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Online Courses & Classes Introduction to Screenwriting I (Online)
Distance Course ID X 451.1
Education Website http://www.uclaextension.org/
Program Description Screenplay writing is a rigorous craft and, at its best, a fine art.
This online course involves practical analysis of film and
television screenplays, emphasizing story structure, scenes,
dialogue, and characterization. Writing assignments are tailored
to help students master the basics of screenwriting as well as
conceptualize and begin to shape your own script. The course
goal is to complete a step outline or beat sheet and begin a
screenplay. Note: This course or its equivalent is a prerequisite
for all intermediate and advanced courses in feature film....

Online Courses & Classes Prod Management: Scheduling & Budget Workshop (ONLINE)
Education Website http://www.colum.edu/course_descriptions/24-3610.html
Distance Course ID X 24-3610
Program Description Brief, intensive, online workshop examines the role of script breakdown, scheduling, and budgeting in film production. Course emphasizes script analysis for identifying key elements such as cast, locations, props, art and design elements, and to determine appropriate scheduling, costs, rate sheets, and budgets. Class utilizes distance-learning methodology, with students completing coursework online. Students should contact the instructor during the first week of the semester.

Online Courses & Classes Production Management: Script Supervisor Workshop (ONLINE)
Education Website http://www.colum.edu/course_descriptions/24-3612.html
Distance Course ID X 24-3612
Program Description Brief, intensive, online workshop examines the role of the script supervisor in film production. Content emphasizes the importance of continuity for single camera production, script timing, reporting, lining the script, and monitoring pick-ups and wild tracks. Class utilizes distance-learning methodology, with students completing coursework online. Students should contact the instructor during the first week of the semester.

Online Courses & Classes Production Management: Postproduction Supervisor Workshop (ONLINE)
Education Website http://www.colum.edu/course_descriptions/24-3613.html
Distance Course ID X 24-3613
Program Description Brief, intensive, online workshop examines the role of the post-production supervisor in film production. Content emphasizes acquisition of post-production personnel and facilities; managing, budgeting, and scheduling workflow; and assuring adherence to delivery requirements as specified by the distribution agreement. Class utilizes distance-learning methodology, with students completing coursework online. Students should contact the instructor during the first week of the semester.

Online Courses & Classes Production Management: Location Management Workshop (ONLINE)*
Education Website http://www.colum.edu/course_descriptions/24-3618.html
Distance Course ID X 24-3618
Program Description Brief, intensive, online workshop examines the role of the location manager in film production. Content emphasizes location scouting, analysis of the production's logistical and budgetary requirements, negotiating with owners, acquisition of permits, and ensuring that legal requirements are met. Class utilizes distance-learning methodology, with students completing coursework online. Students should contact the instructor during the first week of the semester.

Online Courses & Classes Producing: Distribution & Marketing Workshop (ONLINE)
Education Website http://www.colum.edu/course_descriptions/24-4621.html
Distance Course ID X 24-4621
Program Description Brief, intensive, online workshop examines distribution and marketing strategies in the film production cycle. Course focuses on the nature of distribution deals, marketing campaigns, and finding and researching distributors. Class utilizes distance-learning methodology, with students completing coursework online. Students should contact the instructor during the first week of the semester.

Online Courses & Classes Producing: Film Financing Workshop (ONLINE)
Education Website http://www.colum.edu/course_descriptions/24-4622.html
Distance Course ID X 24-4622
Program Description Brief, intensive, online workshop examines methods and types of film financing, placing emphasis on using appropriate legal structures for each production. Instruction explores the current state of the market to determine appropriate budgets. Class utilizes distance-learning methodology, with students completing coursework online. Students should contact the instructor during the first week of the semester.

Online Courses & Classes Producing: Legal Elements Workshop* (ONLINE)
Education Website http://www.colum.edu/course_descriptions/24-4623.html
Distance Course ID X 24-4623
Program Description Brief, intensive, online workshop examines basic legal elements and requirements for filmmakers, including copyright, literary options, clearances, and deals. Content addresses the method for finding an entertainment and intellectual property attorney. Class utilizes distance-learning methodology, with students completing coursework online. Students should contact the instructor during the first week of the semester.

Online Courses & Classes Intermediate Feature Film I:
Writing the Screenplay the Professional Way (Online)
Distance Course ID X 431.101
Education Website http://www.uclaextension.org/
Program Description Designed for students who have a solid grasp of the basic
principles of feature-length scriptwriting and have written at least
one complete screenplay, this intermediate workshop launches
serious writers into the process of creating their next, more viable
and sophisticated screenplay. Instruction focuses on developing a
premise that can sustain an entire script, creating and refining a
full story outline, and writing the first act. Brief lectures on craft
issues, generated by the demands and requirements of the
participants' work, as well as attention to each writer's individual
vision, also are key to the course. The workshop format ensures
that students benefit from developing their projects in a
supportive environment where they help to solve their peers'
writing problems--and thus their own ...

Online Courses & Classes Introduction to Screenwriting III: Finishing the First Script
(Online)
Distance Course ID X 451.3C
Education Website http://www.uclaextension.org/
Program Description This intensive online workshop is limited to students who have a
solid step outline and at least 50 pages of their first script and are
dedicated to reaching "fade out." The realities of breaking into
the business, the role of agents and producers, and other topics
of interest to the emerging screenwriter also are discussed ...

Online Courses & Classes Introduction to Screenwriting II:
Works-in-Progress (Online)
Distance Course ID X 451.2
Education Website http://www.uclaextension.org/
Program Description For students familiar with the fundamental elements of film and
television screenplays, this online course devotes special
attention to character development as well as shaping and
refining the story--the all-important building blocks of successful
screenplays. Students progress at their own pace through the
process of writing their screenplay from a solid step outline or
beat sheet toward completion of the first draft ...

