REWRITE YOUR SCRIPT
The Way the Pros Do--And Take it To The Next Level
In this class you'll learn to:
Follow our 5-step rewrite process and strengthen your story so that it's ready for the marketplace. You will receive weekly constructive written notes and supportive feedback to whip your script into shape.
Outline and redraft your killer story or script
Refine your characters and create satisfying character arcs
Strengthen antagonist/protagonist conflict and character drive
Create an undeniable structure to tell your story clearly and well
Punch up your pacing, escalations, and obstacles to create maximum tension
Exploit plot twists, reveals, and POV to build suspense
Create a rich, granular, and realistic sense of place
Emotionally ground your writing to create a memorable, personal story
Polish your style, tone, imagery, and voice
Receive individualized feedback and support from two writers with a long track of TV writing, feature writing and successful book publications.
Write with Genre Masters
Get your spot today for the July 16th class! Seats are limited.
Our product is best in class and we stand behind its quality. This course includes:
CLASS INCLUDES:
Reads and written notes on all weekly submissions,
Participation in in-person and zoom workshops
Downloadable resources
Examples drawn from successfully aired or published genre shows/works that students can use as references throughout their writing process
Membership on private Facebook page
Talks with special guests
CLASSES MEET:
Wednesday 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PST on Zoom and in person
July 16, 23, 30, Aug 6, 13, 20.
Last class will feature a reading and post-class socializing. First and last classes will meet in-person. Last class will start at 5:00 PM.
Instructor:
Hollie Overton
Hollie Overton is an established screenwriter and novelist. She is currently a Co-Executive Producer on the CW/Netflix hit “All: American: Homecoming." Previous credits include, “Tell me a Story," “Shadowhunters,” and "Cold Case." She’s also the author of three crime novels, including the international bestseller, Baby Doll, which was translated into eleven languages. Hollie has written two standalone thrillers, The Walls and The Runaway and is hard at work on her fourth novel. As a screenwriting teacher and coach, Hollie has helped countless screenwriters hone their craft and break into the business. An identical twin, Hollie lives in Los Angeles with her husband, David, their identical triplets and rescue dog, Stevie.
Instructor:
Dedi Felman
Dedi Felman is a writer/director born and raised in the wilds of NJ. A member of the inaugural class of the HBO Access Writing Fellowship, she attended the UCLA Professional Program in Screenwriting and has taught TV writing for eight years, helping many students win fellowships and start their careers. Previously, Dedi worked in publishing as a senior editor at Simon & Schuster and an executive editor at Oxford University Press. Titles she’s developed have been New York Times and Washington Post bestsellers and have won the Bancroft Prize, the Windham-Campbell Literature Prize, and the Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism prize, and been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. She continues to freelance consult on book projects at Book Doctor West. Her espionage drama short, "Allegiance", was a finalist at the USA Film Festival and voted a Kickstarter "Project We Love."
