Jul 25 2020
Screenwriting and the House of Structure with Chris White

Screenwriting and the House of Structure with Chris White

Presented by Indiana Writers Center at Indiana Writers Center

Instructor: Chris White
Date: Saturday, July 25
Time:  12:00-3:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Cost: $75 nonmembers, $48 members, $42 student members/teacher members/senior members/military members/librarian members

The structure of your screenplay is the house your protagonist inhabits. This structural house provides the barricaded doors that keep your protagonist hostage; reveals unknown rooms your protagonist must unlock and explore; permits other important characters to enter the house (with or without your protagonist’s permission); and offers hard-earned access to windows that may just allow for your protagonist’s escape and liberation.

This introductory-level, 3-hour workshop will expose participants to the classic three-act structure that houses nearly every protagonist in Western cinema and beyond. Participants will be introduced to basic screenplay format; they will write short screenplay exercises that begin to hint at structure and its building blocks; and they will experiment with writing a short synopsis of a feature-length screenplay idea that contains the main structural screenplay elements. Knowledge of screenplay structure serves not only screenwriters, but novelists and playwrights as well. No previous screenwriting experience required!

**If you would benefit from taking a workshop, but are suffering financial burden due to current circumstances, please email sarah@indianawriters.org.**

Admission Info

Cost: $75 nonmembers, $48 members, $42 student members/teacher members/senior members/military members/librarian members

Phone: 3172550710

Email: mail@indianawriters.org

Dates & Times

2020/07/25 - 2020/07/25

Location Info

Indiana Writers Center

1125 Brookside Avenue, Suite B25, Indianapolis, IN 46202

Parking Info

Parking is located behind the Indiana Art Center in Broad Ripple. The Indiana Writers Center is in the smaller building behind the IAC, not the main building.