Online Courses & Classes Introduction to Screenwriting II:
A Works-in-Progress Workshop (Online)
Distance Course ID X 451.2
Education Website http://www.uclaextension.org/
Program Description For students familiar with the fundamental elements of film and
television screenplays, this online course devotes special
attention to character development as well as shaping and
refining the story--the all-important building blocks of successful
screenplays. Students progress at their own pace through the
process of writing their screenplay from a solid step outline or
beat sheet toward completion of the first draft ...

Online Courses & Classes Intermediate Feature Film II:
Finishing Your Work-in-Progress (Online)
Distance Course ID X 431.102
Education Website http://www.uclaextension.org/
Program Description Designed for those who have developed a strong feature film
premise, story outline, and approximately 30-50 pages of a script,
this course guides students to make as much progress as possible
toward the completion of a solid first draft. The instructor and
participants begin by reviewing all students' outlines and pages.
Then the focus shifts to helping them to develop a successful
second and third act, with special attention given to structure,
character development, emotional content, and cinematic style.
The workshop environment provides participants with a powerful
forum to assess their own writing strengths and areas for
improvement as they exchange constructive criticism with peers.
Students also acquire self-editing techniques essential for the
professional writer ...

Online Courses & Classes Great Directors
Distance Course ID X7
Education Website http://learn.berkeley.edu/
Program Description Explore the fundamental concepts of film directing, learn proper
film terminology, and develop an understanding of the director's
role in creating a film. This course covers the importance of text,
the concept of theme, the shaping of performance, and the use
of the language of film. You study the work of five great directors,
including how their works illustrate their command of the
medium and how they succeed in creating their vision. You also
examine the elements that make these films work, the
development of the directors' styles, and their influence on the
relatively new medium of film. Students will need access to a
VCR and video rental facilities in order to view and then critically
comment on assigned videos ...

Online Courses & Classes The History of Film: World Cinema After 1940
Distance Course ID X408
Education Website http://learn.berkeley.edu/
Program Description This survey course traces the chronology and influence of films
made throughout the world since 1940. Viewing select films
along with readings and discussion, we will trace the significant
movements that have emerged, including Italian Neorealism,
French New Wave, German New Wave, Asian Cinema, the
Hollywood Studio System, and Postmodern Cinema ...

Online Courses & Classes The Art of Film
Distance Course ID X20
Education Website http://learn.berkeley.edu/
Program Description Explore the techniques of evaluating and appreciating films. By
viewing films from a range of classic and modern works, you learn
to recognize what makes a well-crafted motion picture, discover
how motion pictures are made, and investigate current film
theories. Topics include the handling of space and time in motion
pictures, the history and uses of sound, editing, performance,
directing, narrative style, screenwriting, and film theory ...

Online Courses & Classes Irish Culture Today: Contemporary Irish Fiction, Film, Theater,
and Music
Distance Course ID X140.4
Education Website http://learn.berkeley.edu/
Program Description This course is an introduction to contemporary Irish poetry,
music, theater, film, and fiction. It examines contemporary Irish
artists and their awareness of ancient artistic tradition and
impulse, which they often blend with postmodern strategies and
insights to create a truly unique and fascinating body of literature
and arts. Supervised final examination. Students are required to
rent and view four movies ...

Online Courses & Classes Film and Literature
Distance Course ID HUM417-OL
Education Website http://www.westwoodonline.edu/
Program Description This course explores the relationship between contemporary film
and literature. Topics include narrative techniques and the
differences between the media.

Online Courses & Classes Film and Literature
Distance Course ID HM260
Education Website http://www.apus.edu
Program Description This course is designed to enhance students' appreciation for the
history and traditions of American film. Students will investigate
traditional as well as non-traditional film images, themes,
techniques, and styles ...

Online Courses & Classes Film and Literature
Distance Course ID HUMN-422
Education Website http://www.devry.edu/
Program Description This course introduces contemporary narrative literature and
film/video. The course stresses narrative techniques of both
media and also highlights differences between them. Students'
understanding and appreciation of these art forms are developed
through study of paired works highlighting specific artistic ...

Online Courses & Classes Exploring Theatre
Distance Course ID HU1005
Education Website http://www.ncu.edu
Program Description Will introduce the Learner to the history, art, and craft of the
theater, exploring both the creative aspects of the production of a
theater piece and the development of a critical eye with which
to evaluate the living theater in American today ...

Online Courses & Classes Exploring Cinema
Distance Course ID HU1008
Education Website http://www.ncu.edu
Program Description This course will introduce the Learner to the art and craft of film
and film production, and will provide an exploration of both the
creative aspects of the elements of film and the development of
a critical eye with which to evaluate American Cinema ...

Online Courses & Classes Cinematic Images of War
Distance Course ID SS390
Education Website http://www.apus.edu
Program Description During the 20th century, from Blackton?s "Tearing Down the
Spanish Flag"to D.W. Griffith?s "Birth of a Nation" to "Triumph of
the Will" to "Private Benjamin" to the more recent "Courage
Under Fire," "Saving Private Ryan," and "The Thin Red Line,"
cinema--the viewing machine--has evolved with the armed
forces?the war machine. This course will provide an introductory
study of some of the many films both in the U.S. and abroad,
depicting wars and militaries. This course will assist students in
the organization and investigation toward successfully gaining a
greater understanding of the inextricable link between way ...

Online Courses & Classes Hollywood and War
Distance Course ID MS658
Education Website http://www.apus.edu
Program Description MS658 is a directed-study course that affords students the
unique opportunity to explore the historical accuracy of
Hollywood war films. In the course of their study, students will 1)
comprehend relevant film techniques and practices, and 2)
develop the criteria by which to determine historical veracity.
With professor approval, each student will conduct either an
in-depth evaluation of a single film, or a comprehensive,
comparative analysis of two or more films on the same subject ...

