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English CLR. Introduction to Screenwriting: Workshop

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Instructor: Musa Syeed Tuesday, 12:00-2:45 pm | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 12 students The short film, with its relatively lower costs of production and expanded distribution opportunities, has become one of the most disruptive, innovative modes...

Kalos Chu, Class of 2023: Screenwriting & Production

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In summer 2022, I worked at The Walt Disney Company as a production intern. Specifically, I interned with Lucasfilm (the studio known for producing the Star Wars films) in their physical production department, assisting the executives with the day-to-day...

English CLR. Introduction to Screenwriting: Workshop

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Instructor: Musa Syeed Tuesday, 12:00-2:45 pm | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 12 students Course Site The short film, with its relatively lower costs of production and expanded distribution opportunities, has become one of the most disruptive...

Sara Komatsu, Class of 2023: Screenwriting

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Over the course of summer 2022, I had the privilege of working on an independent writing project with the support of the Harvard English Department’s Literary Careers Award. I was able to develop my screenwriting practice with this time, which culminated...

English CSS. Introduction to Screenwriting: Workshop

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Instructor: Shrihari Sathe Tuesdays, 6-8:45pm | Location: Lamont 401 Enrollment: Limited to 12 students. This workshop will introduce students to the fundamentals of dramatic screenwriting, including narrative theory and structure, character design...

English CLR. Introduction to Screenwriting: Workshop

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Instructor: Musa Syeed Fall 2026 Tuesday, 12:00-2:45pm | Location: TBD Spring 2026 Tuesday, 12:45-2:45pm | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 12 students The short film, with its relatively lower costs of production and expanded distribution...

English 179y. Introduction to Dramatic Writing

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Instructor: Sam Marks and Musa Syeed TBD | Location: TBD How do we tell stories for the stage and the screen? What is the difference between playwriting and screenwriting? What qualities do they share? This open enrollment course introduces students to...

English CALR. Advanced Screenwriting: Workshop

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Instructor: Musa Syeed Spring 2027 TBD | Location: TBD Spring 2026 Wednesday, 12:45-2:45pm | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 12 students The feature-length script is an opportunity to tell a story on a larger scale, and, therefore, requires...

Professional Development Mentors

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Click on any of the mentors below to read about their professional development experiences. After you've read their reflections, if you’re interes ted in meeting with any mentors, please contact Lauren Bimmler ( lbimmler@fas.harvard.edu), Gwen Urdang...

English CMWD. The Writer Directs: A Script to Screen Workshop

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Instructor: Musa Syeed Wednesday, 12:00-2:45pm | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 12 students Writing is directing and directing is writing. The best screenwriters don’t just write snappy dialogue or craft character arcs; they “speak” the primal...

English CACF. Get Real: The Art of Community-Based Film

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Instructor: Musa Syeed Wednesday, 12:00-2:45pm | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 12 student Course Site “I’ve often noticed that we are not able to look at what we have in front of us,” the Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami said, “unless it’s inside...

Tony Kushner on Jewishness, Spielberg, ‘unsafe’ art

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In a sprawling discussion of Jewishness, Stephen Spielberg, and the arts, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, screenwriter, and activist Tony Kushner entertained the audience at Sander Theatre from his very first response to an interviewer’s question...