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SYD FIELD
"What I learned in Syd Field's class was here's how Annie Hall works, and here's how Witness works, and then I begin to think, 'OK now how would I do it differently than that?' That concept of 'Always being in learning mode' has stuck with me to this day..."
--Judd Apatow, Writer/Director
The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Funny People
Creative Screenwriting, July/August 2009
"The
Guru of all Screenwriters."
- CNN
"The
most sought-after screenwriting teacher in the world."
-
Hollywood Reporter
"I
did a million drafts. And then I did the thing everybody does - I read Syd Field
and I used my index cards."
-
Tina Fey, Emmy-Award winning Creator and Writer (30 Rock, Saturday
Night Live)
"Syd
Field is the preeminent analyzer in the study of American Screenplays..."
--James
Brooks, Writer/Producer/Director (Terms of Endearment, Broadcast
News)
"I've gone from reading his books, to being taught by him in courses! I think
one of us must have done something right! I thank him all the time for inspiring
me."
--Frank Darabont , Writer/Director (Shawshank Redemption)
MICHAEL HAUGE
"The
only screenwriting instructor out there who might be truly wasting his time –
because he should be writing screenplays instead. Higher praise I cannot give."
-Terry
Rossio, Screenwriter (Pirates of the Caribbean 1, 2 & 3, Shrek,
National Treasure: Book of Secrets)
"My
writing partner and I have made most of our sales – including Wedding
Crashers – by pitching. I wish Michael Hauge’s methods had been around when
we were starting out - it would have saved me most of the humiliation, and some
of the stuttering."
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Bob Fisher, Screenwriter (Wedding Crashers, We're the Millers)
“In a
field choked with alleged ‘script doctors,’ Michael Hauge remains the surest,
most sensible alternative. When I
pick up the phone for help, he's the call I make.”
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Shane Black, Screenwriter (Lethal Weapon 1 & 2, The Last Boy Scout, The
Long Kiss Goodnight, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang)
"Michael Hauge offers the most comprehensive, forthright and thoughtful analysis
yet for professional screenwriting."
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Diane Cairns, VP Production, Universal Pictures
JOHN TRUBY
"Truby's Story Structure Class is a totally new system.... a course that allows
a writer to succeed in the fiercely competitive climate of Hollywood."
- American
Film Institute
"I
think of all of them Truby's the best... his stuff cuts the deepest, and allows
you to develop the most detailed structure and outline of any of the teaching
methods."
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Larry Wilson, Screenwriter (Beetlejuice, The Addams Family)
"John Truby's Story Structure Course is a thoroughly detailed and impeccably
presented education in the anatomy and psychology of any good story... an
invaluable road map that I would recommend to any serious writer."
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Jeff Arch, Screenwriter (Sleepless in Seattle, Saving Milly)
"This course is so good I took it twice."
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Ralph Winter, Screenwriter (X-Men I, II & 3, Fantastic Four)
LINDA SEGER
"I've used Linda’s concepts from Making a Good Script Great on all my
films starting with Apollo 13."
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Ron Howard, Academy Award-winning Director (A Beautiful Mind)
"A
bold new approach to screenwriting. Dr. Seger humanizes the process by
acknowledging the role that psychology, our personal stories, and our personal
spirituality play in our creative work."
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Linda Woolverton, Screenwriter (The Lion King, Beauty and the
Beast, Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland [2010])
"Seger gives us the tools to master the craft, absorb the art, and then combine
the two to create the sublime."
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Jon Cohen, Screenwriter (Minority Report)
"Linda's technique is a light to see by."
-
Ray Bradbury, one of America’s Greatest Writers, (The Martian Chronicles,
Fahrenheit 451, Something Wicked This Way Comes)
SCREENWRITERS
SUMMIT
"Vancouver has never had an event that has gathered so many top names in
screenwriting in one event."
- Vancouver Sun, "Screenwriters Summit Stars International Cast" - May
29, 2008 |
