Feature Film IV

SCRIPT X 410.4

Finish your feature film script and learn revision tactics in our fourth and final basic screenwriting course.

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Fall
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Starting at $720.00
As few as 10 weeks
3.0

What you can learn.

  • Complete your feature film script draft
  • Polish dialogue and point of view
  • Learn to resolve the story's main and secondary conflicts
  • Develop effective revision skills
  • Understand the business of screenwriting

About this course:

In the last of a four-part sequence in writing a feature film screenplay, you reach FADE OUT. In the process of completing your script, you hone in on structuring conversations, explore how to maximize your story's visual implications, deepen scene writing skills, assemble scenes to form powerful sequences, ensure your script's central conflict is resolved, and work on theme and imagery. Also covered are revision techniques and the business aspects of feature film writing. The goal is to complete writing your first feature film script. 
Prerequisites

SCRIPT X 410.1 Feature Film I, SCRIPT X 410.2 Feature Film II, and SCRIPT X 410.3 Feature Film III. Students must bring their beat sheets or treatments, Act I and 45 pages of Act II to the first class meeting and be prepared to write.

Spring 2023 Schedule

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Wednesday 4:00PM - 7:00PM PT
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Instructor: Janna King
390695
Fee:
$720.00
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Location: Remote Classroom
Notes

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

This course is held via video teleconference. Instructors use Zoom to offer live class meetings at the designated class meeting time. 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 April 26, 2023
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Schedule
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Time
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Discussion
Wed Apr 12, 2023
4:00PM PT - 7:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Wed Apr 19, 2023
4:00PM PT - 7:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Wed Apr 26, 2023
4:00PM PT - 7:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Wed May 3, 2023
4:00PM PT - 7:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Wed May 10, 2023
4:00PM PT - 7:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Wed May 17, 2023
4:00PM PT - 7:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Wed May 24, 2023
4:00PM PT - 7:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Wed May 31, 2023
4:00PM PT - 7:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Wed Jun 7, 2023
4:00PM PT - 7:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
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Wed Jun 14, 2023
4:00PM PT - 7:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
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This section has no set meeting times.
Available
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Instructor: Valerie Brandy
390674
Fee:
$720.00
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ENROLL BY: Apr 12, 2023
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Notes

Enrollment limited to 15 students.

This online course is conducted through Canvas, a secure website that allows students to log in to access lectures, discussions, and other course materials on demand. There are no required class meetings. Each course is structured with weekly assignments and deadlines. Lectures and coursework are accessible throughout the week. Workshops are conducted in writing via discussion boards with your instructor and classmates.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after April 26, 2023
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
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Monday 7:00PM - 10:00PM PT
Available
See Details
390673
Fee:
$720.00
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Location: UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
ENROLL BY: Apr 10, 2023
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Notes

No meeting May 29 and Jun 19.

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 April 24, 2023
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
(Optional) The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
(Optional) Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman
(Optional) The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters by Karl Iglesias
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Discussion
Mon Apr 10, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 209
Discussion
Mon Apr 17, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 209
Discussion
Mon Apr 24, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 209
Discussion
Mon May 1, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 209
Discussion
Mon May 8, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 209
Discussion
Mon May 15, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 209
Discussion
Mon May 22, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 209
Discussion
Mon Jun 5, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 209
Discussion
Mon Jun 12, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center 209
Discussion
Mon Jun 26, 2023
7:00PM PT - 10:00PM PT
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center in Westwood
UCLA Extension Lindbrook Center

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