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I Finished My Script—Now What?

Scheduled

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Time

7 pm EDT / 4 pm PDT

Duration

2 Hours

Cost

$35

Subject

Screenwriting

Topics

Business, Craft

Congratulations on finishing the first draft! Now it’s time to take the vital steps that separate decent drafts from the ones that actually break through and take your career to the next level.

In "I Finished My Script—Now What?” Timothy Michael Cooper shares the insights earned during his decades-long career, teaching you how to interpret and incorporate feedback, find the true heart of the story, focus your rewrites,cut away characters and scenes that aren’t pulling their weight, and build strategic relationships to get your script into the right hands.

You’ll learn:

  • Top 10 differences between scripts that break through and those that don’t
  • Step-by-step tools to ready your screenplay for demanding executives/judges
  • High-concept principles to make your story an undeniable page-turner, no matter what the budget or genre
  • Introduce your lead in a way that immediately grabs readers’ attention
  • Give readers exactly what they want (but never expected)
  • When and how to use The Black List and similar contests, fellowships, and sites
  • Expand your industry network and get amazing meetings—organically

After this class, you’ll have all the tools to transform your script into its most compelling version, as well as a clear strategy to get your work seen by those who can actually move it forward.

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Host

Timothy Michael Cooper
Timothy is an award-winning filmmaker, comedy writer, and script consultant based in Brooklyn. His work spans film, theater, podcasts, and live shows, including his WGA-nominated series CONCIERGE (starring Kate McKinnon); the short comedy LEMON (Tribeca premiere); and the sci-fi comedy KNEAD (Indy Shorts, HollyShorts, Sapporo, and 35+ more fests). He also wrote the screenplay for […]

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