Story Development in the AI Age

There is no point in a great idea sitting in your head… or on your computer. There are so many opportunities for you to make your own films, publish your own books and produce your own plays, there are no excuses why you cannot and should not. In these transformative times we live in with AI content rapidly saturating every form of entertainment, it’s interesting to see just how much crap is passed of as a “story.”  It seems that many folks treat AI like a shiny new penny – but couldn’t care less about what the stuff they’re sharing is actually about.

Maybe you love AI, maybe you don’t… maybe you have no intention at all to even use it for your story idea. Either way, Christian Gossett has 40 years of industry story experience for you to benefit from. Chris’ students and collaborators have won Emmys, Oscars, Saturn awards and more. He has worked for George Lucas, Peter Jackson, Tim Burton and you have already seen some of his greatest work in their films. His approach to story is incredibly relatable to the first time writer and inspiring and fresh to any industry veteran.

You can come to this class with ideas or with none. By the time you leave, you will have the tools you need to take any story from the blank page to finish and release. All stories are welcome, and bold originality will be encouraged. No cookie cutters here. We want to help you tell the story only you can tell.

Duration: 8 weeks (30 hours)

Prerequisite: This class is delivered LIVE, online and in Zoom.  Bring at least 2 story ideas you’d like to develop as a script.  Students are advised to have a copy of Final Draft loaded on their computer.  It is also helpful to have a working knowledge of Final Draft or similar script-writing programs.  Some may use AI tools such as Open AI, Claude, etc., and that’s OK.

Students are responsible for having their own copy of software loaded on their computer.