Online Courses & Classes Intermediate Feature Film I (Intensive): Writing the Screenplay the Professional Way (Online)
Distance Course ID 431.101I
Class Tuition $495
Education Website http://www.uclaextension.edu/
Program Description A six-week intensive course designed for students who have a solid grasp of the basic principles of feature-length scriptwriting and have written at least one complete screenplay. This intermediate workshop launches serious writers into the process of creating their next, more viable and sophisticated project. Instruction focuses on developing a premise that can sustain an entire script, creating and refining a full story outline, and writing the first act. Also included are brief lectures on craft issues, generated by the demands and requirements of the participants' work, as well as attention to each writer's individual vision. The format ensures that you benefit from developing your project in a supportive environment.

Online Courses & Classes Intermediate Feature Film I (Intensive): Writing the Screenplay the Professional Way (Online)
Distance Course ID 431.12I
Class Tuition $725
Education Website http://www.uclaextension.edu/
Program Description Did you start writing a script, get 40 or 50 pages into it, then quit because you got lost? Are you currently writing a screenplay, but have difficulty finding your way to FADE OUT, or have you finished a draft but realized the script still needs work? Designed for writers with a feature film script in progress, this workshop focuses on your characters and their narrative function, as well as your plot and its narrative structure. In the process of examining these critical elements, you crystallize your understanding of your characters and their respective roles in your screenplay, your grasp of the plot and how it can build from beginning to end, and discover the story you want to tell. Students should bring a screenplay they are in the process of writing or have finished and want to rewrite. They also should view the film The Shawshank Redemption prior to the first class.

Online Courses & Classes Screenwriting on the "Write" Side of the Brain
Distance Course ID 430.23
Class Tuition $345
Education Website http://www.uclaextension.edu/
Program Description Lessons from the visual as well as performing arts are creatively applied to screenwriting in this new course that has participants on their feet, writing on the fly, drawing (no talent required), hearing their work read aloud by professional actors, and completing weekly scene assignments--all with the goal of looking at the screenwriting process in fresh ways. With a nod to the latest brain research and inspired by Betty Edwards's Drawing from the Right Side of the Brain, this course explores many approaches to writing or rewriting the memorable scene: line quality, negative space, color loading, targeted dialogue, writing from within, etc. Safely and playfully challenging writers from advanced beginner to professional, exercises encourage participants to reach beyond their screenwriting habits to re-engage, unblock, and go deeper. No previous drawing or performing experience required; however, a basic knowledge of screenplay format is essential. Prerequisite: X 430A Introduction to Screenwriting I or consent of instructor.

Online Courses & Classes Tools of the Trade: Creating a 120-Page Screenplay out of a One-Sentence Story Idea
Distance Course ID 430.33I
Class Tuition $725
Education Website http://www.uclaextension.edu/
Program Description In an ever-changing industry where FADE IN: is no longer the requisite beginning of a screenplay, how does an aspiring screenwriter turn thoughts and ideas into a viable script? There is no formula, but there are definite guidelines and strategies that can carry you from an initial story idea through the oft-dreaded second act to a powerful resolution. This workshop takes you through that process. Through a series of step-by-step lectures and practical writing exercises, learn about screenplay structure, theme, character development, scene description, dialogue, plots, subplots, tone, genre, format, and even some practical business strategies for breaking into the film industry. The workshop's goal is to give you all the tools you need to begin writing your screenplay, tools you can use for every script you write.

Online Courses & Classes Writing Sketch Comedy
Distance Course ID 430.62
Class Tuition $345
Education Website http://www.uclaextension.edu/
Program Description There's no better way for aspiring comedy writers to learn how to create tight, funny scenes than by writing sketches. Whether your goal is to write feature-length screenplays, sitcom specs, or for sketch-based shows like Saturday Night Live and Mad TV, this course teaches you key sketch-writing techniques that are applicable to any kind of big or small screen comedy. In addition to a series of writing and rewriting assignments designed to develop, grow, and hone your comedy scene skills, you also view great sketches from Kids in the Hall, Mr. Show, Monty Python's Flying Circus, and Nichols & May to learn secrets and formulas that lead to great comedy writing. The course fosters an atmosphere of positive partnership as you join with fellow students to collaborate on and support each other's material. The course features guest speakers who have written for Saturday Night Live, Acme Comedy Theatre, The Groundlings, and Mad TV, and stories of "How to Get a Job Writing Sketch Comedy" also are shared. The last class is a special "read out," in which students' material is performed in front of a small invited audience.

Online Courses & Classes Writing the Half-Hour Spec Script: Advanced Workshop
Distance Course ID 432.6B
Class Tuition $495
Education Website http://www.uclaextension.edu/
Program Description A key component of every television writing portfolio is an original writing sample which illustrates both the "voice" and saleable capabilities of a new writer. This workshop guides you to develop a half-hour premise that combines your original vision with a network's likely requirements. From the idea to pilot story structure and finished script, your goal is to create a pilot that effectively establishes ongoing series elements while bringing your characters to life. This course is open to those who wish to write animated pilots as well as live action. Prerequisite: Script submittal required; see instructions at the beginning of this section.

Online Courses & Classes Writing the Thriller
Distance Course ID 430.31
Class Tuition $230
Education Website http://www.uclaextension.edu/
Program Description his intensive two-day course covers the ins and outs of writing a compelling thriller. In addition to studying act breaks, subplots, and red herrings, the course focuses on writing suspenseful scenes that truly frighten. Be prepared to dive into the dark corners of the subconscious mind to find material and then surface back to the analytical brain to help put those frights into a cohesive story that captivates the reader. There are in-class assignments as well as opportunities to workshop your writing.

