Keep Your Readers Hooked
On Demand Webinar
What You'll Learn
Too many scripts start off promising enough, with a strong concept and compelling characters, only to crash and burn somewhere in the dreaded middle section where many stories go to die. Don't let this happen to you.
If you're serious about a career, come learn a step-by-step process for designing and executing the middle of your scripts in a way that can keep your readers on the edge of their seats, excitedly turning page after page until the end.
Learn how to use targeted escalations and conflict of the parts to absolutely nail your second acts.
You will have unlimited access to this On Demand content for one year.
Meet the Instructor
Corey Mandell
Corey Mandell is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter who has written projects for Ridley Scott, Wolfgang Petersen, Harrison Ford, Meg Ryan, Julia Roberts, John Travolta, Warner Brothers, Universal, 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000, Fox Family, Working Title, Paramount, Live Planet, Beacon Films, Touchstone, Trilogy, Radiant, Kopelson Entertainment and Walt Disney Pictures. Corey's students and clients have gone on to sell original scripts and pitches to Warner Brothers, Paramount, Sony Pictures, Disney, Fox, MGM, A24, Nickelodeon, Universal, Showtime, NBC, AMC, MTV, Amazon, FX, Hulu, Netflix and HBO. Others have been staffed on such shows as Stranger Things, Orange Is the New Black, Community, Big Little Lies, This is Us, The Walking Dead, Marvel’s Agents of Shield, You’re the Worst, Pretty Little Liars, Mozart in the Jungle, The Mentalist, BoJack Horseman, Justified, The Blacklist, Jane the Virgin, Schitt’s Creek, The Leftovers, Mr. Robot and Succession.
Corey Mandell
Corey Mandell is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter who has written projects for Ridley Scott, Wolfgang Petersen, Harrison Ford, Meg Ryan, Julia Roberts, John Travolta, Warner Brothers, Universal, 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000, Fox Family, Working Title, Paramount, Live Planet, Beacon Films, Touchstone, Trilogy, Radiant, Kopelson Entertainment and Walt Disney Pictures. Corey's students and clients have gone on to sell original scripts and pitches to Warner Brothers, Paramount, Sony Pictures, Disney, Fox, MGM, A24, Nickelodeon, Universal, Showtime, NBC, AMC, MTV, Amazon, FX, Hulu, Netflix and HBO. Others have been staffed on such shows as Stranger Things, Orange Is the New Black, Community, Big Little Lies, This is Us, The Walking Dead, Marvel’s Agents of Shield, You’re the Worst, Pretty Little Liars, Mozart in the Jungle, The Mentalist, BoJack Horseman, Justified, The Blacklist, Jane the Virgin, Schitt’s Creek, The Leftovers, Mr. Robot and Succession.
Corey Mandell
Corey Mandell is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter who has written projects for Ridley Scott, Wolfgang Petersen, Harrison Ford, Meg Ryan, Julia Roberts, John Travolta, Warner Brothers, Universal, 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000, Fox Family, Working Title, Paramount, Live Planet, Beacon Films, Touchstone, Trilogy, Radiant, Kopelson Entertainment and Walt Disney Pictures. Corey's students and clients have gone on to sell original scripts and pitches to Warner Brothers, Paramount, Sony Pictures, Disney, Fox, MGM, A24, Nickelodeon, Universal, Showtime, NBC, AMC, MTV, Amazon, FX, Hulu, Netflix and HBO. Others have been staffed on such shows as Stranger Things, Orange Is the New Black, Community, Big Little Lies, This is Us, The Walking Dead, Marvel’s Agents of Shield, You’re the Worst, Pretty Little Liars, Mozart in the Jungle, The Mentalist, BoJack Horseman, Justified, The Blacklist, Jane the Virgin, Schitt’s Creek, The Leftovers, Mr. Robot and Succession.
Corey Mandell
Corey Mandell is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter who has written projects for Ridley Scott, Wolfgang Petersen, Harrison Ford, Meg Ryan, Julia Roberts, John Travolta, Warner Brothers, Universal, 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000, Fox Family, Working Title, Paramount, Live Planet, Beacon Films, Touchstone, Trilogy, Radiant, Kopelson Entertainment and Walt Disney Pictures. Corey's students and clients have gone on to sell original scripts and pitches to Warner Brothers, Paramount, Sony Pictures, Disney, Fox, MGM, A24, Nickelodeon, Universal, Showtime, NBC, AMC, MTV, Amazon, FX, Hulu, Netflix and HBO. Others have been staffed on such shows as Stranger Things, Orange Is the New Black, Community, Big Little Lies, This is Us, The Walking Dead, Marvel’s Agents of Shield, You’re the Worst, Pretty Little Liars, Mozart in the Jungle, The Mentalist, BoJack Horseman, Justified, The Blacklist, Jane the Virgin, Schitt’s Creek, The Leftovers, Mr. Robot and Succession.
Corey Mandell
Corey Mandell is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter who has written projects for Ridley Scott, Wolfgang Petersen, Harrison Ford, Meg Ryan, Julia Roberts, John Travolta, Warner Brothers, Universal, 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000, Fox Family, Working Title, Paramount, Live Planet, Beacon Films, Touchstone, Trilogy, Radiant, Kopelson Entertainment and Walt Disney Pictures. Corey's students and clients have gone on to sell original scripts and pitches to Warner Brothers, Paramount, Sony Pictures, Disney, Fox, MGM, A24, Nickelodeon, Universal, Showtime, NBC, AMC, MTV, Amazon, FX, Hulu, Netflix and HBO. Others have been staffed on such shows as Stranger Things, Orange Is the New Black, Community, Big Little Lies, This is Us, The Walking Dead, Marvel’s Agents of Shield, You’re the Worst, Pretty Little Liars, Mozart in the Jungle, The Mentalist, BoJack Horseman, Justified, The Blacklist, Jane the Virgin, Schitt’s Creek, The Leftovers, Mr. Robot and Succession.
What Others Are Saying
“No one teaches what Corey does, not even the best graduate programs. The skills I learned from him are one of the main reasons I launched my career.”
Tamara Carter, Staff writer on HBO's The Leftovers and Writer/Producer on FX's upcoming, Freshwater
“After finishing Corey's class I was finally able to land an agent and my first produced writing credit. I still consult the notes from Corey's class in my writing as they've been indispensable.”
Keith Schreier, Staff Writer on The Good Wife and Justified
“If you want to hone your craft as a professional writer, Corey provides the comprehensive training and clear cut techniques to do so. I’ve found his workshops to be invaluable.”
Steve Zissis, co-creator of HBO's Togetherness
“As someone with years of experience in the development world, I found Corey’s class to be absolutely valuable. If you are committed to becoming a better writer, he can definitely help you.”
Jennifer Soskin, Director of Development and Production at HBO Films
“No one teaches what Corey does, not even the best graduate programs. The skills I learned from him are one of the main reasons I launched my career.”
Tamara Carter, Staff writer on HBO's The Leftovers and Writer/Producer on FX's upcoming, Freshwater
“After finishing Corey's class I was finally able to land an agent and my first produced writing credit. I still consult the notes from Corey's class in my writing as they've been indispensable.”
Keith Schreier, Staff Writer on The Good Wife and Justified
“If you want to hone your craft as a professional writer, Corey provides the comprehensive training and clear cut techniques to do so. I’ve found his workshops to be invaluable.”
Steve Zissis, co-creator of HBO's Togetherness
“As someone with years of experience in the development world, I found Corey’s class to be absolutely valuable. If you are committed to becoming a better writer, he can definitely help you.”
Jennifer Soskin, Director of Development and Production at HBO Films