tags, Tics, & Villains Class 3: Plot Intro, Themes, Graphing, Film Outline Road Map, Central Question, Obstacles, Ticking Clocks, Format, and Act 1 (Catalyst, Green Light, & Plot Signposts) Class 4: Act 2 (The 4 Major Movements and 4 Plot Points of Act 2 including the Midpoint, & The Road of No Return) Class 5: Act 3 (Climax and Resolution) & Outline Checklist Class 6: Dialog (Dialog Style, Dialog Rules, Dialog Devices, and Dialog Signposts) Class 7: Scenes (Construction, Rules, Oblique Scenes) & The Rewrite (Checklists for Structure, Character, and Dialog)

WRITING SCREENPLAYS

Creating a saleable concept to completing your screenplay Rewrite Checklists

copyrighted, 2005

At Home Course: CD is $35.00 U.S. dollars plus S&H (CD runs in MicroSoft Powerpoint or Viewpoint). You will also need to purchase Gardner's Guide to Screenwriting: The Writer's Road Map for your textbook. Online Course: Comes with CD and handouts. You set your own pace, but must complete course within 9 months. Fee is $375.00 U.S. dollars. You will also need to purchase Gardner's Guide to Screenwriting: The Writer's Road Map for your textbook. Seminars: Contact Marilyn Webber to set up a seminar or class at your local university, college, film school, or writer's group. Fee to be negotiated.