In the courses offered by Marilyn Horowitz, students will be using the Horowitz System®, which teaches how to develop an exciting, original, and organic story with a solid, yet pliable structure that is easy to work with in the rewriting stage of the screenwriting process.
Write / Rewrite Your Screenplay in 10 Weeks
Whether you are writing or rewriting, this accelerated course is for all screenwriters who want to write a first draft, or are ready to perfect their script. Writers will learn to structure a screenplay and to fix structure problems before they begin. You will learn to improve dialogue and bring characters to life. This class leads you to a complete 1st or 2nd draft in 10 weeks. Weeks 1 & 2 are for development of your story idea. Students are expected to write 10-20 pages, or 1 scene a week, beginning in week 3.
Taught at New York University
Spring 2012: Section 2
February 14 – May 8
Tuesday
6:40pm – 10:00pm
Location: Washington Square, NY, NY
Recommended text for this class: How to Write a Screenplay in 10 Weeks
This is a new and improved version of the workbook used as the standard reference for several New York University screenwriting courses. It can be used at both the graduate and undergraduate levels as well as adult and continuing education. Unique in the field of screenwriting education for their classic, workbook-style format, Marilyn’s “How to Write…” series of books combine instruction with fill-in-the blank exercises to lead students, step-by-step, through the process of writing a screenplay.
Cost: $49.95
The 4 Magic Questions of Screenwriting: 2-Hour Seminar
Four simple questions that work like magic. This revolutionary technique helps writers structure, write, and rewrite scripts with ease.
Taught at New York University
Saturday 10:00am-1:00pm
February 4
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Saturday 10:00am-1:00pm
March 31