Screenwriting Basics

instructor: Richard St. Ofle

category: Writing, Professional Development

for: Adults, Artists

price: $75 for non-members / $65 for Verge members

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Get the heavy lifting out of the way before you sit down to a blank screen! From story, character, and world creation, to outlines, structure, and format. Screenwriting Basics is a workshop designed to give you everything you need to sit down and write your masterpiece, whether it be a novel, a short story, screenplay, or even a letter of interest.

WHEN: February 28th & March 7th, 2022

TIME: 6-8PM

WHERE: Online! The Zoom “class” link will be sent via email with registration confirmation. If you are new to Zoom, please log in 5-15 minutes before class begins to get yourself set up.

PRICE: $75 for non-members / $65 for Verge members

WHO: Artists, Adults

About the Teaching Artist

Richard St. Ofle teaches film and screenwriting classes at Sacramento City College. He is a graduate of Berkeley’s prestigious film and rhetoric program, and USC’s screenwriting program. His work has been featured in the Sacramento International Film Festival and you can find his movie reviews semi-occasionally in Submerge magazine. His Berkeley thesis explored Film Noir and how it mobilized post-war American xenophobia, and his own work (including a TV Pilot being developed for HBO) usually involves something terrible happening to someone really nice.

Community Standards

In order to create a safe and encouraging environment for creativity, we ask that all attendees comply with Verge’s non-discrimination policy which prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment based on race, color, gender, gender identity/expression, age, physical or mental disability, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other consideration made unlawful by the state or local laws. We also ask that everyone contribute positively to a safe and comfortable environment for all attendees. We reserve the right to refuse entry to anyone who does not abide by our community standards stated above.

Cancellations and Refund Policy

Verge Center for the Arts reserves the right to cancel classes, to change instructors, and to make other changes that may become necessary to ensure a quality experience for participants. In the event that a class is canceled, we will contact all registrants and offer the option of transferring to another available session, or receiving a full refund.

If a participant wishes to withdraw from a class, they must do so in writing at least seven days prior to the first class meeting to receive a full refund, less a $25 processing fee. Withdrawals occurring within seven days prior to the first class meeting will receive a refund of 50 percent of the total class fee. No refunds are given to withdrawals that occur 24 hours before the class begins. Transfers are not accepted after a class begins. Membership fees are non-refundable. Please note we are unable to issue cash refunds.

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