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Participants will utilize a basic eleven-step story structure to write well-crafted short scripts of varying lengths (five to thirty pages).
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Participants will build upon their tools to write short film stories that will highlight strong structure and unique characters.
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Each participant will write two or three short scripts, and have the opportunity to work with professionals in the field as well as to pitch their ideas to producers with extensive experience in the film business.
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This workshop will culminate in a public reading of script material.
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This class is being sponsored by Final Draft.
Undergraduate: ENGLISH 422, 3 units
Graduate: ENGLISH 622, 3 units
$15
Students of all ages interested in writing for film and television should apply. This course is structured for all levels of writers, and is product-oriented. If you want to work on your first or tenth screenplay, this course will guide you on the path to its successful completion.
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Submit a brief writing sample, resume, and a statement indicating why you are interested in taking this course.
- Send the materials listed in Step 1 with your completed Registration Form to the Summer Arts Registration Office by Friday, May 1, 2009. THE DEADLINE TO APPLY TO THIS COURSE HAS PASSED.
Professor Jule Selbo
jselbo@fullerton.edu
657-278-7167
Matthew Jacobs
Screenwriter, director, and producer. His credits include Mothertime (BBC), Lassie (Paramount), Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (Lucasfilm), Dr. Who (Fox), Emperor’s New Groove (Disney), and more.
Check out his website at: www.script-screen.com
Screenwriter, director, and producer. His credits include Mothertime (BBC), Lassie (Paramount), Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (Lucasfilm), Dr. Who (Fox), Emperor’s New Groove (Disney), and more.
Check out his website at: www.script-screen.com
Joe Ansolabehere
Joe Ansolabehere is best known as a creator, producer, and writer of animated television series, including Recess, Rugrats, Hey Arnold, and Lloyd in Space. He also developed the series Hey Arnold for Nickelodeon, working with the creator of the program and serving as story editor and co-producer for much of its highly successful run. At Klasky-Csupo, Mr. Ansolabehere helped develop Duckman, which became an animated series for the USA Network. He is also the author of a new Raggedy Ann feature script, recently finished for Film Roman.
Joe Ansolabehere is best known as a creator, producer, and writer of animated television series, including Recess, Rugrats, Hey Arnold, and Lloyd in Space. He also developed the series Hey Arnold for Nickelodeon, working with the creator of the program and serving as story editor and co-producer for much of its highly successful run. At Klasky-Csupo, Mr. Ansolabehere helped develop Duckman, which became an animated series for the USA Network. He is also the author of a new Raggedy Ann feature script, recently finished for Film Roman.
Kathie Fong Yoneda
With more than 25 years of experience, Kathie Fong Yoneda has worked as a story analyst/development executive for Paramount, Columbia, MGM, Universal, 20th Century Fox, Disney TV Animation, Touchstone, Island Pictures, and Disney, specializing in live action and animated projects.
Check out her website at: www.kathiefongyoneda.com
With more than 25 years of experience, Kathie Fong Yoneda has worked as a story analyst/development executive for Paramount, Columbia, MGM, Universal, 20th Century Fox, Disney TV Animation, Touchstone, Island Pictures, and Disney, specializing in live action and animated projects.
Check out her website at: www.kathiefongyoneda.com
Karin Gutman
Karin Gutman is a writer-producer who has created and developed projects with the Jim Henson Company and National Geographic Kids. Her writing credits include Nickelodeon’s The Fairly OddParents and Noggin’s O’Grady. She is a former Creative Artists Agency story analyst.
Karin Gutman is a writer-producer who has created and developed projects with the Jim Henson Company and National Geographic Kids. Her writing credits include Nickelodeon’s The Fairly OddParents and Noggin’s O’Grady. She is a former Creative Artists Agency story analyst.
Jeremy B. Warner
Jeremy B. Warner is a storyteller working in multiple mediums, including film, video, theatre, new media, and fine arts. His creative work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including exhibitions at Newfest Film Festival, White Wave Performance Space, HereArt Gallery, Kansas City Arts Incubator, and the International Festival of Performance. He is currently in development on a new web series.
Check out his website at: www.jeremywarner.com
Jeremy B. Warner is a storyteller working in multiple mediums, including film, video, theatre, new media, and fine arts. His creative work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including exhibitions at Newfest Film Festival, White Wave Performance Space, HereArt Gallery, Kansas City Arts Incubator, and the International Festival of Performance. He is currently in development on a new web series.
Check out his website at: www.jeremywarner.com
Jule Selbo
Course Coordinator Jule Selbo is Assistant Professor of Screenwriting at CSU Fullerton and a professional screenwriter whose credits include Hard Promises, Cinderella II, Hunchback of Notre Dame Part Deux, Melrose Place, Angela Anaconda, Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Melrose Place, and more
Course Coordinator Jule Selbo is Assistant Professor of Screenwriting at CSU Fullerton and a professional screenwriter whose credits include Hard Promises, Cinderella II, Hunchback of Notre Dame Part Deux, Melrose Place, Angela Anaconda, Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Melrose Place, and more
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