Everyone’s heard the cliche that there are no original ideas in Hollywood. However much you believe that, it is ALWAYS true that audiences don’t find the hundredth or thousandeth version of a cliche very compelling.
Unless you’ve made it newly fresh!
This is a mantra touted time and again — because it WORKS. When people come to see a Horror film, they want it to feel like a Horror film… but also be a new experience.
Enter Fresh & Edgy writing.
That’s what made THE HANGOVER feel like a fun and new experience. That’s what makes readers laugh in the first five pages of SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, or gape at dialogue that stuns them in [insert compelling scene from X movie here].
Fresh and Edgy writing make your script stand out because it’s rare – and immensely valuable.
Consider the impact of truly Fresh writing:
“I got to maybe page three and this script was so full of invention, so funny, I was laughing out loud. I looked up at my agent and said I’ve got to be in this.”
— Geoffrey Rush – SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
Industry players rave about Fresh and Edgy writing because it always presents newness and adds unique entertainment value.
This class breaks down what enticing and surprising writing looks like – and exactly how to get your writing there.
This is a kick-ass class that will knock the “dull” out of your screenplay… and help you discover a side to your writing that you’ve never considered before.
“It has absolutely opened up realms hidden and dormant in my own material that I never realized were there. I went back and re-examined ALL my existing scripts and realized that THIS is what was missing. This is post-graduate-school level training.”
— John Mann
Day 1: What Is “Fresh?”
Day 2: Cliché Busting
Day 3: Intro to Fresh Formats
Day 4: Unlikely Actions and Reveals
Day 5: The Unexpected Response
Day 6: Misinterpretation
Day 7: Metaphor And Parody
Day 8: What Is Edgy?
Day 9: First Three Edgy Formats
Day 10: The “Taboo” Edge
Day 11: Controversial Edgy Formats
Day 12: Putting Fresh and Edgy Into Your Writing
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This peculiar little class will make you seriously rethink how to take that tired scene and brainstorm ways to turn it on its head. Example shows were some of the suspenseful twists in Mission Impossible, the kookiness of Lethal Weapon, the humor of Shrek, and the mind-blowing ending of The Sixth Sense, As a conservative Christian, I almost didn’t take this class because I’m not a fan of the raunchy “comedy” movie that is advertised as an example (The Hangover), but the only lesson that covers such topics is “Taboo” when discussing “how far is too far?” and it is done tastefully.