Scene by Scene: Grow Your Script! with Xandra Castleton

Thursdays, April 10th - May 15th | A strong screenplay is built one scene at a time. In this course, you’ll develop the essential building blocks of your script—honing your premise, strengthening character relationships, and sharpening your story’s central dramatic question. Through a mix of craft-focused lessons, writing exercises, script analysis, and workshopping, you’ll draft and refine dynamic scenes and sequences that bring your screenplay to life. Whether you're just starting out or deep in revisions, this supportive, collaborative environment will help you push your story forward with clarity and confidence.

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By the end of the course, students will have:

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• Created or strengthened their screenplay’s foundation
• Written and revised compelling scenes that serve the larger narrative
• Deepened character and story arcs
• Analyzed scripts to understand effective storytelling techniques
• A clearer vision for their screenplay’s next steps

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Students will write a logline, outline, and a minimum of three key sequences, or thirty pages.

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This is a generative class in a small workshop format. Open to all levels.

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