Erik Bork Teaches Screenwriting
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About Erik
Erik is a two time Emmy and Golden Globe winning writer/producer. Best known for his work on HBO’s Band of Brothers and From the Earth to the Moon. He’s mentored hundreds of writers around the world and has taught screenwriting at the MFA level and for UCLA Extension’s celebrated Writers’ Program.
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“Starting out and trying to break in as a writer, I found one important element to finding my own success was having a mentor. Working with a coach gave me actionable, ongoing feedback and guidance. That’s what I’d like to offer you.”
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Erik offers a variety of script consulting services for writers; whether you are at the beginning of your idea or at the end of the process.
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Erik also offers limited screenwriting coaching for long term students in search of a mentorship.
FROM ERIK’S BLOG
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Pick a Genre
When I look at a logline for a screenplay, I'm often wanting more information on what the main character will be doing in the second and third act...
Band-aid fixes
As screenwriters, we're often getting "notes" from others about things that aren't working in our script, at least in the opinion of those giving...
A Script is Like a Rubik’s Cube
After many rounds of notes on the same script, one of my consulting clients once remarked that perfecting a script is really like a Rubik’s cube. He wasn’t wrong.
Information Exchange
When writing dialogue, it's easy to fall into the trap of "information exchange" scenes. This is when characters give each other information,...
Adapting True Stories
Because of my work on Band of Brothers and other projects that involved adapting true stories, writers in my IDEA course or consulting clients often...
One Big Problem
"One big problem it takes the whole movie to solve." This is what I constantly find myself saying to writers I work with, when I describe what I'm...
Framing Devices
I find framing devices to be overused in the scripts that I read. More often than not, one of my first notes to a writer is that their opening scene...
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What Should A Screenwriter Know Before Writing A Screenplay? – Erik Bork
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