ESP Biography

Four of the last eight Oscars for Best Original Screenplay were first time efforts - Little Miss Sunshine, Juno, Hurt Locker, and The King’s Speech! If you are a novice screenwriter, you've got to love those odds! In this class you will acquire the tools that will allow you to transform 100 blank pages into a finished screenplay in just 14 days. You will be able to amaze your friends, family, and most of all yourself with a work of staggering genius. We will review the elements of what makes a compelling story, analyze the structure of a screenplay through viewing movie clips, practice writing an effective scene, and help you get started on an outline for your first screenplay.

Four of the last seven Oscars for Best Original Screenplay were first time efforts - Little Miss Sunshine, Juno, Hurt Locker, and The King’s Speech! If you are a novice screenwriter, you've got to love these odds! In this class you will acquire the tools that will allow you to transform 100 blank pages into a finished screenplay in just 14 days. This is a perfect creative project for Winter Break. You will be able to amaze your friends, family, and most of all yourself with a work of staggering genius. We will review the elements of what makes a compelling story, analyze the structure of a screenplay through viewing movie clips, practice writing an effective scene, and help you get started on an outline for your first screenplay.

Four of the last six Oscars for Best Original Screenplay were first time efforts - Little Miss Sunshine, Juno, Hurt Locker, and The King’s Speech! In this class you will acquire the tools that will allow you to transform 100 blank pages into a finished screenplay in just 14 days. You will be able to amaze your friends, family, and most of all yourself with a work of staggering genius. We will review the elements of what makes a compelling story, analyze the structure of a screenplay through viewing movie clips, practice writing an effective scene, and help you get started on an outline for your first screenplay.

And the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay goes to... Five of the last six Oscars for Best Original Screenplay were first time efforts - Little Miss Sunshine, Juno, Milk, Hurt Locker, and The King’s Speech! You've got to love those odds if you are a novice screenwriter. If you've ever had an idea for a movie, or seen a film and thought, " I could have written a better script than that," then this is the perfect opportunity to jump in and try your hand at screenwriting. In this class you will acquire the tools that will allow you to transform 100 blank pages into a finished screenplay in just 14 days. You will be able to amaze your friends, your family, and most of all yourself with a work of staggering genius. We will review the elements of what makes a compelling story, analyze a popular screenplay, watch familiar movie clips, and help you get started on an outline for your first screenplay.

The sinking of the Titanic presents an extreme case of rationing a scarce resource - lifeboats. We will use this example to jump into the world of medical ethics. We will explore not only the distribution of limited resources, but many other thorny problems including end of life care, euthanasia, and our ethical obligations to care for those less fortunate than we are. Examples will be taken from cases encountered in a typical medical practice (only the names are changed.)

Four of the last five Oscars for Best Original Screenplay were first time efforts - Little Miss Sunshine, Juno, Hurt Locker, and The King's Speech! In this class you will acquire the tools that will allow you to transform 100 blank pages into a finished screenplay in just 14 days. You will be able to amaze your friends, family, and most of all yourself with a work of staggering genius. We will review the elements of what makes a compelling story, analyze a popular screenplay, and help you get started on an outline for your first screenplay.

Three of the last four Oscars for Best Original Screenplay were first time efforts - Little Miss Sunshine, Juno, and Hurt Locker! In this class you will acquire the tools that will allow you to transform 100 blank pages into a finished screenplay in just 14 days. You will be able to amaze your friends, family, and most of all yourself with a work of staggering genius. We will review the elements of what makes a compelling story, analyze a popular screenplay, and help you get started on an outline for your first screenplay.

The sinking of the Titanic presents an extreme case of rationing of a scarce resource (lifeboats). We will use this example to jump into the world of medical ethics. We will explore not only the distribution of limited resources, but many other thorny moral problems including end of life care, euthanasia, and our ethical obligations to care for those less fortunate than we are. Examples will be taken from actual cases encountered in everyday medical practice (only the names are changed.)

The sinking of the Titanic presents an extreme example of rationing scarce resources (lifeboats). We will use this example to jump into the world of medical ethics. We will explore not only the distribution of limited resources, but many other thorny moral problems including end of life care, euthanasia, and our ethical obligations to care for those less fortunate than we are. Examples will be taken from actual cases encountered in everyday medical practice (only the names are changed.)