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Richard Krevolin, author, playwright, screenwriter,
and professor, will be offering an intimate Master Class
Screenwriting Retreat this Spring in Montana with legendary
director/writer/producer, Frank Q Dobbs.
The class will be modeled after Prof. Krevolin´s
graduate level workshops which he used to conduct in the
MFA Screenwriting Program at USC's School of Cinema-Television.
Attendance will be limited to the
first 12 people to register.
May 19-21, 2006
Location: Chico Hot Springs, Montana
The purpose of this class will be to create a safe, nurturing
environment with the goal of creating awesome, commercially
viable, award-winning work. Over the course of the three
days we will explore the more
advanced aspects of character development, structure, dialogue
and the business of screenwriting.
Every student will be expected to bring in an idea for
a new script or pages from a script that needs work, which
will then be developed during the class.
This will be a great learning experience which will be
bolstered by an intense, constructive workshop environment.
This is a brief summary of what will be covered at the
Screenwriting Retreat: Content may change slightly at the
Montana event. Check with the organizers for details.
Richard and Frank will lecture on storytelling and screenwriting
with video examples. In depth illustration and discussion
of story and structural
concepts drawn from a variety of recent films. We will workshop
pages and develop individual stories. Each person presents
their work to the group and Richard and Frank will work
through the story with the
writer focusing on trouble spots and overall story concept.
You will have a viable screenplay concept completed at the
end of the weekend.
Here's what attendees have had to say about the weekend
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"... as a film student, a story teller, and as a human
being, I grew tremendously in all those areas in just three
days."
- Trevor Adrian
"There are few teachers like Richard Krevolin who
approach their craft with the passion, enthusiasm, and sincere
desire to help each student develop into the best writer
they can be. He does all this and provides a wonderfully
nurturing , and creative experience for screenwriters at
all levels."
- Richard Bagdazian
"I took away from this retreat a sense of validation
in my capacity as a writer and direction in developing my
screenplay. Working with other active writers and discussing
their work with them as part of a creative team was a very
satisfying part of the weekend."
- Deborah Foster
"If you're a new writer, or an old one, or maybe just
someone who's been kicking around a great concept for a
screenplay, but don't know how to get it from your head
to paper, you will benefit greatly from Rich Krevolin's
screenwriter's retreat. He will confirm what you already
know, and teach you what you need to know and beyond, with
passion, wit, and humor. He's a treasure to all screenwriter's
or those on their way to being one, connecting with his
students in an effortless way that makes you leave his retreat
not only feeling as though you've just been blessed to meet
and be taught by one of the world's most knowledgeable script
master's, but also knowing that what you have to say, and
your talent IS important, and ready to put both into action!"
- Gabriel Mahoney
You have an amazing gift. You not only have a wealth of
knowledge, but more than that, you have the rare ability
to be able to turn that knowledge around and teach it to
others. Teaching talent like yours takes a level of patience
and humor that most experts don't have. I felt like I was
getting the straight skinny but still felt nurtured. Bravo!
- Kristin Howard
Why should I attend a writer's retreat
with Prof K.?
Because I've taught at many different film schools over
the past decade, many times I meet people who are wishing
they had the chance to go to film school or even considering
quitting their job and going to film school. Film school
or any writing program can be extraordinary; however, for
most people that I meet, who are adults with jobs and families
and who love screenwriting, I find that film school is wrong
for them. It is not what I would advise. What I advise for
them is to essentially get their master's in screenwriting
in bits and pieces from working with private story coaches,
going to conferences and entering contests. You can get
the education you need without having to quit your job,
without having to spend two years and $50,000 going to film
school. And you do it on your own pace and in your own time.
The fee for the retreat will be $995.
Prerequisites:
You should read the book "How to Adapt Anything into
a Screenplay" by Richard Krevolin prior to attending,
or demonstrate a basic understanding of structural story
concepts as they relate to the writing of screenplays.
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