LLWRC 826 - Secrets of Screenwriting

Zombies, car chases, romantic kisses, delicious villains, death monologues and femme fatales... these all mean nothing without knowing the most important thing: the story. In this course, we will study new screenplays of movies currently in theaters to biopsy the bones of visual storytelling. You'll learn the hush-hush, Hollywood tools and tricks to build three dimensional protagonists, up the stakes, create obstacles, employ reversals and answer The 9 Mythic Questions to give birth to the blockbuster knocking on your brain.