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Hollywood teacher to lecture on screenwriting
KDT 15:12, 2011/11/07
Hollywood lecturer Pilar Alessandra will run a three-day course at the end of November aimed at Vietnamese people interested in writing film scripts.

The Hanoitimes - Hollywood lecturer Pilar Alessandra will run a three-day course at the end of November aimed at Vietnamese people interested in writing film scripts.


She started her career in film as a script reader for Amblin Entertainment, then became Senior Story Analyst at DreamWorks.

In 2001 Alessandra set up the popular writing programme o­n the Page, by which she has helped thousands of writers create, refine and sell their screenplays.

The guru is additionally known for screenwriting courses such as First Draft (focused o­n six steps in forming ideas), Rewrite (based o­n script correction) and Coffee Break Writer (including instructions o­n how to complete work alongside busy schedules).

Alessandra's students have won prestigious awards at the Austin Film Festival, the Open Door and Fade-In competitions while TV dramas in which they have been involved in, including Prison Break, Lost, CSI Miami, The Dresden Files, have gained fame around the world.
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