Writing the Great American Screenplay (4 CDs)

Writers once dreamed of writing novels. Now screenplays top the dream list. Hear two top teachers explain the sometimes ungentle art of writing salable movie and television scripts.

Screenwriting: How To Move Your Tale

In this fast-moving and entertaining seminar, Richard Walter praises commercial film and TV for catering to its audience. Popularity, he says, comes directly from THE STORY. "Everything is important," he says, "but none of it means anything outside the context of THE STORY." His expert advice on structure – lie through your teeth, integrate and think beginnings, middles and ends – will help your screenplay take a quantum leap in the direction of success.

As head of UCLA's Film & TV School, RICHARD WALTER helped mold the careers of writers responsible for Stand and Deliver, Robocop, River's Edge, Repo Man and episodes of L.A. Law, Thirtysomething and Miami Vice. He himself writes for film and TV and is a longtime member of the Writers Guild of America. He has helped hundreds of writers become successful professionals.

Screenwriting Tricks Of The Trade - The Workshop

Emmy winner WILLIAM FROUG presents practical, write-from-the-gut advice that resounds with experience and integrity. "What you feel is what counts," says Froug. He advises how to:

- Make the dialogue lean
- Get intimate with your characters
- Keep the dramatic tension in your script
- Reveal information only when it has impact
- Use the techniques of foreshadowing and surprise
- Put aside formulas and get your best script down on paper

4 CDs, 3 Hours