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Writing

"I lived to write and write to live"
Samuel Rogers


READY, SET, ACTION
READY, SET, ACTION! I :  Screenwriting Basics for Young Writers (grades 2-5)  , Students will enjoy a full semester of graduated course study in this introduction to screenwriting including analyzing classic age-appropriate films and understanding how a script is the foundation for all cinema. Students will concentrate on writing a 5-page short film, which will be read in a professional showcase at the end of the semester, and may be partially filmed the following semester. Instructor - Jana Siciliano.  Monday 4:00 - 5:00, $295
 

READY, SET, ACTION! II (grades 6-8):  Screenwriting Basics for Young Writers (ages 9-12)  Introducing young writers to the basics of the craft of screenwriting, students will enjoy a full semester of graduated course study, including analyzing classic age-appropriate films and understanding how a script is the foundation for all cinema. Students will concentrate on writing a 5-page short film, which will be read in a professional showcase at the end of the semester, and possibly be partially filmed the following semester. Instructor - Jana Siciliano, Monday 5:15 - 6:15, $295



THE WRITE STUFF: The Craft of Screenwriting (grades 9-12):
Older students will have the opportunity to work together to break down and analyze the mechanics of a classic film script as well as learn the basic components of putting together a three-act screenplay. With several rounds of rewrites, they will exit the class with either an original short film script or a professional grade treatment for a full-length original screenplay. All screenplays will receive a showcase reading of their scripts by professional actors at the end of the class.    I
nstructor - Jana Siciliano. $295