Screenwriting Essentials: Create, Write, and Develop for TV
Opportunities to Explore
A course by HaJ , Screenwriter, Producer, Director, and Performer
About the video: Opportunities to Explore
Overview
“So many people make the mistake of thinking that opportunities are just supposed to find you. It’s great when they do, but as a writer, you also need to know where to look. Learn about the many resources that exist to help you on your writing journey.”
In this video lesson HaJ addresses the topic: Opportunities to Explore, which is part of the Domestika online course: Screenwriting Essentials: Create, Write, and Develop for TV. Learn to write thought-provoking scripts with an authentic voice, strong characters, and exciting conflicts.
Partial transcription of the video
“Opportunities to Explore After you get to a good place where you feel good about your writing, naturally, you'll want to take it out into the world and explore some opportunities. Let's talk more about how you can do that. One way to do this is to submit to festivals, grants, fellowships, labs, retreats, and other opportunities. Many people make the mistake in thinking that there are no opportunities for writers except prayer. Although prayer does help. Here's some examples of screenwriting opportunities to explore. Independent film producers, Writers Guild of America, Nicholl Fellowship, A...”
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Course summary for: Screenwriting Essentials: Create, Write, and Develop for TV
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Film, Film, Video & TV, Filmmaking, Narrative, Script, Writing
HaJ
A course by HaJ
HaJ is an award-winning screenwriter, producer, director, performer, and part-time rapper from Brooklyn. Growing up in a creative household meant she was exposed to storytelling from a young age, something which she explored through her studies at LaGuardia Performing Arts High School in New York. During that time, she was nominated for a 1995 Emmy Award for a project she worked on to raise awareness around voting and gun violence. She later went on to hone her acting and storytelling skills at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
HaJ has created, written, produced, licensed, and sold content to networks and studios including ABC, CBS, VH1, and Disney. Her work has appeared in festivals including The New York Television Festival, IFP Film Week, and SeriesFest. She also created and starred in an Off-Broadway show that won her a ‘Best Writer’ Award and has had her work recognized by The New York Times, NPR, and Rolling Out.
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