Since several people have emailed me inquiring about my next online screenwriting course, here’s some information. I’ll be teaching a 1-week online class through UCLA Extension’s Writers’ Program from 2/3–2/10/2010. The course is called “Screenplay Universe: The External and Internal Worlds.” Here is a description of the course:

This course looks at a screenplay’s universe, how it is comprised of the External World (Plotline) as conveyed through action and dialogue and the Internal World (Themeline) as conveyed through intention and subtext. Every moment in a script is an interplay between these two realms and we will study excerpts from the movie American Beauty to see how the pros do it.

The course consists of daily lectures, daily Q&A on the discussion boards, and one 90-minute live-chat ‘office hour’ session. There are no writing assignments.







I’ve taught the course before and it’s gotten great reviews from students.







The course number is V4621. You may contact the course reps here.