In the Master Class, we’ll focus on a different element of the craft every week. There’ll be weekly film-viewing assignment and in-class writing exercises. Participants will also submit scripts, treatments, and story pitches for in-class review. Class time is a combination of lecture, discussion, in-class writing exercises, professional script excerpts, and critiques of participants’ story outlines.

Here is the syllabus week-to-week:
- Screenplay story structure & plot development
- Character development & advanced dialogue writing
- Formatting and scene & action description & Mini-slug action writing
- Scene and sequence construction, pacing, and transitions. 
- Advanced topics (i.e., tone, theme, imagery, voice)

Instructor: 

Peter Baloff has written and produced movies and TV shows for many of the major studios and networks, including Universal, Disney, NBC and Fox. 
 

Parking and snacks included. Dial #400 on the keypad at the front of the Downtown Media Center. Seats are limited to 15 people, so register today!