Online Courses & Classes Photography with Digital Technology I
Distance Course ID 2061-221
Education Website http://www.roosevelt.edu/
Program Description This course explores the traditional experiences found in film
photography with the sophisticated tools of the dynamic digital
age. Students can experience photography approaches to the
conceptual process required for the making of photographs as
integral activities through the use of their imaginations, the
selection of proper photographic tools and methods as they
create visual solutions to assignments. Many of these solutions
will include the use of equipment and techniques found in the
world digital photography and its technology. Students will be
required to produce assignments that require the successful
delivery of ideas through pictures in this class. Credit 4 ...

Online Courses & Classes Script AV & Video Presentations
Distance Course ID 0688-353
Education Website http://www.roosevelt.edu/
Program Description Introduces writing and production techniques for audiovisual,
multimedia and video presentations. Scripting prepares students
to write a specialized form of communication-dialogue that is to
be spoken and heard. Instruction on enhancing the verbal
message with visuals is presented. Dimensions of wording, voice
characterization, sound, motion and color are explored. Includes
story-boarding and an introduction to traditional and emerging ...

Online Courses & Classes The Technology of Television
Distance Course ID NAFL-110
Education Website http://www.csudh.edu/extendeded/ent_tech.htm#technology%20of%20television
Program Description The most common appliance in a home is the television set. What goes on behind the “magic box” is critical to understanding the business.

• Basic principles & terminology
• Digital and High Definition Television
• Interactive Television
• VOD (Video On Demand)
• Broadcasting, Cable, Satellite and recorded video
• Hollywood's TV business

Online Courses & Classes The Technology of Movies
Distance Course ID NAFL-111
Education Website http://www.csudh.edu/extendeded/ent_tech.htm#technology%20of%20movies
Program Description For over 100 years the motion picture business has used analog technology to produce and distribute movies. This course presents the current and future tools used by filmmakers.

• Basic principles of film processes; production & distribution
• New Digital & Electronic Cinema
• Development of the Hollywood's value stream
• How our physiology and psychology influence the product

Online Courses & Classes The Technology of New Media
Distance Course ID NAFL-112
Education Website http://www.csudh.edu/extendeded/ent_tech.htm#technewmedia
Program Description Many individual technologies have recently converged to create new media opportunities. Businesses are finding ways to leverage these tools into profitable operations.

• Principles & terminology
• Basic methods of on-line media entertainment
• Security and legal principles
• Product types and how they really work
  

Online Courses & Classes Video 101
Education Website http://video101course.com/
Program Description Course Includes lessons on Editing Theory, Sequences, Matched Cuts, Matched Actions, Cutting on the Actions, Jump Cuts, Screen Directiosn, In/Out of Frames, Marry Pictures/Sounds

Online Courses & Classes Television Production
Education Website http://www.cybercollege.com/tvp_ind.htm
Program Description A Free, Interactive Course in Studio and Field Production

Online Courses & Classes The Indie Filmmaker's Bootcamp
Education Website http://www.aaarts.com/bootcamp/index.html
Program Description The Indie Filmmaker's Bootcamp is conducted by The American Academy of Arts. Coupling Hollywood professionals and today's leading technology with those seeking careers in cinematic media, fosters collaborative excellence through individual achievement.

Online Courses & Classes Cyber Film School
Education Website http://www.cyberfilmschool.com/learn/kb_detail.aspx?id=67
Program Description Our award-wining CD-ROM provides a crash course on how to produce, direct, write, shoot and edit movies.

Online Courses & Classes Shutterbug Refresher Course (Free)
Education Website http://www.shutterbug.com/refreshercourselp/
Program Description When you're looking for some quick tips on how to accomplish a specific photographic task, this is the place to go. You'll find a broad assortment of fast-paced tutorials from the archives of PHOTOgraphic and eDigitalPhoto magazines.

Online Courses & Classes Introduction to Screenwriting
Distance Course ID F204
Class Tuition $10.95 / month for Access to Over 250 Writing Courses or $69 / year.
Education Website http://www.writersvillage.com/preview/fiction.shtml
Program Description Good acting, terrific camera work, a quality soundtrack...it doesn't mean anything without a good story. In this six-week course, F204 Introduction to Screenwriting, we'll explore the screenwriting genre by looking at what sets it apart from novels, short stories, and plays. After four weeks, you'll be able to identify what makes a good screenplay, the essential elements needed to put together a cohesive script, and how to start your ideas on the way to a finished script.

Online Courses & Classes BBC Training & Development
Education Website http://www.writersvillage.com/preview/fiction.shtml
Program Description These online modules and guides are free for you to use. They were originally designed for BBC staff and in publishing them here we have not made many editorial changes to them. This is because they are primarily aimed at anyone who is working for, with or alongside the BBC, so the modules still contain some specific references to BBC procedures, methods and services.

Online Courses & Classes Introduction to Playwriting
Distance Course ID F206
Class Tuition $10.95 / month for Access to Over 250 Writing Courses or $69 / year.
Education Website http://www.writersvillage.com/preview/fiction.shtml
Program Description The 3-act structure? No problem. Turning points? Piece of cake! There are plenty of people who can identify the main structural points of a screenplay, but not many can translate that into a workable story. In this four-week class, F206 Writing the Screenplay - Part 1, we'll take the principles of the structure and begin to tackle the daunting task of assembling a script, concentrating in this class on the setup and first 30 pages of that screenplay.

