Friday to Sunday I’ll be at the John Truby’s Anatomy of Story Master Class. Here’s how it’s advertised:
“John Truby is Hollywood’s premier screenwriting instructor and story consultant. Over the last 25 years, more than 30,000 writers have attended his sold-out seminars around the world. From Los Angeles to New York to Paris, London, Vancouver, Sydney, Mexico City, Tel Aviv and other film capitals around the world, Truby regularly gives his seminars to packed houses around the world.
“Pixar, Disney, Sony Pictures, Fox, HBO, the BBC, Universal and MTV are only some of the companies that regularly send their top writers and producers to Truby’s class. Called “the best script doctor in the movie industry,” Truby serves as a story consultant for major studios and production companies worldwide, and has been a script doctor on more than 1,800 movies, sitcoms and television dramas. The American Film Institute declared that Truby’s course “allows a writer to succeed in the fiercely competitive climate of Hollywood.”
“Truby’s principles and methods are the most modern, exciting approach to screenwriting and storytelling to be developed in a generation, which is why his classes regularly attract everyone from Oscar winners to first-time writers.”
As a writer for kids, I’m all about story, and I’ve found books on screenwriting really useful, perhaps because I’m visual as a writer. Truby’s classes tend to be in major cities (LA, New York and London are his other locations this fall), so I jumped at the chance to take the course in Calgary. Still, that’s a lot of hype… I’ll let you know how it turns out.
Maureen
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