Jeff Kitchen's Full Day Screenwriting Seminar

Jeff presents a complete working process, featuring five of the most highly-acclaimed writing tools in Hollywood, as well as the development of an original screenplay from scratch to demonstrate these tools. He teaches the 36 Dramatic Situations; Dilemma, Crisis, Decision & Action, Resolution, and Theme; the Enneagram; the Central Proposition; and “Sequence, Proposition, Plot” which Hollywood studio development executives consistently call the most advanced development tool in the film industry.

* Master the craft of the dramatist.
* Witness the construction of an original screenplay.
* Jeff creates, develops and structures an original script on the spot so you can see all the tools in action and learn how to really use them to build your own screenplays.

This DVD set contains Jeff’s complete method and over 90 minutes of bonus material as Jeff applies his method to a new script he is writing.

Jeff Kitchen’s Two Tools for Advanced Screenwriters

Create gripping dramatic power with two state-of-the-art screenwriting tools. Jeff presents an in-depth use of Dilemma, Crisis, Decision & Action, and Resolution to build a solid dramatic foundation for your plot. He also teaches the three-step process, Sequence, Proposition, Plot which Hollywood studio development executives consistently call the most advanced development tool in the film industry.

* Trap your protagonist between two equally unacceptable alternatives.
* Turn mere Story into compelling Dramatic Action.
* Make every part of your script tight and dramatic as you build it.

Brainstorming with the 36 Dramatic Situations

Shatter cliché and vaporize writer’s block with this powerful free-association tool. The 36 Dramatic Situations is a set of raw elements that help jump start a plot from square one. Draw on potent situations like Madness, Disaster, The Necessity of Sacrificing Loved Ones, and An Enemy Loved. Explode your story into unexpected new dimensions and broaden your own storytelling habits.

* Discover infinite story possibilities with this powerful and versatile tool.
* Great for story building and brainstorming.
* See what elements are already active in your plot and build from there.

Sequence, Proposition and Plot

Hollywood studio development executives consistently call Sequence, Proposition, Plot the most advanced development tool in the film industry. This three-step process helps you systematically tighten and dramatize every part of your screenplay as you build its structure. Take all the energy that goes into rewrites and put it into properly engineering your script before you write it.

* Apply it to your whole script, to each act, each sequence, and each scene.
* Use reverse cause and effect to separate the Necessary from the Unnecessary.
* Create consistently compelling dramatic action.