Breaking into Screenwriting

WHEN Thursday, January 8, 6:45-9:45 pm WHERE Beverly Hills Bar Assoc., 300 S. Beverly Dr., 2nd Fl., Beverly Hills, CA 90212 MORE INFO Email us, or call 212-547-7890 PRICE $65 ($50 for ) more info

Course Details

You've had a great idea for a movie floating around in your head forever and have always wanted to write a screenplay, but you have no idea how to even begin. Not only will you need to flesh your idea out into a three-act outline or treatment, but there are specific tricks of the screenwriting trade you need to know. In this seminar learn how to get an agent, meet producers, and get into the game. No matter where you are in the process of writing and selling a screenplay, this seminar is for you.

In this seminar, you will learn:

• How to develop and hone ideas
• How to produce a solid first draft
• How to get an agent
• How to approach studio meetings
• How to tell who's real and who's not
• How to build a career in screenwriting

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Instructor Bio

Gail Gilchriest's Courses

Gail Gilchriest tells stories -- for the big screen, for the small screen, and on the page. Her screenplay adaptation of My Dog Skip won a Christopher Award in 2000. The next year, she adapted the novella The Ponder Heart for American Masterpiece Theater on PBS, and in 2004 earned the Horton Foote Award for achievement in screenwriting. She's done feature rewrite work for all the major studios, and created television pilots (both drama and comedy) for ABC, CBS, and NBC. Currently, she's writing a feature-length romantic comedy for MGM.

Gail began her career as a journalist, writing feature stories for national magazines including Elle, Sports Illustrated, and Spin. She was a feature writer and columnist for The Houston Post, as well as a freelancer for The Houston Chronicle and The New York Times. Her two books of narrative nonfiction, The Cowgirl Companion and Bubbas and Beaus, were published by Hyperion.

Testimonials

Gail was fantastic. She's knowledgable, funny, direct, and honest -- everything you want in an instructor. Her insights into the business were very helpful and she was inspirational. -- Deborah Reno

"Gail is a great instructor who lives by what she preaches -- be a good storyteller." -- Chrissy Coleman

"Gail is a wonderful instructor who engages her students and thoughtfully answers questions." -- Raj Patel