Aaron Sorkin Teaches Screenwriting Information
Aaron Sorkin wrote his first movie on cocktail napkins. Those napkins turned into A Few Good Men, starring Jack Nicholson. Now, the Academy Award-winning writer of The West Wing and The Social Network is teaching screenwriting. In this class, you’ll learn his rules of storytelling, dialogue, character development, and what makes a script actually sell. By the end, you’ll write screenplays that capture your audience’s attention.
What You’ll Learn In Aaron Sorkin Teaches Screenwriting?
- Introduction
- Intention & Obstacle
- Story Ideas
- Developing Characters: Part 1
- Developing Characters: Part 2
- Research
- Incorporating Research
- The Audience
- Rules of Story
- Film Story Arc
- Writing Habits
- Group Workshop: Untitled by JJ Braider
- Group Workshop: E is for Edie by Jeanie Bergen
- Group Workshop: Chronic by Roland Zaleski
- Group Workshop: The Merc by Evelyn Yves
- Group Workshop: From Here to Alli by Corey Wright
- Writing Scenes: Part 1
- Writing Scenes: Part 2
- Scene Case Study: Steve Jobs
- Scene Case Study: The West Wing
- Writing Captivating Dialogue
- Dialogue Case Study: The West Wing
- Rewrites: First Draft
- Rewrites: Notes
- The West Wing Writers’ Room: Part 1
- The West Wing Writers’ Room: Part 2
- The West Wing Writers’ Room: Part 3
- The West Wing Writers’ Room: Part 4
- The West Wing Writers’ Room: Part 5
- The West Wing Writers’ Room: Part 6
- The West Wing Writers’ Room: Part 7
- The West Wing Writers’ Room: Part 8
- Group Workshop: Pitch Session
- Group Workshop: Aaron Pitches Mission to Mars
- Closing Thoughts
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