The best thing about John is that he's very passionate about making great movies. And he runs down a comparative analysis of the major methods of plot structure, including Syd Field, the hero's journey, and John Truby.

This four week class is designed to introduce you to the tools you need to write a screenplay and also address some of the common pitfalls, mistakes, and miscalculations that writers make. Many great ideas never make it because the writer didn’t have a grasp on the basics of cinematic story telling and the art of screenwriting.

Taught by John Hindman:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1668051/

Held at iO West in Hollywood, CA.
http://iowest.com/

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SYD FIELD'S 7-WEEK SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP
http://www.sydfield.com/
Los Angeles - February 12 – April 1, 2008
SOLD OUT!

Syd Field is back! For the first time in almost 10 years, the legendary "guru of all screenwriters," according to CNN, is conducting a brand new screenwriting workshop for a limited number of participants.

This intense 7-Week Screenwriting Workshop (to be held in Los Angeles) meets one night each week from 7:30PM to 10:30PM.

This individual, hands-on screenwriting workshop features interactive discussions, illustrations from Academy Award winning films, and personal one-on-one evaluations of the screenwriting assignments. The purpose of this course is to "expand, enlarge and broaden your knowledge, comprehension, and technique of the screenplay and the art and craft of screenwriting."

I sat between a professional television writer (there to learn how to write feature films) and the dean of the Film & TV writing department of a local university.

Labels: hollywood, los angeles, screenplay, screenwriting, workshops