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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Over the 10-weeks, screenwriting basics (plot, character, dialogue, structure, world building, and more) will be taught via video courses, group Zoom sessions and one-on-one mentoring. The 10-weeks are structured like this:
- Video-based Lessons
- Weekly Live Zoom Classes
- Spiritual Retreat in the Mountains
- Bi-Weekly One-on-one Mentoring via phone or Zoom
- Weekly writing assignments
- Weekly film viewing assignments
- Reading assignments (Screenplays, The Hollywood Standard, Making a Good Script Great, etc.)
COURSE DATES & TUITION
Course Dates: June 3rd-August 10th, 2023
Early Bird Deadline: March 15th, 2023 ($50 off tuition)
Regular Deadline: May 15th, 2023
Class begins: June 3rd, 2022
Application Fee: $50.00
Course Fee: $1,599.00*
*Deposit of 50% of the tuition cost is required upon acceptance into the program to hold your spot. The remainder of the tuition balance MUST be paid before the first day of class.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
#1: Writing Sample of 5 pages (any narrative content)
#2: 2 Loglines (Original Ideas)
#3: Resume
#4: Statement of Faith: No more than 3 pages detailing the following: (1) Briefly describe your spiritual journey and your belief in Jesus Christ. (2) Why do you, as a Christian, want to write for movies or TV in Hollywood? (3) Cite examples of movies or TV shows that are most like what you aspire to write, and tell us why. (4) What are you hoping to learn at Act One? (5) What are your plans upon completion of the program?
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Hollywood Writing Program Faculty
[Subject To Availability]
Tom Provost
Writer/Producer/Director
Tom Provost wrote the screenplay for Under Suspicion, a thriller starring Academy Award winners Morg
Ryan Swanson
Writer/Producer
Ryan Swanson is a writer and producer, known for Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Drop Dead Gorgeous (19
Craig Detweiler
Writer/Author/Filmmaker
Filmmaker and author Craig Detweiler, Ph.D., is President of The Wedgwood Circle.
He wrote the sc
Todd Komarnicki
Writer/Producer
Todd Komarnicki is a writer and producer, known for Sully (2016), The Professor and the Madman (2019
Sean Gaffney
Writer/Producer
Sean Gaffney has authored thirty produced plays, two feature films, four commissioned television pil
Dan Rupple
Producer/CEO
Dan Rupple has worked in the media industry for over 40 years.
For over ten years, he was at CBS
Monica Macer
Writer/Producer
Monica Macer is a writer and producer.
She worked as an assistant at Nickelodeon Movies and a c
Tyler Thompson
Writer/Producer
Tyler currently serves as co-writer and executive producer on the TV show The Chosen.
Tyler is al
Zena Dell Lowe
Writer/Producer/Director
Zena has worked professionally in the entertainment industry for over 20 years as a writer, producer
Jeremy Howe
Writer/Producer
Born and raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Jeremy moved to Los Angeles in 2002 for an internship at “
Grant Nieporte
Writer
Grant is best known for writing Seven Pounds, starring Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, and Woody Harrels
Scott Teems
Writer/Filmmaker
A Georgia-born filmmaker whose upcoming projects include HALLOWEEN KILLS, which he co-wrote with Dan
Chris Easterly
Screenwriter
Chris Easterly is an American screenwriter and television writer. He has written for the television
Marilyn Atlas
Literary Manager
Marilyn R. Atlas is a talent and literary manager and award-winning producer.
Among her credits
Clare Sera
Actress/Writer
Clare Sera is an actress and writer, known for Smallfoot (2018), Blended (2014) and The Princess Dia
Nathan Scoggins
Writer/Director
Writer/Director NATHAN SCOGGINS has written, produced and/or directed a number of projects over the
Lauren Snowden
Writer/Director
Lauren C. Snowden earned her B.A. from California State University, Northridge in Radio-TV-Film with
Jim Krueger
Author/Copywriter
New York Times best-selling author Jim Krueger is a graduate of Marquette University, an award-winni
Paul Guyot
Writer
Paul Guyot spent over 10 years working grunt jobs in Hollywood before his first writing gig on the J
Shun Lee Fong
Actor/Writer/Producer
Shun Lee is an actor, writer, filmmaker, and the CEO and creative principal of Genuine Productions,