Class Description:
Students can log in to post assignments, chat and receive feedback 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 

In this 8 week course, each student will create an outline and begin writing a draft of their own original Screenplay. 

 

With weekly exercises, and guidance, every participant will have a chance to work with all of the dynamics of a feature film.  Working screenwriters will share multiple approaches to formats, genre structures, creating outlines, lead and supporting characters, scenework, pacing, building suspense, rewrites, finding agents and pitching.

 

Our online setting is positive and the exercises are created to help the writer find excitement while at work.

 

 
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Instructor Profile:
This class will be led by Randy Pearlstein for the 8 weeks, and will feature guest writers as well.  Each will share their experiences and favorite approaches for writing for the screen.  Lectures and Individual Feedback are posted on a weekly basis.

Randy Pearlstein was a regular cast member on CHAPPELLE'S SHOW and is currently a principal on Comedy Central's MICHAEL AND MICHAEL HAVE ISSUES.  Randy is a professor of film and television writing at RUTGERS UNIVERSITY and is on the faculty at the Peoples Improv Theater (The PIT) in New York City.  He has also written numerous screenplays including Lions Gate's CABIN FEVER.  Randy studied directing under Mike Nichols and annually leads seminars for the esteemed DIRECTORS GUILD OF CANADA.

Randy on IMDB

 
Screenshot from Chappelle's Show. 

With Bill Burr, Dave Chappelle and Donnell Rawlings. 

"Randy is a great storyteller and is perpetually engaging the audience. " C. Gunn.

"Thank you so very much! It was a pleasure. Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm, inside knowledge and ideas." A. McInnis.

"Randy is a charismatic intelligent speaker who gets across his message with clarity and a comedic factor that makes his workshop both informative and amusing." S. Sedmak.