Course by Zhanerke Koylibayeva:
From Idea to Screenplay: Create Stories for Film and Television
Learn to professionally craft screenplays and develop stories for film, television, and new media under the guidance of a Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting (MFA, New York Film Academy).
The goal of the course is to learn how to become a flexible, creative, and adaptable writer, ready to offer the industry a product in demand.
Story Generation
Story Generation
This course helps students become what the film industry values most — a source of ideas.
Through in-class activities and out-of-class projects, students learn to generate stories across different genres and formats: from films and television to comics and web series.
Ideas are developed in workshops to produce their best possible versions.
In the second half of the course, students will create several feature film treatments, which will then be used in the Feature Film Workshop
Screenwriting basics
Fundamentals of Screenwriting
Fundamentals of Screenwriting
An introductory course to the profession of screenwriting.
Format: lectures, exercises, readings, discussions, and film viewings.
Students will study:the basics of dramadifferent approaches to the three-act structurecharacter designscene and sequence writingworld-buildingworking with theme and genre
The final course where students return to what matters most — their own creative voice.
Storytelling With Purpose
They reflect on the skills they have acquired and choose a concept for a project that represents their personal worldview.
Additionally, they develop a short socially oriented script (a PSA or an educational piece) to share their vision with the audience.Prerequisite: Storytelling With Purpose I.
1. Mini-Course / Intensive (Group)
Price: 25,000
Duration: 5 lessons (2–3 hours each)
Format: group learning (5–10 people), exercises and discussions
2. Main Course
Price: 120,000
Duration: 6–8 weeks (2 classes per week)
Format: group lectures, general feedback, homework review
3. Premium Course
Price: 360,000
Duration: 6 weeks (flexible schedule)
Format: one-on-one with the instructor, individual program tailored to your project
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