Creating Powerful Scenes and Sequences

SCRIPT X 463.1E

Focus on your script writing at the scene level to enhance conflict, subtext, characterization, dialogue, and imagery and strengthen your project.

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Fall

Spring

In-Person

Starting at $720.00

As few as 10 weeks

3.0

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What you can learn.

Analyze successful scenes and sequences to identify effective techniques
Read and respond to work of other writers in class
Complete writing exercises that enhance your scene-writing skills
Identify emotional context, narrative intensity, and pacing and escalation

About this course:

The writing of powerfully constructed scenes featuring compelling characters is the key to any screenplay or dramatic teleplay's success. This intensive workshop gets you writing and rewriting your own scenes, and arms you with a specific skill set that enables you to improve and elevate your work. Drawing on great scenes and sequences from memorable movies and cable shows throughout the course, you learn to identify the essential building blocks for the creation of dynamic scenes; work with conflict, subtext, characterization, dialogue, and imagery, get feedback that will up your game; and make significant headway in creating an eminently marketable screenplay or pilot.

Prerequisites

SCRIPT X 410.1 Feature Film I and SCRIPT X 410.2 Feature Film II, or department approval.

Summer 2023 Schedule

July 1 - September 9

Saturday 10:00AM - 1:00PM PT

Available

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Instructor: Colin Francis Costello

392735

Fee:

$720.00

In-Person

Location: UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood

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ENROLL BY: Jul 1, 2023

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Notes

No meeting Sept 2.

Enrollment limited to 15 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted.

This course meets in person at the designated class meeting time and location. Students must be present at the course meeting time as each student’s final grade may include scores for participation.
Please inform your instructor if you will miss a class meeting. You are responsible for any class information you missed. We suggest you arrange with a fellow classmate to share their notes when feasible.

Refund Deadline

No refunds after July 15, 2023

Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PUBLIC SYLLABUS FOR THIS COURSE.

Schedule

Type

Date

Time

Location

Discussion

Sat Jul 1, 2023

10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT

UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 212

Discussion

Sat Jul 8, 2023

10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT

UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 212

Discussion

Sat Jul 15, 2023

10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT

UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 212

Discussion

Sat Jul 22, 2023

10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT

UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 212

Discussion

Sat Jul 29, 2023

10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT

UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 212

Discussion

Sat Aug 5, 2023

10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT

UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 212

Discussion

Sat Aug 12, 2023

10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT

UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 212

Discussion

Sat Aug 19, 2023

10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT

UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 212

Discussion

Sat Aug 26, 2023

10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT

UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 212

Discussion

Sat Sep 9, 2023

10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT

UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 212

Fall 2023 Schedule

September 30 - December 2

Saturday 10:00AM - 1:00PM PT

Future Offering (Opens July 31, 2023 12:00:00 AM)

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Instructor: Colin Francis Costello

394330

Fee:

$720.00

In-Person

Location: UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood

Updating...

See Details

Notes

No meeting November 11 and 25.

Enrollment limited to 15 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted.

This course meets in person at the designated class meeting time and location. Students must be present at the course meeting time as each student’s final grade may include scores for participation.
Please inform your instructor if you will miss a class meeting. You are responsible for any class information you missed. We suggest you arrange with a fellow classmate to share their notes when feasible.

Refund Deadline

No refunds after October 14, 2023

Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PUBLIC SYLLABUS FOR THIS COURSE.

Schedule

Type

Date

Time

Location

Discussion

Sat Sep 30, 2023

10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT

UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood

Discussion

Sat Oct 7, 2023

10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT

UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood

Discussion

Sat Oct 14, 2023

10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT

UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood

Discussion

Sat Oct 21, 2023

10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT

UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood

Discussion

Sat Oct 28, 2023

10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT

UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood

Discussion

Sat Nov 4, 2023

10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT

UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood

Discussion

Sat Nov 18, 2023

10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT

UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood

Discussion

Sat Dec 2, 2023

10:00AM PT - 1:00PM PT

UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood

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