Online Courses & Classes Screenwriting
Distance Course ID F224
Class Tuition $10.95 / month for Access to Over 250 Writing Courses or $69 / year.
Education Website http://www.writersvillage.com/preview/fiction.shtml
Program Description The smell of the greasepaint, the sound of the applause.... Live theatre is always a special treat. Writing for live performance is different than both screenwriting and 'book' writing in many ways. In this class, Playwriting, students will explore the basics of dramatic writing. By the end of this eight-week class, the student will have completed a draft of a one-act play.

Online Courses & Classes Screenwriting for Beginners | 10-week Workshop
Distance Course ID Level 01
Class Tuition $395 Enrollment
Education Website http://www.writingclasses.com/
Program Description Using a balance of lecture, exercise, and feedback on work from the instructor and classmates, this course gives students a firm grounding in all the basics of screenwriting. Everything is presented in a clear, accessible manner. Begin a feature-length screenplay -- Lectures on basics of screenwriting craft -- Writing exercises -- Present work for critique -- Screenwriting I is for beginners or anyone who wants to brush up on the fundamentals.

Online Courses & Classes Screenwriting Advanced | 10-week Workshop
Distance Course ID Advanced
Class Tuition $395 Enrollment
Education Website http://www.writingclasses.com/
Program Description Focusing on developing projects and receiving feedback from the instructor and classmates, this course helps students sharpen their skills and work toward completion of a saleable screenplay. Writers often repeat Screenwriting II to continue their projects.
Work toward completion of a feature-length screenplay ... Lectures that expand on basics of screenwriting craft ... Writing exercises ... Present work for in-depth critique ... Prerequisite: Screenwriting I or the equivalent.

Online Courses & Classes Scriptwriting - TV, Film, Stage, Radio
Class Tuition £160.00 gb pounds sterling or approx. $280 US dollars
Education Website http://www.elearnuk.co.uk/courses/course.php?course=427
Program Description Starting with this essential course in Scriptwriting, you will be taught the fundamental skills of writing the feature film script, from the original idea to finished screenplay. You'll learn how to apply your new found skills to every type of television and film script, from Comedies to Soap Operas. Every part of the course reflects the needs and realities of today's television, film, stage, and radio industries, providing you with insight as well as practical knowledge. So let your tutor and the School's Scriptwriting Course start you at the beginning and follow a well-defined path to successful and prosperous scriptwriting.

Online Courses & Classes Write a Marketable Script in 10 Weeks with Final Draft
Class Tuition $358 Enrollment
Education Website http://coursecatalog.com/dbpages/course_display.asp?id=477&SchoolID=344
Program Description The purpose of this course is not just to produce a single script-although that will happen. The real purpose is to show you the structure of scripts and how to produce "marketable" scripts in a minimal amount of time. The instructor of this course is a seasoned scriptwriter who has a successful history of teaching students the art and science of scriptwriting. You will walk away from this course with the tools, techniques and the fundamental knowledge and information needed to get started or continue your scriptwriting work. The majority of this course is devoted to your writing, submission and the instructors editing of your work. Each script is reviewed and through your diligent rewrites you will enhance your abilities to expand and improve upon story lines and the creation of believable characters that dynamically interact with each other.

Online Courses & Classes Write a Marketable Script in 10 Weeks
Class Tuition $210 Enrollment
Education Website http://coursecatalog.com/dbpages/course_display.asp?id=880&SchoolID=344
Program Description Learn how to produce "marketable" script in a minimal amount of time.

Online Courses & Classes Introduction to Screenwriting
Class Tuition $795 Enrollment
Education Website http://www.aftrs.edu.au/index.cfm?objectId=8FD06E61-D0B7-4CD6-F92CD50AB05A8CEB
Program Description SCREENWRITING is an intensive THIRTEEN-WEEK course is for those who already have a feature film story idea. This course builds on fundamental storytelling devices (such as those introduced in the STORYTELLING FOR FILM AND TELEVISION course) and provides techniques for refining premise, protagonist, dramatic problem and plot construction.

Online Courses & Classes Storytelling for Film and Television
Class Tuition $475 Enrollment
Education Website http://www.aftrs.edu.au/index.cfm?objectId=8FD06E61-D0B7-4CD6-F92CD50AB05A8CEB
Program Description STORYTELLING is an intensive FIVE-WEEK course designed as a toolkit of devices to ensure that participants have the basic storytelling skills required to plot commercially viable character and storylines necessary to gain access to our other writing courses. It is highly recommended as an introduction to both film and television writing ...

Online Courses & Classes Screenwriting on the Internet: Introduction
Class Tuition £150 Enrollment
Education Website http://www.bbk.ac.uk/study/ce/subjects/mediastudies/FFME021/crs
Program Description Aimed at anyone interested in writing screenplays. We will explore: premises; approaches to plotting; characterisation; scene construction; mise en scène; ways to write dialogue; and treatments. This module is based on building-block writing exercises and the reading of professional treatments and scripts. You must be able to run a Java-enabled browser such as Netscape 4 or IE4. You will be given a password and further information once you have enrolled ...

Online Courses & Classes Screenwriting on the Internet: Advanced
Class Tuition £185 Enrollment
Education Website http://www.bbk.ac.uk/study/ce/subjects/mediastudies/FFME023/crs
Program Description Designed for students who have already attended an introductory screenwriting course (not necessarily on the Internet) and who want to improve their first draft treatment or write sections of their screenplay. During the 10 weekly sessions we will explore: treatments; characterisation; ways to build conflict and scene climaxes; construction of genres; rewriting; pitching and marketing your work. For this module, you must be able to run a Java-enabled browser such as Netscape 4 or IE4. You will be given a password and further information once you have enrolled.

