Narrative and structureThe Art of Screenwriting Series With Scott Frank (Minority Report, Out of Sight, Get Shorty) and Steven Zaillian (Gangs of New York, Hannibal, Schindler's List). This program teaches how to get started, the main idea and servicing it, finding a movies spine, sources of inspiration, outlining, characters' relationship with structure, description, research, instinct vs. technique, writing a script vs. selling one. Subjects covered include: How to tell a good story, which stories are worth telling and which aren't, character arcs; real and illusory, finding a movie's spine, the use of myth and theme as organizing concepts.