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Free for Film Co-op Members
$10 for non-members
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Workshop Instructor: Vanessa King
Decription: This introductory course breaks down the structure behind 30 and 60 minute single camera episodic television so that you can start writing with confidence, clarity and purpose, one act at a time. We’ll explore frameworks like Save the Cat, Dan Harmon’s Story Circle, and the Hero’s Journey to help you map out compelling story arcs and effective act outs. You’ll also learn how to craft strong super objectives for both your series and individual episodes so that your characters always have something driving them forward.
Biography: Originally from Saint Andrews, Vanessa King is a New Brunswick-based producer, story editor and screenwriter with nearly two decades of hands-on entertainment experience spent working with an Oscar-winning actress in New York City. Her award-winning scripts have been recognized by industry giants AMPAS/Oscar® Nicholl Fellowship and Sony Worldwide Entertainment which showcase her storytelling expertise.
She cofounded the free, educational-based New York Screenwriters Co-Op and was faculty at a UK university where she taught both beginner and graduate-level screenwriting. She currently teaches Writing for TV as a part of Gotham Writers Workshop and a free, monthly screenwriting class in Hampton.
For four consecutive years, Vanessa was named to Vanity Fair’s “Downtown 100” List, recognizing New York City’s top networkers in the entertainment industry. She is a four-time appointee of The Diversity List and, after a brain injury, in 2019 was named an “Industry Thought Leader” by Forbes Magazine for her work on the development of a built-in E/D/I/A analysis for Final Draft’s screenwriting software. She has both coordinated and judged dozens of film festivals during her career, frequently consults for Harlem Film House and is a final round judge for UCLA’s Masters Screenwriting Showcase. She is passionate about making no- and low-cost film education accessible to all and is currently heading up entertainment-related education and workforce development initiatives in the province.
Vanessa is an Executive Board Member of Media NB, a member of WIFT-AT (Women in Film & TV - Atlantic), a member of the NB Film Co-op, and is on the filmmaker advisory board of AIFF (Atlantic International Film Festival). She lives in Smithtown, NB.