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AI and university Screenwriting programs
How would AI change screenwriting programs in Universities? Or, to be precise – how is AI changing them today? One of my professors and colleagues, Fabio Montanari, explores this topic through his AI and screenwriting research. I attended his workshop, and we had a fantastic discussion about it. During my school years, some professors encouraged…
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Evolution of the script
I finished my screenwriting BFA at York with a written feature film and TV pilot. A TV pilot is called Dolphins Are The Worst and has the following logline: When the lost city of Atlantis suddenly appears in Halifax ocean waters, detective Mary Ann reluctantly goes there to help them solve their first-ever crime –…
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Screenwriters pitch day at York University
On the last day of my 4th year in the Screenwriting BFA program, we pitched movies and TV shows to showrunners, producers, network executives, and filmmakers. It was an exciting day to talk about a project we worked on for a year or two! And even more – to talk about them to the people…
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Shooting the Set – fantastic course at York U Motion Cinespace
One of the courses I took this summer, in my third year going towards my fourth, is Shooting the Set with Professor John Greyson. It was challenging, intensive, and beautiful. There are many reasons why I loved it (and why you should take it!), but I will list my top 5 reasons. We filmed two…
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Transmedia storytelling – a course that will teach you to write beyond film and TV
Maybe I overpromise a bit in my headline, but it’s not far from the truth. Transmedia storytelling course at York University was a pleasant surprise. It is mandatory for students who just came to the York Screenwriting program, which I salute. And while I am on the topic, I would love to see more narrative…
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Production or Screenwriting at York University – what to choose?
Although I like to have complete control of the final product, interestingly, I chose screenwriting as my major – where I need to make a leap of faith and trust that everyone involved, from director to director of photography, will recognize my vision. From today’s perspective – I am in 3rd year of Screenwriting BFA…
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Slash/Back – the alien invasion movie about friendship and Inuit culture
I always loved stories about remote communities, especially if they were in the science fiction genre, like The Thing or Alien. Today, they are the most popular cult movies, but it was not like that with The Thing when it premiered. “Invoking a direct comparison with E.T., Linda Gross of The Los Angeles Times declared,…
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Screenwriting or Creative writing – what to choose?
If you need to choose between screenwriting and creative writing programs, this article can help a little you see what suits you better. In my 2nd year, I took Introduction to Creative Writing with Professor Pasha Malla, and I loved it so much that I wanted to do a double major, screenwriting and creative writing! It took…
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5 Things I learned by watching my movie on the big screen
At the end of every year at York’s University film program, we watch a whole bunch of movies we made. It’s called Finish Line and was held in one of York’s theatres: Price Family Cinema. Every year (I am 2nd) has two days of the program, and we watch around 60 movies in those two…
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What does a whole-year screenwriting course look like?
When I read my first script for the “Screenwriting Fundamentals” course, The Duck, and the last one I wrote – Crush, I could see how much progress I had made. The Crush (also) brought me President’s Creative Writing award in the Screenplay category, thanks to everything I learned in previous and this class. So what…