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Syd Field is regarded by entertainment professionals as the foremost authority on the craft of screenwriting. For over 25 years he has taught and guided thousands of professional screenwriters, many of whom have gone on to become the biggest names in Hollywood. Now, in an ongoing online course, he brings his expertise to writer just beginning their screenplay.
"Getting Started" is a self-motivated, five-week course, dedicated to helping you shape, design and initiate your own personal screenwriting journey. It's available anytime you want to start writing your screenplay, anywhere you are in the world. Through its weekly, downloadable MP3 audio lessons (compatible with all portable audio players, including iPod), "Getting Started" takes you through the screenwriting process from the inception of the idea through writing the four-page treatment.
Let Syd Field, "the most sought after screenwriting teacher in the world" personally guide you in outlining and articulating your story, writing your four-page treatment, and preparing you to start writing the screenplay. The course is self-paced and ongoing, so enroll today.
"Live your dream: Write your screenplay!"
You can listen to each lecture during the five-week course as often as you wish. After you’ve completed the course and have finished the four-page treatment, you will email it to Syd Field for individual feedback.
"Remember, writing is a personal responsibility:
Either you do it or you don’t."
Subjects to be covered:
Week I - Designing The Idea
Week II - Nature of Dramatic Structure
Week III - Creating Characters - Part 1
Week IV - Creating Characters - Part 2
Week V - Four-Page Treatment
NEW ONLINE COURSE - "WRITING ACT 1"
Coming soon! Syd Field will soon be expanding his online educational offerings with "Writing Act 1," an in-depth, five-week course that covers the following topics and more:
- Week I - Structuring Act I and Designing the Back Story
- Week II - Setting up Character & Story and The Inciting Incident
- Week III - Writing the First 10 Pages
- Week IV - Writing the Second 10 Pages and Scenes & Sequences
- Week V - Writing Effective Dialogue, The Nature of Conflict and Writing Plot Point 1
This online course is currently in development. Please check back for more information. |
