Learning how to assess a script makes you a FAR better screenwriter. This class is a fantastic primer in how to create great Hollywood story. It furnishes you a ‘calling card’ of 3-Script Reports that can help you audition for your first job as a script reader! Simply start the course & work according to YOUR schedule.  This is a Self-learning exercise process. No need to turn in assignments each week! In this online version, you’ll get all Pete’s lectures, along with his handpicked scripts for you to read and analyze, as well as a full ‘audition’ package of script reports you can use when you apply for a job as a Hollywood script reader. In this Eleven-Week Course,  you learn how to write ‘COVERAGE’ – a report on scripts that every production company uses to determine whether or not to buy a project. As a script reader, you are the gatekeeper – and it’s often the first job a new hire at a company does. This is the ‘secret’ way in for folks who lack professional or family connections into this very difficult to enter business. COURSE OUTLINE: WEEK ONE –  How Cinematic Story Works – And How To Write Script ‘Coverage’ – Using Real Studio Examples Watch SICARIO, INTERSTELLAR, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, SNEAKY PETE (pilot) and GAME OF THRONES (pilot). WEEK TWO – Finding The Fundamental Hidden Form of Cinematic Story – And Turning It Into A Coverage Synopsis Watch SHAME, read three excellent Hollywood script coverages from Peter’s private stash. Week Two Assignment: Turn in your first coverage synopsis (To yourself!) Remember: This is a Self-learning exercise process so there is no need to turn in assignments each week, but simply self-regulate and answer the questions which will teach you to become accustomed to the critical reader analysis process. WEEK THREE – Learning How To Write Great Comments WEEK FOUR – Welcome to TV story! How to write the coverage that shows you understand the secret forms of TV story. END RESULT: Three audition piece coverages that give you an impressive ‘package’ to seek work. Insiders know that one of the best ways to garner a production company job is to show you know great film and TV story, & can write the ‘COVERAGE’ that forms the backbone of a company’s production. This course consists of

• Video lectures.
• PDF downloads.
• Weekly assignments

Course Material Availability: 12 months access from your date of purchase. COURSE FOCUS: THIS CLASS CONCENTRATES ON TV STORY AND SCRIPT READING, ALONG WITH MOVIES – since television is booming! Reading TV scripts is a job that didn’t even exist when Peter started teaching this class. But you’ll learn all about how to analyze (and therefore write) great TV story in this up-to-the-minute industry insider class. You’ll leave class with an ‘audition set’ of three ‘coverages’ — three samples of your work (and from brilliant Hollywood stories) that you will use to audition to get a job for a Hollywood production company – or to get into a cinematic arts summer program at a prestigious film school (see testimonials below.) Or to become a script reader at one of the burgeoning ‘rating script’ services like Black List. This course has also been used by folks already in the business to impress their producer bosses – and gain them an edge that leads to fast promotion inside the production company — and gets them off the front desk and into an associate producer position. And this eleven-week course does more. It also gives you the tools to WRITE a great script – tools that Peter developed over his years as a script reader — tools that Peter used to sell two scripts. BACK-DOOR INTO A COMPETITIVE INDUSTRY: Peter Russell’s class has guided many writers, producers and directors into their first ‘break’ in Hollywood. This is one of the best ‘back doors’ into the industry, starting as a script reader. Learn from Peter Russell, one of Hollywood’s top script readers, a successful screenwriter (2 TV pilots sold) and teacher of Peter’s legendary ‘Becoming A Script Reader’ Class at one of Los Angeles’ most prestigious film and television universities (UCLA). The truth is, you need an angle to get into this incredibly difficult field. One of the very best ways to get that first job in this incredibly competitive field is as a script reader. Peter credits his years of experience as a script reader for getting him his first jobs as a consultant, story doctor, ghost writer, and then successful screenwriter. REVIEW: Here’s what Peter’s students say: “Peter!  I wanted to let you know I got into USC’s Cinematic Arts Summer Progam by using the SHAME coverage on the application! . Thank you for teaching me these coverage skills, which they found impressive!” – Manuel