Day 1 – Prologue

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Forty years in film and TV have taught me the path to success in screenwriting:

To learn to intuitively understand what a great script looks like.
To develop the muscle memory of writing in screenplay format.
To acquire the talent to translate ideas into the written word.
To develop the analytical skills to edit and improve your work.

You may have noticed that a multi-million dollar industry of screenwriting education is built on just that last point, overlooking the first three.

In Immersion Script, we apply the immersion screenwriting method, focusing on points 1-3, and offering you a foundation to develop your stylistic voice.

Welcome!

–Karel Segers
Course Director

If I had a nickel for every person who ever told me he/she wanted to become a writer but ‘didn’t have time to read,’ I could buy myself a pretty good steak dinner. Can I be blunt on this subject? If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.
-Stephen King

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