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New “TAKE” CLASS runs April 5 to June 7

by Wendall Thomas: etwilkie41@aol.com

Hone your pitching and story skills, prepare for industry meetings and find new sources for spec ideas from 7-10pm on Thursday nights this spring.  Cost $700.00.  See PRIVATE CLASSES for details and full course description.

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.

Living Room Lecture 11/5 — BRIDESMAIDS: Anatomy of a Hit

by Wendall Thomas: etwilkie41@aol.com

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

PRIVATE “INDUSTRY” CLASS Thursday nights 9/29 to 12/1

by Wendall Thomas: etwilkie41@aol.com

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.

Wendall Lecturing at Melbourne International Film Festival

by Wendall Thomas: etwilkie41@aol.com

Tickets on sale July 8.  Info at http://miff.com.au/37_south09/2011_program/wendall_thomas

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