Writing Great Description: How to Mesmerize Your Reader

ABOUT THE WEBINAR A screenplay should be as exciting to read as the movie will be to view, and this requires writing designed to involve the reader. In this OnDemand webinar, you will learn the essential tools to take description in your screenplays to the next level. Expanding on the essential element of all successful scripts, the reader’s emotional experience, UCLA instructor Karl Iglesias will discuss the basics of emotionally evocative writing and how to avoid the most common narrative flaws. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: Avoid the most common description flaws Immerse the reader in a visual experience Command attention on the page Create dynamic motion through your descriptions Energize your descriptions Say more with fewer words Create “White Space” on the page Weave exposition seamlessly into your description Trim the fat Choose the right words for emotional impact WHO SHOULD LISTEN? Screenwriters who want to bring more emotion into their screenplays Fiction writers who want to learn h