TELEVISION WRITING Weekend Intensive Level 1
Submitted by admin on April 2, 2009 - 3:13am
April 18, 2010 - 10:00am - 4:30pm
Learn industry techniques for both Sitcom Writing and One Hour Drama.
Class Description:
This workshop is perfect for beginning and intermediate television writers.
Our Film Lab Faculty will share multiple approaches for creating television structures, finding stories, creating characters and writing dialogue. There will be numerous discussions highlighting both industry standard and lesser known techniques to help you create your own Sitcom or Hour Drama teleplay.
As our instructors speak from their own experiences, questions are answered with first hand knowledge from professional situations.
During this workshop you can look forward to Screenplay Readings and Analysis, Group Discussions, Film Clips and Short Writing Exercises.
You can look forward to Lectures, Script Readings from Classic Shows, Television Clips and Group Exercises.
Topics will include:
Topics will include:
- Finding ideas from real life.
- Creating a cast.
- Television Formats.
- Act Structures.
- Sequences and Scenework.
- Creating a cast.
- Television Formats.
- Act Structures.
- Sequences and Scenework.
- Why Classic Shows Work.
- Comedy vs Drama.
- Comedy vs Drama.
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Instructor Profile:
This class will be led by Randy Pearlstein. Guests may join in throughout the day.
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 Billy 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.
Registration:
To register, you may use the payment link below.
Please contact us with any inquiries at: classes@filmlab.ca.
You may also call: (416).570.0522.
Location: Downtown Toronto. Ryerson University.
Fee:
Can be combined with The Film Lab Screenwriting Intensive on April 17th, 2010.
We will send out a confirmation email upon receipt.
Single day: Television Writing.
Both days: Film and Television Writing. April 17th and 18th, 2010.