Are ensemble films the rom/coms of the future? If so, how do you approach the structure and characterizations of these complicated films? We will do a complete scene by scene breakdown of last year’s CRAZY STUPID LOVE and discuss a variety of other multi-protagonist romances, including LOVE ACTUALLY and SEX AND THE CITY. 10am to 5pm Cost $100.00
Drawing on the masters of dialogue, from Billy Wilder to Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, this seminar will offer tools for developing unique, memorable main and secondary characters’ voices and creating conflict and power dynamics in your scripts through subtext. It will also include tips on writing banter, speeches, monologues and fights. 10am to 5pm Cost $100.00.
I’ll be offering my industry class, THE TAKE, on Thursday nights this winter, 1/12 through 3/8. This course will teach you how to develop a “take” on existing material and pitch that take in a compelling way. Please check my PRIVATE CLASSES page for a full course description and details.
We will spend the day breaking down this 300 million dollar hit scene by scene, discussing genre, plot dynamics, characterizations, scene structure, comic sequences, dialogue, tone, pacing and theme. 10am to 5pm Cost $100.00
I’ll be offering my industry class, THE TAKE, on Thursday nights this fall. This course will teach you how to develop a “take” on existing material and pitch that take in a compelling way. Please check my PRIVATE CLASSES page for all the details.
Tickets on sale July 8. Info at http://miff.com.au/37_south09/2011_program/wendall_thomas
From King George and his speech therapist in The King’s Speech to Ilsa and Rick in Casablanca, the relationships in a film are what we remember. This course will focus on the techniques necessary to create viable and vivid relationships on screen. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Cost: $100.00
Wendall is lecturing and running a three day mentor lab on Dialogue Writing. More info at www.scsfe.com.
The second act is always a challenge in any script, any genre. This seminar will offer practical strategies for tackling that pivotal 60 pages between the first and second act breaks. [click to continue…]