Creative Writing for Film and Theater
Your Connection with the Story
A course by Gina Stevensen , Scriptwriter, Actor, and Dramaturge
About the video: Your Connection with the Story
Overview
“Now that you've chosen the form your course project will take, it's time to figure out why your story matters to you and link it to your central dramatic question to help you along the way. ”
In this video lesson Gina Stevensen addresses the topic: Your Connection with the Story, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Writing for Film and Theater. Learn the basics of scriptwriting for stage or screen, exploring everything from character development, plot, and dialogue to metaphors and symbolism.
Partial transcription of the video
“Now that you've decided the form that your final project is going to take, It's time to figure out why this story matters to you. In Unit 2, we looked at our central dramatic questions and chose one that was going to be right for our story. Now we're going to do a little bit of free writing to learn more about why the story is personal, what could make it personal to other people, and learn some more about whether or not this question that you've chosen is enough to generate a whole story. Remember, the central dramatic question that I chose is, what can one person do about climate change? ...”
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Course summary for: Creative Writing for Film and Theater
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Communication, Creative Writing, Script
Gina Stevensen
A course by Gina Stevensen
Gina Stevensen is a scriptwriter, actor, and writing instructor passionate about creating meaningful and character-driven narratives for theater and film. After exploring the world of the performing arts in her early years, she went on to study theater at NYU Tisch and playwriting at Columbia University. She has developed numerous performance pieces that have graced stages all across the US and England while simultaneously navigating the world of film with projects for HBO Max, BMW, and more.
Gina was the 2021 winner of the Kernodle New Play Award and the 2020 winner of the New Works Initiative. Her TV pilot “Summerland” was a finalist at the 2021 Big Apple Film Festival, as well as a semifinalist at the 2021 NYC International Screenplay Contest and the Reno-Tahoe Screenplay Contest. She has also served as a guest lecturer at the University of Arkansas, NYU, and Hunter College, and has taught screenwriting workshops in collaboration with The Writer's Rock, Tribeca Performing Arts Center, and more.
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