Glenn’s Master Classes
are held at his home in Silverlake, just east of Hollywood and
on the westside of Los Angeles in Santa Monica . It depends on
the writer’s experience; the most convenient night of the
week (Monday through Thursday); and the best geographical location
as to what group will work best for that individual.
The class size is limited to no more than 6-7 writers and the
course takes place for 8 consecutive weeks. Because the groups
are small and attracts very motivated and creative writers, tremendous
progress came be made in whipping a script into shape. The better
the writers in the group are - the better the feedback is going
to be.
In this unique format, each writer's material
is read out loud in the manner of a staged reading. Parts
are doled out to each member of the group and read out
loud, so the screenwriter can experience each of his
characters coming to life. In this way, it becomes
extremely clear what is working in the screenplay and
what isn't.
These are very professional groups - they aren't comparable to
what beginning writers find at UCLA Extension for example, where
everyone is at different levels of skill and dedication and the
class size is never less than 12 students. Glenn has taught at
both UCLA and the American Film Institute and found both these
programs very
confining as he never had enough time to spend
with any individual writer to give him or her the best shot possible
to get their work produced.
In these workshops, the goal is to keep
pushing the writer to make his script as good as it can possibly
be before it goes out into the marketplace. These classes have
been tremendously successful – four
features have been launched from these groups and many writers
have had their work optioned and/or attracted agents and managers.
The cost of the workshop is $450 for an 8 week session. For someone
first taking the class, Glenn offers a $100 discount, just so the
writer can judge for himself if the group is worth the investment.
There are not always spaces so the earlier one commits the better
his or her chance to secure a space. |