SCENECRAFT with Award-Winning Author & Educator Henry Lien | Online Master Class

SCENECRAFT
with Award-Winning Author and Educator HENRY LIEN

Scenecraft comprises all the elements that make a scene other than the dialogue. In this workshop, we’ll take a look at components like the environment; the physical (spatial) relationship of the characters with each other and the environment; the objects or animals in the scene (not just the people); and the elements that appeal to various senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch). We’ll discuss energy dynamics, such as who has the power and whether it is shifting and form/craft elements, such as changes in point of view, where to begin and end scenes, and more. This workshop will impart lessons from literature, film, tv, theater, video games, and visual art to give prose writers powerful tools to make their scenecraft more gripping.

YOUR MASTER CLASS INSTRUCTOR:
HENRY LIEN is a graduate of Brown University, UCLA School of Law, and Clarion West Writers’ Workshop. He is the author of the Peasprout Chen fantasy series and the non-fiction book Spring, Summer, Asteroid, Bird: The Art of Eastern Storytelling. His writing has appeared in publications including Asimov’s, Analog, F&SF, Literary Hub, and Poets & Writers, and he is a four-time Nebula Award finalist. Henry also teaches for institutions including UCLA Extension, the University of Iowa, Clarion West, and Writing the Other and won the UCLA Extension Department of the Arts Outstanding Instructor of the Year Award. Henry has previously worked as an attorney and fine art dealer. Born in Taiwan, Henry currently lives in Hollywood, California. Hobbies include writing and performing campy anthems for his books and losing Nebula Awards.

Presented online, via the Zoom platform, by James River Writers

Your registration includes access to the recording.

$50 JRW Members | $75 Non-Members

You do not have to attend the in-person conference to register for this Master Class. Available a la carte.

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