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Scriptwriting Mastery

COURSE 1 BEGINS JANUARY 4, 2021!

COURSE 1

Tools & Fundamentals

You begin training in the essential tools and fundamental skills by actively participating in every aspect of building a complete original script from scratch. You learn seven powerful scriptwriting tools which are the foundation of being a dramatist and prepare you for the courses that follow.

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COURSE 2

Techniques & Principles

This is the heart of the program – an apprenticeship that rigorously trains you in plot construction and dramatic principles. The nucleus of this course is that we continuously work on multiple scripts that are in varying stages of development. Moving from project to project, we apply all our tools and skills to make each one work, building your writing muscle and training you how to think and execute like a dramatist.

COURSE 3

Solo Script Project

To graduate the program, you select a raw premise from the group’s collection of story ideas and then develop, construct, and write a script on your own, in an open workshop format with professional feedback, demonstrating your mastery of every step to Jeff and the group.

Testimonials

“Your seminar for Development Executives was by far the best seminar I have ever taken. I have found the tools you discussed to be very instrumental in my analysis of scripts on a day to day basis. Your class is the most comprehensive one offered as far as making people understand how to apply the tools and make them work...This was one class that I can honestly say has helped me to become a stronger executive.”

Jen Grisanti - Story/Career Consultant at Jen Grisanti Consultancy Inc./Writing Instructor for NBC’s Writers on the Verge/former 12-year studio executive

“Jeff Kitchen is a brilliant dramatist and writer. He’s been teaching and guiding screenwriters for many years. His ability to analyze story and structure is profound. Jeff’s writing techniques and teaching have been invaluable tools in my own creative work. His attention to character, process and form have informed all of my work and will continue to do so. I start every script with the simple question that Jeff asks daily, “What do you want to leave the audience with?” The question and Jeff’s teaching form the foundation for compelling, honest work.”

Ted Melfi - Writer/Director – Hidden Figures (nominated for Best Picture Oscar and Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar), St. Vincent, Going in Style

“Having taken virtually every screenwriting course in existence, I found Jeff Kitchen’s workshop to be the most valuable in town. His techniques and tools guide one through the entire process of screenwriting: from basic concept to general script structure and further down to the scene level. Jeff is a master teacher who truly understands the art and technique of the screenplay.
His course is worth its weight in gold.”

Chris Brancato - Writer – Sherlock Holmes 3, Narcos, Hannibal, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Species II, First Wave