WRITING THE SHORT FILM:
An intensive, day-long class
with Pilar Alessandra
Sunday, May 7, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
at Shoreline Community College
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Sometimes there’s nothing more overwhelming than writing small. That’s why we concentrate on the short film’s unique structure and consider all of the artistic possibilities.
In this workshop, writing instructor Pilar Alessandra will help you:
- Find and focus your idea
- Explore and structure your story
- Craft and rewrite your pages
- Edit creatively for your production needs
A short film can be a career starter, a piece of art or just an entertaining, bite-sized moment on screen. No matter what your end-game, this class will get you started by helping you get your short film on the page and on the screen. |
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Pilar Alessandra is the director of the instructional writing program On The Page, host of the On the Page Podcast (now in its 16th year) and a speaker and script consultant who's traveled the world teaching film and TV writing. In addition to her private classes, Pilar currently trains writers at the Paramount/CBS Writers Lab and NBC/Universal’s Launch program. She’s led seminars for the writers at Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad program, trained animators in story at Disney and DreamWorks and has been a pitch coach for the producers at the MIA Film Market in Rome since 2019. She is also the author of The Coffee Break Screenwriter and The Coffee Break Screenwriter Breaks the Rules.
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CLASS SCHEDULE
9:15 a.m.: Doors open (light refreshments served)
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: The Short Film.
Why write it and how to write it!
Lecture and examples.
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Break for lunch.
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.: Quiet Writing Time.
Using the information and templates from class, you’ll have an opportunity to brainstorm, structure, and write.
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Structure and page feedback.
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OPPORTUNITY – STYLE AND CRAFT FEEDBACK ON YOUR FIRST PAGE
The first ten people to sign up for class will get to submit the first page of their short film in advance of the class for in-class reading and feedback. Those writers should send their pages to thomaspkennedy(at)msn.com in Final Draft doc (or PDF if you don’t work in that program). In subject line please label them as’ first page short read.’
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