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Class Description

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Join us for an 8 week dive into the new fundamentals of screenwriting. No paint-by-numbers approach here. We will learn and practice an approach to visual story telling inspired by the psychology of creativity and storytelling for the screen. Get your questions answered and develop an approach to screenwriting that works for you!

Week 1: Discovering Your Storytelling Voice

  • Introduction to Meditative Writing and the philosophy behind the course
  • Discovering your unconscious themes, wounds, and characters
  • Setting intentions and goals for the course

Week 2: Building Dynamic Characters

  • Understanding the importance of well-rounded characters in screenwriting
  • Developing compelling backstories, motivations, and goals for your characters
  • Exploring character arcs and transformation

Week 3: Creating Engaging Worlds

  • The role of setting and world-building in visual storytelling
  • Constructing immersive and vivid environments
  • Balancing world-building with character development and plot advancement

Week 4: Crafting Dynamic Scenes

  • The art of writing impactful and engaging scenes
  • Exploring the anatomy of a scene: objectives, conflicts, and resolutions

Week 5: Mastering Conflict and Tension

  • Understanding the importance of conflict in storytelling
  • Exploring different types of conflicts: internal, external, and interpersonal
  • Balancing conflict and resolution for a satisfying narrative arc

Week 6: Exploring Themes and Messages

  • Uncovering the thematic core of your screenplay
  • Understanding the role of themes in conveying a deeper meaning

Week 7: Navigating Structure and Formatting

  • Understanding the importance of structure in screenwriting
  • Exploring different structural frameworks: three-act paradigm, sequences, and more
  • Formatting your screenplay professionally and industry-standard

​Week 8: Outlining and Refining Your Screenplay

  • The value of outlining and when one should outline
  • Developing effective outlining techniques for screenplays
  • Refining and revising your screenplay based on feedback and self-reflection

​By the end of the course, you'll emerge as a confident and skilled screenwriter, equipped with the knowledge and tools to write impactful and authentic screenplays. You'll have a deep understanding of character development, world-building, scene crafting, conflict, theme, structure, formatting, and outlining. Through the fusion of meditative practices and storytelling, you'll have the ability to create vivid imagery that resonates with audiences on a profound level. 

Note: This is a live, lecture and discussion class. 

Remote Learning

This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.

Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.

Refund Policy

A full refund will be offered up to seven days before the class begins. 

Seven days before class up until after the first class a 75% refund can be offered. 

After the second class no refunds are available.

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Meditative Writing

Meditative Writing offers small, deeply personalized workshops led by Jess Hinds—mentor to writers behind shows like Game of Thrones, Mad Men, and SNL. Blending emotional insight with professional-level craft, these classes help writers overcome creative blocks, refine their voice, and build lasting, career-level storytelling tools.

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