The Screenwriters Workshop

Through a series of carefully designed writing workshops, this book guides the screenwriter through the messy creativity of screenwriting, providing readers with a path to screenwriting that values reflection, critique, and exploration.

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J. Mira Kopell is an award-winning filmmaker and lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley. She has taught screenwriting and digital production for over 20 years, with many of her students establishing professional careers in screenwriting. Kopell has sold screenplays to HBO and independent film producers, and has been a script evaluator for the American Film Institute and the National Endowment for the Arts. She received her MFA in Film Production at New York University and is a member of the Writers Guild of America East.

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1. A Workshop Focused on Creative Development 2. Principles of an Effective Workshop Session 1. The One-Pager: Connect to Key Elements of Your Story Session 2. The Initial Outline: Find Your Story's Engine in Plot and Character Session 3. The Structure-Focused Outline: Support Your Story Session 4. The Opening: Transition From Outline to Script Session 5. Scene Work: Listen to Your Muses Epilogue Appendix A: The Script Library Appendix B: Examples of the One-Pager Appendix C: Examples of the Three Page Outine