Online Courses & Classes Screenwriting E-course
Class Tuition Five week course: $150.00 (U.S.) / Ten week course: $275.00 (U.S.)
Education Website http://www.singlelane.com/escript/escreen.htm
Program Description E-script's online E-course is a great training ground for beginning screenwriters, and a good place for more experienced screenwriters to polish their skills. Each week, registrants receive an online tutorial from professional script consultant and screenwriting teacher Laurie Scheer on a specific craft subject -- see the course outline below -- as well as a related exercise. You return assignments by e-mail, and receive feedback from the instructor in the same way. Laurie will also be glad to respond to general questions and comments at any time. Your course is highly individualized; Laurie works one-on-one with you, and, unlike some other online courses, we don't ask you to provide feedback to other students. However, you'll have access to E-script's private bulletin board and chatroom, available only to our past and present registrants

Online Courses & Classes Screenwriting Workshop
Class Tuition Five week workshop: $150.00 (U.S.) / Ten week workshop: $275.00 (U.S.)
Education Website http://www.singlelane.com/escript/escreen.htm#workshop
Program Description The E-script Workshop is for screenwriters who want to work on a new screenplay, or on a draft of a work-in-progress, with ongoing professional guidance. You have a choice of mentors: professional script consultants Olga Humphrey or Laurie Scheer, or veteran film and TV writer Michael Snyder (see biographical information below). Send script material to your workshop leader by e-mail as often as you like; once weekly, you'll receive feedback intended to help you in revision and to encourage your ongoing work. Your mentor will also be glad to respond to general questions and comments at any time.Your workshop is highly individualized; your mentor works one-on-one with you, and, unlike some other online workshops, we don't ask you to provide feedback to other registrants. However, you'll have access to E-script's private bulletin board and chatroom, available only to our past and present registrants, and at the end of the course you also have the option of "meeting" with the workshop leader in the chatroom, accessible via any web-browser ...

Online Courses & Classes Sell Your Screenplay: A Marketing Course
Class Tuition $150
Education Website http://www.singlelane.com/escript/escreen.htm#marketing
Program Description "All too often," writes long-time L.A. development executive Laurie Scheer in her introduction to E-script's newest course, "when I am in meetings with development personnel and producers, I hear the following demand: 'We need projects that are promotable and high concept.'" In this five-week basic training session, Scheer prepares registrants who have a screenplay, or are working on one, or have one in mind, to meet the marketplace. Through a combination of weekly tutorials and assignments, Laurie will help you make sure your screenplay is the one that cuts through the Hollywood noise, while answering your questions and providing specific leads throughout. You'll also have access to E-script's private bulletin board and chatroom, available only to our past and present registrants, and at the end of the course you have the option of "meeting" with Laurie in the chatroom, accessible via any web-browser.

Online Courses & Classes Playwriting Workshop
Class Tuition Five week workshop: $150.00 (U.S.) / Ten week workshop: $275.00 (U.S.)
Education Website http://www.singlelane.com/escript/eplay.htm
Program Description The E-script Workshop is for playwrights who want to work on a new play, or on a draft of a work-in-progress, under the guidance of veteran dramaturg and internationally-produced playwright Mark Turvin. Submit script material to Mark by e-mail as often as you like; once weekly, he'll provide individual feedback intended to help you in revision and to encourage your ongoing work. Mark will also be glad to respond to general questions and comments at any time. Your workshop is highly individualized; Mark works one-on-one with you, and, unlike some other online workshops, we don't ask you to provide feedback to other students. However, you'll have access to E-script's private listserv and chatroom, available only to our past and present registrants. At the end of the course, you also have the option of "meeting" with Mark in the chatroom, accessible via any web-browser.

Online Courses & Classes Playwriting E-Course
Class Tuition Five week course: $150.00 (U.S.) / Ten week course: $275.00 (U.S.)
Education Website http://www.singlelane.com/escript/eplay.htm
Program Description E-script's online E-course is a great training ground for beginning playwrights, and a good place for more experienced playwrights to polish their skills. Each week, registrants receive an online tutorial from internationally-produced playwright Frank Moher on a specific craft subject -- see the course outline below -- as well as an electronic "handout" and a related exercise. You return assignments by e-mail, and receive feedback in the same way. Frank will also be glad to respond to general questions and comments at any time. Your course is highly individualized; Frank works one-on-one with you, and, unlike some other online courses, we don't ask you to provide feedback to other students. However, you'll have access to E-script's private listserv and chatroom, available only to our past and present registrants. At the end of the course, you also have the option of "meeting" with Frank in the chatroom, accessible via any web-browser.

Online Courses & Classes TV Sit-com Workshop
Class Tuition $150.00
Education Website http://www.singlelane.com/escript/escreen.htm#tvsit
Program Description The first step towards working as a writer in the burgeoning situation-comedy scene is to create a strong spec script. As you work on an episode for an existing series, workshop leader (and working pro) Nina DeCastro will provide weekly feedback and guidance intended to help you complete and polish your script, then advise on how to use it as your calling card to the industry.Your workshop is highly individualized; Nina works one-on-one with you, and, unlike some other online workshops, we don't ask you to provide feedback to other registrants. However, you'll have access to E-script's private bulletin board and chatroom, available only to our past and present registrants, and at the end of the course you also have the option of "meeting" with Nina in the chatroom, accessible via any web-browser.

Online Courses & Classes TV Hour Episodic Workshop
Class Tuition Five week workshop: $150.00 (U.S.) / Ten week workshop: $275.00 (U.S.).
Education Website http://www.singlelane.com/escript/escreen.htm#tvhour
Program Description As with sit-coms (see above), to make your way as a writer of hour episodic television (action-adventure, drama, dramedy) you need a great spec script. In this workshop, you work on an episode for an existing series, and receive weekly feedback and guidance from veteran TV and film writer Michael Snyder. Once your script is finished and polished, Mike will advise on how to use it as your calling card to the industry. Your workshop is highly individualized; Mike works one-on-one with you, and, unlike some other online workshops, we don't ask you to provide feedback to other registrants. However, you'll have access to E-script's private bulletin borad and chatroom, available only to our past and present registrants, and at the end of the course you also have the option of "meeting" with Mike in the chatroom, accessible via any web-browser.

