Mary Ruth Clarke To Teach Chicago Dramatists Screenwriting Essentials 1

Turn your idea into a story: write for the big screen. The demand for screenwriters has never been higher!

• Netflix Originals: 80 films created and 700 TV series running in 2018

• A new age of DIY filmmaking is taking hold of the industry, empowering people outside of Hollywood to launch their stories and films into the world

• Jordan Peele (Get Out) has a new production company with an open submission policy so get crackin' - you never know

You have a great idea for a movie. It's time to make it real and turn it into a powerful script. Take your first step with "Screenwriting Essentials 1."

Led by Mary Ruth Clarke, the original screenwriter of Meet the Parents, you will learn the ins and outs of the screenwriting craft. You will learn how to write dynamic and striking images that leap off the page and leave a glowing, searing image in the mind.

Develop your hook, your pitch, your log line, and learn all of the elements that bring a screenplay to life. Custom fit to the students in the room, large portions of the class will be devoted to discussing the individual ideas, stories, and scenes of the participating writers.

This class is for you and your story; it's here to help you write your film. Mary Ruth Clarke helps students focus on how exactly to bring their ideas and their stories to life-how to infuse vitality and light into their projects.

Register for your spot at: https://www.chicagodramatists.org/admin/website/system-pages/?pageId=1855050