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Lit Fest 2024
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Friday, June 7 • 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Using Film Genre for Maximum Impact

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Every screenwriter must reckon with genre at some stage of the game: pitching, marketing, or just writing the darn thing. We’ll discuss different genres and get to the bottom of those burning genre questions (what exactly is a dramedy, and why do executives hate them?). We’ll also talk about using genre to create structure, craft characters, and how to freshen up genre conventions while avoiding cliches.

Speakers
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Jenny Taylor-Whitehorn

Instructor
Jenny Taylor-Whitehorn is an author and screenwriter who is still paying for her MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA, where she was awarded the James Pendleton Award, the Larry Thor Memorial Award, Oliver’s Prize, and was listed in the 2016 UCLA Screenwriter’s Showcase. Jenny has... Read More →


Friday June 7, 2024 4:00pm - 6:00pm MDT
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