Online Courses & Classes Complete Film Program Online!
Class Tuition $49.99 Enrollment
Education Website http://filmschoolonline.com/courses/courses_complete.htm
Program Description Learn filmmaking from script to screen with our complete online film program. Each course in the program features well written, easy to follow lessons, with plenty of examples, charts, and photographs to help you understand the material. In addition, handpicked links will whisk you away to great websites around the world for instant elaboration! You can create your own learning timetable with extended access, and the lessons can be printed for future study and reference. Some of the coureses include Screenwriting, Directing, Cinematography, Sound, Editing, Producing, and more.

Online Courses & Classes Screenwriting Online!
Class Tuition $14.99 Enrollment
Education Website http://filmschoolonline.com/courses/courses.htm
Program Description The screenplay is the only element in a movie that must stand on its own. It provides the spark for investor interest and then becomes the foundation for everything that follows. Great directing and star appeal cannot save a poor script! Consequently, it must be outstanding in every respect. Learn the secrets of creating an intriguing, marketable script. Topics include story concept, structure, scene development, character, dialogue, exposition, set up, format, writing process, and difficulties.

Online Courses & Classes Directing Online!
Class Tuition $14.99 Enrollment
Education Website http://filmschoolonline.com/courses/courses.htm
Program Description The director is the artistic leader in the making of a movie. This course explores how professional directors translate the script to the screen and how they direct the creative energies of the cast and crew. Topics include: artistic identity, screen language, interpretation the script, translation to the screen, craft departments, set procedure, directing actors, and directing the camera.

Online Courses & Classes Sound Online!
Class Tuition $14.99 Enrollment
Education Website http://filmschoolonline.com/courses/courses.htm
Program Description Sound has the power to convey both information and mood. The best filmmakers understand its potential, but many treat it as a low priority. In fact, the telltale sign of a low budget movie is poor sound. This course teaches you the ins and outs of high quality movie sound. Topics include: uses of sound in movies, perceptual characteristics, the audio chain, tape stock, recorders, meters, microphones, signal processing, sync systems, problems of location recording, and post-production mixing.

Online Courses & Classes Getting Started
Class Tuition $175
Education Website http://www.sydfield.com/onlinecourse.htm
Program Description "Getting Started" is now available any time you want to start writing a screenplay. This five-week course takes you through the screenwriting process from the inception of the idea through writing the four-page treatment. Let Syd Field, “the most sought after screenwriting teacher in the world” personally guide you in outlining and articulating your story, writing your four-page treatment, and preparing you to start writing the screenplay. The course is self-paced and ongoing, so enroll today. Subjects to be covered:
Week I - Designing The Idea
Week II - The Nature of Dramatic Structure
Week III - Creating Characters
Week IV - The Four-Page Treatment
Week V - The Next Step

Online Courses & Classes a Modern Masterclass with Syd Field
Class Tuition £250 + VAT
Education Website http://www.sydfield.com/onlinecourse.htm
Program Description Internationally-acclaimed screenwriting guru Syd Field is bringing his modern masterclass seminar to Europe for the first time, updating classic storytelling conventions with a focus on the contemporary tools of the craft. He will guide a two-day tour of storytelling techniques, focusing on the best of modern cinema -- Kill Bill and Sideways alike -- in order to help the aspiring or professional screenwriter to create, prepare, write, and rewrite his/her own screenplay.

Online Courses & Classes Editing Online!
Class Tuition $14.99 Enrollment
Education Website http://filmschoolonline.com/courses/courses.htm
Program Description Editing is about giving structure, form, rhythm, and pace to a movie. It is a complex and highly creative craft. In fact, the editor is often called the second director. This course is really an eye opener because it pulls together all the key elements of filmmaking. Learn what it really means to be a movie editor. Topics include: time/space basics, cutting shots, cutting scenes, transitions, dialogue, sound, music, continuity, crossing the imaginary line, creating tension, momentum, rhythm, and pace. The course covers all aspects of film and nonlinear editing.

Online Courses & Classes Producing Online!
Class Tuition $14.99 Enrollment
Education Website http://filmschoolonline.com/courses/courses.htm
Program Description If you have a script that you want to produce and have no prior experience, this course is for you! Learn step-by-step what it takes to get a movie made. Topics include all the key areas of producing: finance, distribution, marketing, budgeting, scheduling, cast, crew, and locations. Emphasis is on micro-budget production. Learn why the Hollywood model of production does not work for low budget moviemakers. Includes over 30 great strategies that will get your movie made for the lowest cost and highest quality possible.

Online Courses & Classes Unleash Your Creativity!
Class Tuition $5.99 Enrollment
Education Website http://filmschoolonline.com/courses/courses.htm
Program Description Unleash your creative potential with this very special online course, designed for those of you who have difficulty coming up with ideas. If you have no problem generating ideas but don't know what to do with them, this course will also help. Dry spells? You've come to the right place! Topics include how the creative mind works, the creative process, brainstorming, developing ideas, evaluation, obstacles, and dry spells.

Online Courses & Classes Creative Writing Courses in France 2006
Class Tuition Price for Course and Accomodations Differs Depending on Choices
Education Website http://www.voyagerfrance.com/
Program Description Imagine taking a week to devote yourself to your writing... Imagine treating yourself to 7 days of superb food and wine in a
charming hotel, in the heart of beautiful, rural France...Now, imagine putting all of that together...

