Breaking In: Intro to Screenwriting
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Breaking In: Intro to Screenwriting
Details
APPLICATION GROUP 1
Applications Open:
1/29/25
THIS CIRCLE IS PERFECT FOR
- Perfect for non-writers who want to understand the screenwriting process
- Perfect for emerging or aspiring writers who have never taken a screenwriting class
- Perfect for people who think screenwriting might be fun!
WHAT TO EXPECT
- Multiple writing assignments to understand core concepts of screenwriting
- To read and/or watch screenplays and movies to facilitate understanding
- Building a community of likeminded writers and artists
WHAT NOT TO EXPECT
- A screenwriting class catering to anyone other than beginner screenwriters
- To learn more technical tips than craft
- To only write and get notes, you’ll be expected to give thoughtful feedback as well.
Qualification Criteria
Student (final year)
Aspiring Professional (0 yrs of experience)
Day / Time
Times Per Month: Weekly
Day / Time: Sunday 10:00 AM
Timezone: PST
* You must meet the qualification criteria AND be able to attend the posted day/time of the circle (please note the timezone posted)
CIRCLE DESCRIPTION
Have you never taken a screenwriting class? Are you interested in learning about the screenwriting process either as an aspiring writer or as a non-writer? Let’s demystify the page and dive into an introductory class that will give you the tools to write your own work or understand screenwriting more thoroughly!
In this circle, we will cover the basics of character, setting, plot, and structure and write with those concepts in mind. Every week you’ll bring in pages for feedback and read or watch relevant media. We will be focusing on story, not technicality, but will cover basic formatting and tools like loglines.
This circle is an introduction to screenwriting and is only recommended for people who have never taken a screenwriting class or written in this medium.
Thanks for applying! ☺️
ADDITIONAL Application Requirements
Please submit the following as part of your Application Profile:
*(AFTER you click to apply, you must go into your member profile and complete the member-specific portion; these requirements should be submitted through that profile):
- Personal Statement explaining why this circle is right for you.
Please cover who you are as an emerging writer or non-writer and why this class would be beneficial to your learning.
Circle Leader
Makena Metz
Makena Metz is a Writer & Songwriter for the Page, Screen, and Stage. She loves to write about misfits, nerds, weirdos and outcasts through speculative fiction and comedy. She has an MFA in Creative Writing and MA in English from Chapman University.
Makena is a proud member of The Dramatist Guild, ASCAP, Women in Animation, Maestra Music, the Alliance for Women Film Composers, and the Society of Composers & Lyricists.
This year Makena was selected for the SCL’s mentorship program, she participated in the Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriting Intensive, and the Paramount/MTV Entertainment Group First Time Composers Program. Her songs have been featured on the Emmy winning Disney+ show Hamster & Gretel. Makena’s television and feature work has made the Coverfly Red List and placed in several competitions. Her prose and poetry have been published with Wordgathering, PearTree Press, The Clockhouse Review, For Page and Screen, Havik, The Bitchin’ Kitsch, Wishbone Words, Strange Horizons, and more. Her plays and musicals have been produced with The Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, Roundabout Theatre Company, The Braid Theatre Company, Queens Theatre, Giant Wolf Theatre Company, the Navigators Theatre company, and more. Makena’s theatrical work has been published and produced with Musical Theater Today Magazine, Queen’s Theatre’s “Disability Forward” Anthology, Next Stage Press’s “WE:US Monologues for the Gender Minority” Anthology, and produced with The Lincoln Center’s ADA30 Celebration, Roundabout Theatre Company, The Kennedy Center Playwright’s Intensive, and many others.
Makena is an alum of Sam Carner’s Musical Creators Institute Program and New Musical Inc’s CORE Curriculum for Musical Theatre Writing. Find her work on Coverfly, New Play Exchange, or Chillsubs and follow her @ makenametz on social media, and check out makenametz.com
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Current Title: Writer & Songwriter
Studio / Employer: Freelance
