Tues, 28 Aug: Complete one-page narrative with dialogue - due Wed. Get syllabus signed by Friday.
Wed, 29 Aug: Complete "Getting Specific" handout. Get syllabus signed.
Thu, 30 Aug: Complete "Getting Specific" handout. Sign syllabus.
Tues, 4 Sep: Create your Character, Part I.
Wed, 5 Sep: Create your Character, Part II. Daily Pages check - Friday.
Thurs, 6 Sep: Emails from character on Create your Character, Part III - due Fri. Daily Pages check - Friday.
Fri, 7 Sep: Finish creating your character. Tues is poetry day. Topic hint ...
Tues, 11 Sep: Rough draft of Poem #1 on German shepherd - due Wed. Typed Final poem - due Thurs. Remember - a solid poem uses the right word in the right spot.
Wed, 12 Sep: Poem due Thurs.
Mon, 17 Sep: Final description - Tues.
Tues, 18 Sep: Character dialogue.
Wed, 19 Sep: Dialogues to be read - Thurs.
Thurs, 20 Sep: Daily Pages check, #9-17 - Friday. Reword Tree poem.
Fri, 21 Sep: Character poem - Monday.
Mon, 24 Sep: Character Poem - due Tues, typed.
Tues, 25 Sep: Plot structure for "Tale of the Rodent."
Wed, 26 Sep: Being Short Story #1.
Thurs, 27 Sep: Short Story.
Mon, 1 Oct: Short Story.
Tues, 2 Oct: Final Short Story, typed - Wed.
Wed, 3 Oct: Self-date.
Mon, 8 Oct: Fill out the Harold and Maude sheet.
Thurs, 11 Oct: ALL 32 Daily Pages - Friday. Begin chilling, thrilling, spooky poem.
Fri, 12 Oct: Work on spooky Poem #3.
Mon, 15 Oct: Spooky poem - Tuesday.
Mon, 22 Oct: Bring to class on Tuesday your alphabet short story.
Tues, 23 Oct: Now that you have revised your Alphabet story, bring in a nice (typed?) copy - Wed.
Fri, 26 Oct: Poetry Readings - Tuesday Final Day.
Mon, 29 Oct: Poetry Readings - Tuesday.
Wed, 31 Oct: Finale of Work of Art - Thurs. Poetry Readings - Thurs.
Fri, 2 Nov: Begin screenplay - setting, time, characters, some idea of plot. Monday is Plot Structure Day. Know all characters by Tuesday.
Mon, 5 Nov: Secure your characters and plot ideas. On Tuesday, we structure.
Tues, 6 Nov: Plot structure for your screenplay.
Wed, 7 Nov: First two pages of screenplay - Friday.
Thurs, 8 Nov: Two-page screenplay check - Fri.
Tues, 13 Nov: Five pages of screenplay. Make your protag struggle.
Thurs, 15 Nov: Daily Pages Check - Friday. Up to eight pages of screenplay.
Mon, 26 Nov: Up to 15 pages.
Tues, 27 Nov: Get to page 15.
Wed, 28 Nov: check on 15 pages - Friday. Also, send me screenplays in email, so we can project.
Mon, 3 Dec: Now get up to page 18.
Tues, 4 Dec: Class has agreed to finish screenplays by Wednesday, Dec 12, 2018.
Thurs, 6 Dec: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2018
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Mon, 10 Dec: Finished screenplay - Wed. Jan Brady make-ups: Watch the first 20 min of The Brady Bunch, 5.13. Write in screenplay form the rest of the show. Then finish watching.
Wed, 12 Dec: Screenplay on paper - Thurs.
Fri, 14 Dec: Write the 3/4 page Synopsis for your screenplay. Include genre. Pitches begin Tuesday.
Mon, 17 Dec: Pitches on Tuesday. Bring in a (hopefully) typed synopsis with logline - one copy for you, one for me. Also, bring in the funding sheet.
Fri, 21 Dec: Funding for screenplays is in. I took the average of all the values for 33 student-budget sheets. These Top Ten scripts go into production with the highest funding:
1. Dissidence, $514,720.00
2. A Time Travel - Detective *** Comedy-Metaphysical Misadventure, $497,930.00
3. Malanga vs. Agnalam, $460,606.00
4. The Fishing Trip, $420,818.00
5. Gummy Kitty, $373,515.00
6. The Sandbox, $371,818.00
7. Where's the Lamb?, $334,091.00
8. Deadshot, $297,054.00
9. Private Transportation, $274,091.00
10. Redemption, $267,618.00
1. Dissidence, $514,720.00
2. A Time Travel - Detective *** Comedy-Metaphysical Misadventure, $497,930.00
3. Malanga vs. Agnalam, $460,606.00
4. The Fishing Trip, $420,818.00
5. Gummy Kitty, $373,515.00
6. The Sandbox, $371,818.00
7. Where's the Lamb?, $334,091.00
8. Deadshot, $297,054.00
9. Private Transportation, $274,091.00
10. Redemption, $267,618.00
Mon, 7 Jan: Begin your Final Project: a) original short story, b) triptych of poetry, c) pivotal scene from original screenplay.
Thurs, 10 Jan: Final Project due Wed.
Mon, 14 Jan: Typed Final Project - Wed.