Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas out there! This year’s holiday time is different from previous and I have mixed feelings. The snow is finally falling Minnesota and I’m tucked away in my blankets on the sofa. One good thing to come out this is the return to my laptop and novels on my own shelf.Continue reading “Happy Holidays!”
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Lesson #20 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet
Lesson 20 – Lies and Truth “The theater is the place we go to hear truth. It’s our religious setting.” David Mamet There many authors our there that write fiction and fantasy but we should still work to reach the truth of our story. According to David Mamet, the truth is something outside of ourselvesContinue reading “Lesson #20 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet”
Lesson 19 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet
Lesson 19 – The Audience When we’re at our keyboards thoughts of our audience tend to remain far in the background but they are one of the reasons we write. We write to make them laugh, cry, fall in love, and feel the emotions of our characters. Today’s lesson with David Mamet covers ourContinue reading “Lesson 19 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet”
Lesson #18 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet
Lesson 18 – The Writing Process Continued Learning about the writing process with David Mamet continues today. David dives deeper into his process. He says naps are okay and help prevent burn out. He becomes a master of simplifying his scripts in movie format. What does that mean? David creates an outline by breaking downContinue reading “Lesson #18 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet”
Lesson 17 with MasterClass Online with David Mamet
Arts and craft weekend is over and it’s time to get back into school before the Holidays at the end of the week. We’re going over Lesson 17 and talking about the writing process with David Mamet. In this lesson, he talks about his writing environment, dealing with writer’s block, and his inspiration onContinue reading “Lesson 17 with MasterClass Online with David Mamet”
Lesson #16 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet
MasterClass Online – Lesson 16 Scenes with David Mamet Time to return to writing class again. Our previous lessons introduced drama, set rules, gave us purpose, structured plot, added dialogue, and gave us examples. We’re building our piece of drama one step at a time and now it’s time to break down a scene. OurContinue reading “Lesson #16 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet”
Thursday Detours
Thursday Detour:It’s the week before Christmas and I’m tucked under the covers in my hotel room for the week. This afternoon, it’s time for a break from class to absorb. I feel like I’ve been living out of my suitcase for the past few months but traveling has it’s benefits. Sometimes, I travel to getContinue reading “Thursday Detours”
Day #15 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet
Day #15 MasterClass Online – Narration and Exposition “What can you do without, not what can you put in.” David Mamet Lesson number 15 with David Mamet went over Narration and Exposition. This lesson was to the point and without fillers, just like his take on story telling. His main point was to write asContinue reading “Day #15 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet”
Day #13 and 14 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet
Day #13 and 14 of MasterClass Online – Dialogue The next few lessons with David Mamet are about dialogue and I decided to combine them. I been through several classes and lectures, and the way David explains dialogue is something that catches my ear. He said that dialogue is like rhythmic poetry, and that’s theContinue reading “Day #13 and 14 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet”
Day #12 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet
Day #12 of MasterClass Online – Case Study of Structuring Plot – Glengarry Glen Ross As I listened to this new Case Study about Structuring Plot with David Mamet, he finally stated the obvious, that Tragedy and Drama are two different things. He went on to explain that Tragedy is more about a series ofContinue reading “Day #12 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet”
Day #11 with MasterClass Online with David Mamet
Day 11 – Structuring the Plot – case study – American Buffalo Today, David Mamet shared one of his tragedies “American Buffalo” and took us through the progression of his plot. His example went through the steps of his previous lessons. He went on to break down his play in 3 parts. The first questionContinue reading “Day #11 with MasterClass Online with David Mamet”
Day #10 MasterClass Online with David Mamet
Masterclass.com course: Dramatic Writing with David Mamet Day 10 Lesson #10 Structuring Plot Continued: After listening to lesson 10 with David Mamet, I found myself a little disconnected from the examples that related to a 3 act structure of a play. He used the example of a knife and the three different ways we use an object forContinue reading “Day #10 MasterClass Online with David Mamet”
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