His classes became popular, especially 434. Each student starts with a synopsis and they’re guided step by step to create an outline, story points, and by the end of the class they have a first draft screenplay. “Then somebody said, Why don’t you put your class on paper?’ I said...
Not even worried about the final product as much as building the muscles of my craft– getting that stuff into my body, like we do in our Write Your Screenplay, Level 2 classes. As I became more comfortable with my craft, I found I didn’t need to separate action and dialogue anymore...
So far, from just a few classes, the main lessons from this experience, as a writer, were: 1) A speaking character must know who/how/where she or he is focusing their attention and energy. Be clear in your writing. 2) The character really must be unique enough that an actor can cha...