Writing Your First Screenplay
This is an online class for beginner writers with no screenwriting experience, or no more than 1 screenplay completed.

Screenwriting 101
This is a class for writers wanting to brush up on the fundamentals. For four weeks you will interact and study under the guidance of your instructor to jumpstart your writing and hit the ground running.

Intensive Seminar Program > You Lost it in the Second Act
This is an 8-week program from start to finish and includes script evaluation (second act emphasis), rewriting, live instruction and training, and online readings. You will receive analysis, phone/chat (your choice) conference with instructor, and then have 4-6 weeks to perform rewrites all the while remaining in constant communication with instructor as you work on your script.

Out of the Computer | Into the Industry

A seminar dedicated to setting the screenwriter’s career on a successful track

New York City
Part of Take A Meeting Weekend
Friday November 7, 2008, 9am-4pm
Microsoft Center (midtown)
New York City

Meetings easily go off the rails: Poorly conceived or rehearsed pitches; An incomplete understanding of the business; Unprepared answers, badly organized body of work, or a lack of understanding of how your unique script fits into the larger industry are just a few of the culprits.

Whether preparing for Final Draft’s exciting Take A Meeting weekend or simply the demands of the entertainment industry, join us for our Business of Screenwriting seminar and gain a new understanding for strategically pitching, positioning and promoting yourself and your screenplay effectively.

Sign up through Screenwriter’s Utopia using coupon code SEMINARUTOPIA and receive a 10% Discount on the $125 admission price!

The day-long seminar, which will lead directly into Take A Meeting, will include lectures and discussions on the following tops:

* Pitch Practice Session - hone your pitch before you Take A Meeting
* Meeting basics & techniques: How to take charge of your meeting from start to end
* First Impressions: Understanding perceptions and prejudice, and milking your for all its worth
* Understanding the entertainment universe: How to navigate the industry’s tough realities and harsh truths to make the most of what you’re offering
* Defining the writer: What sort of screenwriting career is right for you?
* Screenplay marketing: Establishing the brand, promoting the product

Seminar attendees will receive:

* Access to day-long seminar, including extensive pitch practice session
* 1-year of Script Magazine (a $24.95 value)
* 1-year project posting on The Spec Market (a $49.99 value)
* 3-Month Free Trial for Filmtracker.com (a $149.97 value)

Sign up through this email, and receive a 10% Discount on the $125 admission price:

* General Admission $125
* Screenwriter’s Utopia Admission $112.50

To SIGN UP at the reduced fee, go to: http://scriptshark.com/seminar_NY.cfm and enter coupon code SEMINARUTOPIA at shopping cart.
For more information visit www.scriptshark.com, www.finaldraft.com, email scriptshark@blssi.com, or call (310) 482-3434.