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Writing Scripts 101   The curtain has risen on a brand new Gotham course—Writing Scripts 101. As entertaining as a great show, this course explores the basics of writing plays, movies, and TV shows. You will learn elements central to all three forms, and also how the forms differ from each other. You will start by learning that desire drives drama. Hamlet’s desire is to avenge the murder of his father. In the classic film Casablanca, Rick’s desire is to win back an old flame. In the TV show 30 Rock, Liz Lemon’s desire is to find some happiness in her personal life. Those desires drive the shows. Find a protagonist. Add desire. Add conflict. And you’re on your way to a dramatic story. But there’s so much more to know, and this course will set you down that road. We also offer other courses in the world of dramatic writing: Playwriting Screenwriting TV Writing Character Dialogue Script Analysis Video Game Writing Are you feeling the desire to write something dramatic? Then climb out of the audience and onto the stage with us.