COURSE
SCREENWRITING:
FROM IDEATION TO WRITING YOUR FIRST SCRIPT
Are you an aspiring screenwriter ready to take the next step with your craft? Enroll in "Screenwriting: From Ideation to Writing Your First Script" to learn from industry veteran and USC alum Gabe Sachs, a writer on many hit TV shows and movies, including Freaks & Geeks, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid, and many others. In this course, you’ll learn the fundamentals of storytelling as you get inspired to draft your own script for a short film.
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PROGRAM OVERVIEW
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INSTRUCTOR AND INDUSTRY EXPERT
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Gabe Sachs
Coming up with an idea is something that writers struggle with all the time. But the truth is, ideas are all around you. Gabe Sachs has mastered the art of tapping into real life to bring authentic and captivating stories to the screen. As a writer on many TV shows and films, including Freaks & Geeks, Just Shoot Me, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid, and many others, will share his craft to help aspiring screenwriters bring their ideas to fruition.
Gabe Sachs is a writer and producer known for television projects that include Freaks & Geeks, Just Shoot Me, Undeclared, Life As We know it, 90210 and The Night Shift. He co-wrote the feature films Diary of A Wimpy Kid and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules , which topped the U.S. box office its opening weekend. He was also an executive producer on the movie Magic Camp. Sachs is an avid and accomplished photographer, known for compelling portraits. He co-hosts the podcast I Dream of Cameras, which reviews the most talked about camera equipment and explores camera choice and collecting. He is also a judge for the James Beard Awards, which celebrates American food culture. Sachs is an alumnus of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. His creative partner is writer/director Jeff Judah with whom he co-owns Sachs/Judah Productions.
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APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS + ELIGIBILITY
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DATES, DEADLINES, TUITION + FEES
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CANCELLATION AND REFUNDS
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SCHOLARSHIPS
COURSE
DIRECTING:
CREATING YOUR SHORT FILM
Interested in learning how to direct a professional-looking film without a big-scale budget? Enroll in “Directing: Creating Your Short Film” to hone your filmmaking skills and build your portfolio as you learn from industry veteran and USC alum Sanford Bookstaver, the director and producer of hit TV shows and movies, including Dexter: New Blood, House MD, Power, Chicago Fire, and many others. In this course, you’ll be guided through the complete production process as you pick up tricks of the trade to bring your cinematic vision to the screen.
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PROGRAM OVERVIEW
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INSTRUCTOR AND INDUSTRY EXPERT
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Sanford Bookstaver
Being a Director is the best job in the world.
Sanford Bookstaver has worked as a director and producer in film and television for over twenty years on shows like: Dexter: New Blood, House MD, Power, Chicago Fire, and many others. He fell in love with movies at an early age and throughout his career has collaborated with some of the most creative and talented people in Hollywood.
He enrolled in the School of Cinematic Arts at USC and began his journey towards becoming a director. He paid his dues working as an assistant at DreamWorks for Jeffrey Katzenberg and while working there co-wrote and directed his short film Scriptfellas a parody on Martin Scorcese’s Goodfellas. He shared this film with Katzenberg who later shared it with Spielberg and one week later his lifelong dream would become a reality as a director on the NBC show “The Others”.
Bookstaver has been nominated for several awards for his directing talents and has also lent his time to teaching other aspiring young filmmakers whenever he can.
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APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS + ELIGIBILITY
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DATES, DEADLINES, TUITION + FEES
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CANCELLATION AND REFUNDS
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SCHOLARSHIPS
