Story and Plot

Learning to Tell Better Stories for the Screen

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Next Workshop June 15th, 2013!
10am - 4pm, SWAMP Offices
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The Improving The Read class addresses the second significant stumbling block to new screenwriters: making their scripts convey the emotional experience of actually seeing the film. The days of writing a script to be filmed are long gone. Scripts are now meant to be read. They will be read by a dozen people up the chain before the small miracle of being filmed ever happens. This class focuses on how to create the best experience for the reader. This is an absolutely vital workshop for anyone looking to get more positive reactions to their scripts.

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There have been many questions about when I will teach beyond the advanced class again. Because I just don't know the answer to this, I have been performing the Script Analysis service more often than I have before. I have always discouraged this service because I believed (and still do) that personal classes are far superior, especially to the less experienced writer. Because I am not teaching right now and those classes are simply no longer an option, the Script Analysis option is the next best thing. Read MORE to see if it's right for you.
STORY AND PLOT is a Houston screenwriting seminar taught by a professional screenwriter with a passion for teaching that matches his passion for writing.

STORY AND PLOT focuses on clarifying your story ideas and then using that clarity to effectively and efficiently tell your story to the reader.

STORY AND PLOT is designed to clear out the clutter of an over-crowded market of screenplay instruction.

STORY AND PLOT will help you see story structure for what it is: a liberating framework to help you best tell your story.

STORY AND PLOT will simplify your choices, not complicate them.

STORY AND PLOT will help the screenwriter, the director, producer and development executive alike.

STORY AND PLOT will absolutely take your film work to the next level and beyond.