Based On A True Story: Keeping It Real & Fantastic with Ellin Stein

Room: Herringham Hall
Time: Saturday 3:30pm

with Ellin Stein

Based On A True Story: Keeping It Real & Fantastic with Ellin Stein image

From a creative standpoint, there are differences between a TRUE story and a GOOD story. How do you serve both masters? What should you include, exclude, combine, and create to STAY TRUE to a story instead of just conveying a list of facts? In this course, Ellin Stein will dig deep on how to avoid making your script read like Wikipedia.

Appearing in this session

Ellin Stein

Ellin Stein – Script Editor, Educator

Author of That's Not Funny, That's Sick

Ellin teaches screenwriting on the MA Script Writing programme at Goldsmiths and has worked in development for numerous production companies in the US and UK.
Ellin Stein