Creative Writing

If you yearn to tell your stories, and have a desire to write but do not know where or how to begin, this course is for you. Aimed primarily at the beginning writer, this course will also be helpful if you are a more experienced writer looking for fresh inspiration. You will explore aspects of the creative process such as idea generation, visualization, clustering, percolating, and how to work with the inner critic. A variety of techniques and writing prompts will be used to help you access deep personal stories that form the backbone of authentic writing. Using personal narrative, discover how to tell the stories you hold within, and discover the joy of hearing your inner voice sing.

This intensive screenwriting course is a great opportunity for beginning screenwriters to gain knowledge in how full-length feature film screenplays are written and structured. You are guided through the process and learn about three-act structure, character development, theme, subplots, genre, and much more.

This course is not offered at this time. Please email rchow@langara.ca for details.

This intermediate course continues where Writing for Feature Film Script left off. You are guided through dialogue, visual storytelling, subtext, archetypal endings and much more. Through lectures, assignments and extensive in-class feedback, you will gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of writing for movies, thereby elevating your skills as a screenwriter to the next level.

This course is not offered at this time. Please email rchow@langara.ca for details.