New! 5-Week Online FEATURE FILM SCRIPTWRITING Class with JESSICA ROTONDI, Writer, Director and Casting Director

Wednesday, August 12, 2020, 6:30pm ET / 3:30pm PT

Do you have a story that you been wanting to turn into a film script?

Not sure how to get started. The don't miss our new feature film scripting class with Jessica Rotondi.

In this class, you'll learn the structure of feature film scripts, what types of scripts standout in the industry and what types of ideas work best for a feature script.

Jessica will share a few different types of methods taught to developing a script, all of which will be based around the three act structure, which is the main structure used for most feature film scripts. You'll learn how different genres approach this structure. Jessica will offer guidance every step of the way from conception of your ideas and how to develop them into an in-depth outline and then into the actual script.

In your final weeks, you'll write the first act of your script and workshop it in class. Upon completion, you'll have an outline and the first act of your script plus all the tools you need to complete it with confidence.

For class #1, please bring in 1-3 ideas for scripts as possible ideas to write. It doesn't have to be in any particular format but just a short paragraph about the idea and your protagonist.

**Instructions and the ZOOM link for access to this online event will be emailed to you in advance. If you have not received the link by 12pm (EST) the day-of the event, please reach out to registration@actorsconnection.com at least one hour PRIOR to the start of class.** 

Please keep in mind that all programs at Actors Connection are for educational and professional development purposes. Participating in any class or event is not a promise of employment.

 

Jessica Rotondi

Jessica is a working writer, director, comedian, actress, and casting director. She feels working in multiple disciplines only strengthens her abilities. She’s worked for a variety of production companies and casting directors, including Magnet Entertainment where she assisted on the film Adaptation.

She graduated with her BFA in Drama from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and her MFA in Film from the Columbia Grad Film program. Many of her past projects have been honored in festivals and script contests. She also had a webseries she writes for optioned by the BET Network. Some other career highlights include: Semifinals in the Sundance Writers Lab, a Student Academy nomination, an Audience Choice Award in the Columbia Film Festival, and an award in the New York TV Festival (NYTVF). 

For the last few years she’s worked as a Screenwriting Teacher and Script Doctor for a number of schools and companies.Most recently she has been a professor for screenwriting, directing, producing and directing actors for New York Institute of Technology, Hofstra University and Five Towns College. She is currently developing a new TV pilot and writing a feature script for an LA production company. She also does standup comedy and has performed all over NY and LA, including at many of the top comedy clubs.