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David Mamet Teaches Dramatic Writing
by Caise Events
Sat, Nov 26. 10AM - Sat 3PM
CAISE STUDIOS
About This Event
The Pulitzer Prize winner teaches you everything he's learned across 26 video lessons on dramatic writing.
David Mamet sat in on a poker game full of thieves and left with the inspiration for American Buffalo. Now, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of Glengarry Glen Ross takes you through his process for turning lifeβs strangest moments into dramatic art. In his writing class, heβll teach you the rules of drama, the nuances of dialogue, and the skills to develop your own voice and create your masterpiece.
David Mamet sat in on a poker game full of thieves and left with the inspiration for American Buffalo. Now, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of Glengarry Glen Ross takes you through his process for turning lifeβs strangest moments into dramatic art. In his writing class, heβll teach you the rules of drama, the nuances of dialogue, and the skills to develop your own voice and create your masterpiece.
Lessons;
- Meet Your Instructor
- Purpose of Drama
- Purpose of Drama (Cont'd)
- Dramatic Rules
- Dramatic Rules (Cont'd)
- Story Ideas
- How to Exercise Self Discipline
- Character
- Plot
- Structuring the Plot
- Structuring the Plot (Cont'd)
- Case Study: Structuring the Plot - American Buffalo
- Case Study: Structuring the Plot - Glengarry Glen Ross
- Dialogue
- Dialogue (Cont'd)
- Narration & Exposition
- Scenes
- Writing Process
- Writing Process (Cont'd)
- The Audience
- Lies & Truth
- Lies & Truth (Cont'd)
- Actors
- Actors (Cont'd)
- Life of a Dramatist
- Life of a Dramatist (Cont'd)
- Closing
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