AFI teaching Scientists to screenwrite!

Script.jpgIt’s been known for some time that Screenwriters are helping the Government in understanding possible new terrorist attacks and such, and it looks like the American Film Institute have grabbed hold of that idea too.

According to Medical News Today, of all places for movie news, says:

The American Film Institute is accepting applications from scientists and engineers to participate in a workshop to learn about writing for movies. Focusing on storytelling and screenwriting, “Catalyst Workshop: Communicating Science and Engineering” will be held Aug. 1 – 5, 2005 at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles.

The workshop aims to help scientists and engineers become more knowledgeable about motion picture projects, and to encourage them to write and submit scripts. Scientists and engineers are often needed as consultants for movies and television shows to help produce pictures and programs with “better science.”

Visit the Medical News site for the full application details, I think though they are definitely looking for real Scientists and Engineers. It does look like the AFI at least realise Hollywood needs to look around for new ideas and find them from fresh areas. Perhaps Primer prompted this move a little.

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3 thoughts on “AFI teaching Scientists to screenwrite!

  1. well im a geographer who has the nack for screen writing and i will like to know if there is a scholarship to study for screen writing for i ve lots of unrefined stories waiting to come out pure thank you

  2. well im a geography who has the nack for screen writing and i will like to know if there is a scholarship to study for screen writing for i ve lots of unrefined stories waiting to come out pure thank you

  3. Now see… if I were a scientist or an engineer reading that reference quote for the first time, I think I’d get all giddy about having a possiblity of working within the frameworks of Hollywood.

    But assuming that the engineer and the scientist are already employed and making decent money (esp. engineers), why would they drop their current situation to fight with the very small, minute, microscopic possibility that their writing capabilities will allow them to get a spot working on a film (cross-reference the debate about getting a role working with Depp and Bloom for POTC 2 on this blog)? They’d have to be quite well-known within their fields to build up a reputation to get within Hollywood’s dog-eat-dog world.

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