Online Courses & Classes Screenwriting: write your first draft fast
Class Tuition $195-$395
Education Website http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/lsa/online/writing/screenwriting.htm
Program Description“Formula” marathons for writing often yield an unsatisfying script. Pour a cup of java and let’s make writing fast mesh with writing quality. We cover: 1) making a script effective from the start; 2) developing story structure; 3) deepening characterization; 4) enriching scenes; 5) discovering the secrets of middles; 6) finding endings with fast finish techniques. Both levels give you a professional screenwriting mentor who won’t disappear after you finish the workshop. Create dynamic stories all the way to FADE OUT. Also, at the Pro Level, because your instructor believes so strongly in the power of revisions and polishing, she has included a critique of not only your first draft but also of your revision of that draft.

Online Courses & Classes Screendreams Writers Academy
Education Website http://www.screendreamsacademy.com/
Program Description Screendreams Writers Academy offers online writing courses for screenwriters.

Online Courses & Classes Bringing Your Characters To Life
Class Tuition $25-$43
Education Website http://home.universalclass.com/i/crn/7656.htm
Program Description Creating believable characters is key to writing a good story or novel. People may not be able to recall every detail of the plot of their favorite movie or book, but they generally can tell you every eccentricity of their favorite hero. Assuming, of course, that the writer created an actual 'character' and didn't just resort to using quickly forgotten cardboard stereotypes. In this course, students will learn how to turn 'stock' characters into three dimensional people that readers will never forget. Since writing is best learned by doing, coursework consists of creating and critiquing sample character scenes. Throughout the course, participants will explore various aspects of their main character and will begin to 'flesh out' their hero to create a memorable protagonist.

Online Courses & Classes Great Screenwriting Online Workshop
Class Tuition $599
Education Website http://www.truby.com/online.html
Program Description The Great Screenwriting workshop is 12 weeks long and contains all the information from the Truby live seminar. Writing exercises at the end of each lesson help you apply the course information to your story. Email what you write each week to your instructor and receive detailed feedback. You can move at the pace that is right for you. Plus, you can review each lesson as often as you want. Don't miss this unique opportunity to improve your storytelling ability and write your best script under the expert guidance of a Truby instructor.

Online Courses & Classes StoryCraftPro
Class Tuition $69
Education Website http://www.truby.com/online.html
Program Description StoryCraftPro is... a story-processing program – designed specifically for writing and completing any kinds of stories (from short stories to screenplays and novels) – that comes with history's greatest writing coaches built right into it! "a whole new way to write ...that's as old as humankind" ... the only major program using Campbell's Mythological System with emphasis on character development and structuring.

Online Courses & Classes Screenwriting 101
Class Tuition $100
Education Website http://www.4screenwriters.com/screen_101.html
Program Description is an online class for beginning writers or writers wanting to brush up on the fundamentals. For four weeks you will interact and study under the guidance of your instructor to jumpstart your writing and hit the ground running. Also, two online LIVE lectures during office hours to help you as you do your assignments and work on your script. The class presents the fundamentals of screenwriting: character development, plot development, structure, conflict, and dialogue. Mainly focused on beginners or anyone who wants to brush up on the fundamentals. Students gain enough knowledge to continue writing their screenplay, start their first screenplay, and finish.

Online Courses & Classes Online Screenwriting Workshop
Class Tuition $100
Education Website http://www.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/UMH_Main/0,1770,13215-1;41613-3,00.html
Program Description Winner of two national screenwriting competitions and producer of six acclaimed Hollywood films, Dr. Lazarus has guided hundreds of aspiring screenwriters during his years in Hollywood and with UM’s School of Communication. Now, he will bring his years of experience to assist you, online and in the privacy of your home. With this unprecedented opportunity: refine your idea, develop the principal characters, prepare a step outline of your plot, perfect your screenplay format, and receive extensive comments on your actual screenplay pages. Judy Hood, a UM Graduate Student had this to say about her experience: "This on-line screen writing course has been a challenging and rewarding learning experience. Paul Lazarus gives such a close read for every step of the process and offers guidance specific to my project at precise and critical points. I have the flexibility which a creative but highly disciplined skill demands and the advantage that response from him is immediate. He is available for conferences whenever I need them to refocus on the spine of my story and wrestle with characters and conflicts."

Online Degree Programs Certificate of Completion in Entertainment Technology
Online School California State University, Dominguez Hills
Education Website http://www.csudh.edu/extendeded/ent_tech.htm
Program Description Executives, managers, and business owners continually deal with innovations in technology. To function effectively in the entertainment industry, as well as related careers, executives must make crucial decisions about strategic planning, capital investment and new product development - decisions which involve understanding technological advancements. The 3 courses in this certificate provide an organized, clear and complete explanation of key media and technologies currently used in the entertainment industry. Background in math or science is not required. Guests from media industries will provide the latest insights.

Online Degree Programs Certificate of Completion in Entertainment Technology - MFA, BFA, AA
Online School Academy of Arts University
Education Website http://online.academyart.edu/mpt.html
Program DescriptionThe Motion Pictures & Television program prepares students to enter this competitive industry with the caliber of experience necessary to produce the artistic and professional moving images that are in demand. The curriculum cultivates a mastery of form, content and structure as well as solid fundamentals with the integration of digital media. The focus of the curriculum is to expand on the student's vision, worldview and skill set. The department's faculty of professionals ensures that students graduate with intensive training in keeping with the ever-changing technology and trends in the industry. Filmmakers graduating from this program have studied multiple areas of production before choosing one area of concentration. Their final projects are frequently screened at the Academy's Annual Show as well as industry festivals.