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Writing and Producing the Short Film

REBECCA NORRIS RESNICK

Writing and Producing the Short Film

REBECCA NORRIS RESNICK

$229.99

12/12/2024 - 01/09/2025

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If you want to be a produced screenwriter, thereā€™s never been a better time to make it happen for yourself! Thereā€™s no reason to wait around for a producer to call when you can start to build your credits and body of produced work on your own. With everything you need already in your phone and laptop, you can produce your own short film and propel your writing and/or directing career forward with little to no budget.

With successful short film examples to watch and study, as well as real-world advice from the low-budget filmmaking trenches, this 4-week class will lead you through the process of writing a short film you can produce on a budget, as well as touch on the pre-production, production, and post-production process. Lastly, youā€™ll learn techniques to get your film out into the world through film festivals, traditional distribution deals, and online distribution models that you can do yourself.

$229.99

12/12/2024 - 01/09/2025

Enroll Now

If you want to be a produced screenwriter, thereā€™s never been a better time to make it happen for yourself! Thereā€™s no reason to wait around for a producer to call when you can start to build your credits and body of produced work on your own. With everything you need already in your phone and laptop, you can produce your own short film and propel your writing and/or directing career forward with little to no budget.

With successful short film examples to watch and study, as well as real-world advice from the low-budget filmmaking trenches, this 4-week class will lead you through the process of writing a short film you can produce on a budget, as well as touch on the pre-production, production, and post-production process. Lastly, youā€™ll learn techniques to get your film out into the world through film festivals, traditional distribution deals, and online distribution models that you can do yourself.

Course details

Course outline

Each session includes a written lecture, creative exercises to further your learning, and a writing assignment to turn in for personalized feedback from your instructor.

Meet theĀ instructor

Rebecca Norris Resnick

Rebecca Norris Resnick is a screenwriter, filmmaker, script analyst, instructor for Writerā€™s Digest University, and columnist for Script Magazine. Distributed features includeĀ Cloudy With a Chance of SunshineĀ (Indie Rights and House Lights Media) and short filmsĀ On Becoming a ManĀ (Shorts International) andĀ Toasted, which won the Canadian Film Centreā€™s ShortsNonStop competition. Her web series,Ā Split, won multiple awards at LA WebFest and was nominated for an Indie Series Award.Ā 

Rebeccaā€™s films have screened in festivals worldwide including the Cannes Film Festival, Dances With Films, Hollyshorts, and the Manhattan Film Festival, and have won numerous awards. Rebecca is also an alumna of the ABC/Disney Television Discovers program, where her scriptĀ Misfortune CookiesĀ was performed in both New York and Los Angeles. As a script analyst, she has read for many contests/companies, including Sundance, Screencraft, BlueCat, Screen Queensland, Coverfly, ScriptXpert, QED Entertainment (District 9, Fury), and Southpaw Entertainment (The Space Between Us, August Rush). When not working on her newest project, Rebecca stays on her toes chasing both her adorable daughter and her tuxedo cat, Sox.

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