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Aaron Sorkin Teaches Screenwriting
by Caise Events
Sat, Oct 29. 12PM - Sat 4PM
CAISE STUDIOS
About This Event
Aaron Sorkin teaches you the craft of film and television screenwriting.
Aaron Sorkin wrote his first movie on cocktail napkins. Those napkins turned into A Few Good Men, starring Jack Nicholson. Now, the Academy Award-winning writer of The West Wing and The Social Network is teaching screenwriting. In this class, you’ll learn his rules of storytelling, dialogue, character development, and what makes a script actually sell. By the end, you’ll write screenplays that capture your audience’s attention.
In his masterclass, you'd learn lessons such as;
Aaron Sorkin wrote his first movie on cocktail napkins. Those napkins turned into A Few Good Men, starring Jack Nicholson. Now, the Academy Award-winning writer of The West Wing and The Social Network is teaching screenwriting. In this class, you’ll learn his rules of storytelling, dialogue, character development, and what makes a script actually sell. By the end, you’ll write screenplays that capture your audience’s attention.
In his masterclass, you'd learn lessons such as;
- Meet Your Instructor
- Story Ideas
- Developing Characters: Part 1
- Developing Characters: Part 2
- Research
- The Audience
- Rules of Story
- Film Story Arc
- Writing Habits
- Group Workshop: Untitled by JJ Braider
- Group Workshop: E is for Edie by Jeanie Bergen
- Group Workshop: Chronic by Roland Zaleski
- Group Workshop: The Merc by Evelyn Yves
- Group Workshop: From Here to Alli by Corey Wright
- Writing Scenes: Part 1
- Writing Scenes: Part 2
- Scene Case Study: Steve Jobs
- Scene Case Study: The West Wing
- Writing Captivating Dialogue
- Dialogue Case Study: The West Wing
- Rewrites: First Draft
- Rewrites: Notes
- The West Wing Writers' Room: Part 1
- The West Wing Writers' Room: Part 2
- The West Wing Writers' Room: Part 3
- The West Wing Writers' Room: Part 4
- The West Wing Writers' Room: Part 5
- The West Wing Writers' Room: Part 6
- The West Wing Writers' Room: Part 7
- The West Wing Writers' Room: Part 8
- Group Workshop: Pitch Session
- Group Workshop: Aaron Pitches Mission to Mars
- Closing Thoughts
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