Ben Odell
The Building Blocks of Great Screenwriting
Friday, September 18, 6 - 9 p.m. and Saturday, September 19, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
$100

Course will take place at Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus
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In this intensive eight-hour master class award winning producer and screenwriter Ben Odell teaches the essential elements of screenplays from structure to character development, dialogue and beyond.  Using clips from feature movies and short films as examples he breaks down story structure into its simplest form.  He will also discuss strategies to break into the industry including how to format a script, how to seek representation and how to get your work in front of producers.

Ben Odell is a partner in Panamax Films and has produced or written a dozen features over the course of his career including Sangre de mi Sangre, nominated for two independent Spirit Awards as well as winner the grand jury prize at the Sundance film festival in 2007 (under the title Padre Nuestro).  Odell most recently co-wrote and produced the psychological thriller Sin Memoria for Hollywood studio Lionsgate.  Sin Memoria will be released this fall.  He holds an MFA in film from Columbia University.

Date and Time
Friday, September 18, 6 - 9 p.m.
Saturday, September 19, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.


Fee
$100, pre-registration required

This is a Community Education (non-credit) course.

Want to register? Click here for instructions and registration form.