LEARN HOW TO WRITE A SHORT, FEATURE, OR TV SCREENPLAY AT NYFA
In NYFA’s three-week screenwriting camp for teens, students aged 14-17 are introduced to the craft and tools of dramatic film writing. Guided by industry professionals, it prepares students for every phase of storytelling: from pitching their ideas, to outlining their stories, to finally writing their screenplays.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Students spend an average of 32 hours per week in class, from which 8 to 16 are spent in supervised writing labs, to produce a final project that can take the shape of a draft of a shootable short, or an outline and treatment of a feature or TV project. Students are required to do a significant amount of writing in the evenings and weekends to complete the ambitious goals of the course.
Workshop classes cover the following topics: Screenplay Format, Three-Act Structure, Story Development, Character Development, Planting & Payoff, Advertising, Elements of the Future, Subjective Drama, Objective Drama, Action and Dialogue. In addition, Students will also explore, briefly, the craft of a Director, and participate in a faculty guided Production Workshop shoot that will help them experience how the words on paper translate into a production.
All students learn an enormous amount in a short time. High school students who complete the program are provided with ample knowledge and experience to decide whether to continue their creative studies in college and beyond.
