I'll again be teaching my Script Coach Screenwriting Workshops, this time via Zoom, on five Monday evenings (18.30 to 21.00 London time), starting on March 1.
You can sign up for individual sessions or the entire course at the Raindance site:
https://www.raindance.org/courses/script-coach-series/
Each session includes a handout that will remind you of the key concepts we covered. Here's what we'll be doing each week. Since it's a Zoom call, you can participate from anywhere, as long as you'll be awake during those hours. Here's an outline of the sessions:
Week 1: Generate An Endless Flow of Ideas
Stephen King says, “I never think of stories as made things; I think of them as found things.” If you struggle sometimes to make stories and characters, in this session you’ll discover how to find them instead. You’ll discover innovative right-brain methods to:
- Overcome blocks
- Generate concepts
- Solve story problems
Week 2: Create Screenplay Characters That Come Alive
Characters are at the heart of every story and remembered long after people have forgotten the details of the plot. In this session, you will discover how to apply the methods of great writers like Dickens, Twin, and Chekhov to screenplay writing in order to:
- Create vivid characters
- Develop dynamic character relationships,
- Go beyond stereotypes,
- Find the comedy, drama, and trauma in your characters.
Week 3: Go Beyond the Templates to Write a Breakthrough Screenplay
Don’t cram your story into a pre-determined shape. Make the story the hero and let it take you on its journey. This session shows you practical ways to:
- Let a story shape evolve
- Craft powerful openings
- Overcome the second-act slump
- Write a selling script (not a shooting script)
Week 4: Find the Time and the Confidence to Write a Great Screenplay
Do you struggle sometimes to find the time to write and even when you do you worry it’s not good enough or nobody will want it? Success in this field requires the right mindset, the ability to generate outstanding characters and plots, the time to write, and the confidence to see it through. In this session Jurgen will reveal how to:
- Tame your inner critic
- Use advanced productivity techniques for creative people.
- Overcome procrastination
- Finish what you start
This session includes a copy of Jurgen’s book, “Focus: How To Use Targeted Thinking To Get More Done.”
Week 5: Guerrilla Warfare For The Writer
It’s a crowded and competitive marketplace for scriptwriters. Do what everybody else is doing and you’ll get what everybody else is getting: ignored, mostly. Tonight we look at how you can stand out (without getting arrested). You will find out how to:
- Write a powerful query letter to agents and producers
- Use new media to get attention
- Find an agent (when and where to look)
- Network effectively (you’re probably going to the wrong events)
- Stand out even if you’re an introvert
If you have any questions about the workshops, drop me an email at [email protected]