PURCHASE TICKETS NOW:     Showtime Date Program 9:00 AM- 12:00 PM 11/10 SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP WITH PAUL PEDITTO. Organized by Rey Villar. Tickets will be held at the box office in your name. $15.00         Got a screenplay inside you waiting to be put on the silver screen? Screenwriting Workshop: A Basic Introduction for Beginners with a Story or a Dream Your favorite movies all started with a story idea put into a screenplay. Do you have ideas you think could become the next critically acclaimed classic or big blockbuster? The first step in such a dream is to transform those ideas into a screenplay that works. Producers and agents receive thousands of screenplays each month. They don�t have time to read all of them. Even if they did, they still wouldn�t. Their readers�usually a recent college English Lit grad trying to break into the industry�value their sanity too much to bother going past the first page if you don�t have a movie-friendly story or don�t know the rules for proper screenplay formatting. This three-hour workshop for beginning and novice screenwriters introduces you to the strange and adventurous world of American screenwriting. Paul Peditto, an accomplished playwright, film director and screenwriting coach will take you through an intensive review of screenwriting forms, structure, style and, most importantly, stand-above-the-masses stories. He then concludes with an overview of the business end of screenwriting, from query letters and treatments to screenwriting contests and producing your own films. Seats are limited, and we ask that you please arrive on time and obtain your tickets early. 9:00 Basic Introduction to Screenplay Structure, Format & How to Write a Complete Script The old screenwriting adage goes �if you want respect, write a play; if you want the swimming pool with goldfish, write screenplays.� Screenplays are nothing like essays, novels or even theatre scripts. They�re not about the artist; they�re about the story, the image and the audience. The opening workshop segment introduces the craft of screenwriting, along with a peek at where the art of screenwriting emerges: ?      Basic structure of screenplays ?      Screenwriting format for working writers ?      Outlining to a complete, solid story ?      Visual storytelling: the basics ?      How film dialogue imitates real life ?      Giving your character life 10:30�Break 11:00 Introduction to the Screenwriting Business Writing the screenplay is only the first step in the journey to turn your idea into a film.  The workshop�s second half introduces the business end of screenwriting, when your screenplay is driven toward a finished product. ?      Online resources to devour ?      Copyrighting your work   ?      Screenwriting festivals ?      Query letters and treatments ?      Selling your screenplay to agents and producers ?      Intro to producing your own shorts and features ?      Loglines and (time-permitting) mini-pitchfest About Paul Peditto An accomplished writer and teacher, Paul Peditto wrote and directed Jane Doe, a Unipicts feature film release starring Calista Flockhart. He is currently co-producing a documentary about cutters (self-injurers) through HBO. Paul continues to teach screenwriting at both Columbia College ( Chicago ) and Chicago Filmmakers, as well as private coaching and script consultancy for serious or beginning screenwriters. His own screenplays have been optioned through William Morris agency by Haft Entertainment (producers of Dead Poet's Society and Emma) and Vigilante Films, among others. Screenwriting competition awards include semi-finalist at the prestigious Nicholl Screenwriting Contest ( Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science) in 2004, Slamdance semi-finalist 2005, and Nicholl Top 15% finisher in 2007. In addition to his film work and being an experienced casino dealer, Paul�s has written and directed for the stage. His plays have had 25+ productions between Chicago , New York and Los Angeles , with four published plays. His adaptation for Never Come Morning is a Jeff Award winner.