Learn how to hook your readers through proven screenwriting techniques with story expert Karina Wilson, who has worked on films with Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Ron Perlman, Tom Hanks, Emma Watson and more!

You'll receive an exclusive "Guide To Engaging With Your Audience" handout to help with your work!

Writing is an act of service. Not to your ego, your career, or your bank balance, but to your creative team and your audience. It’s all too easy to forget, amid the constant chatter of screenwriting advice (Structure! Format! Character arcs!), that your primary goal is to engage your readers and entertain a large group of human beings. The audience puts their time and money on the table and they want very specific things in return. They’re looking for escape, romance, fantasy, thrills, and the opportunity to feel more. The last thing you want to do is send them away disappointed. Instead, you want them to laugh, cry, scream, experience catharsis, connection, empathy, and a satisfying conclusion to a well-told story. As the final credits roll, your audience should feel rewarded for their investment in your story. However, entertaining your audience is much easier said than done. We’re here to help.

In this exclusive Stage 32 webinar, you will learn proven techniques you can use to engage, challenge, and entertain whoever reads your scripts and watches your films. You’ll learn how to think of your audience as an active participant in your story and how you can measure and predict audience behavior so you can best engage with them.

Teaching you everything you need to know to give your audience a rewarding experience is independent story and development professional Karina Wilson, who has worked on many films including SECRET IN THEIR EYES with Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts, 13 SINS with Ron Perlman, and THE CIRCLE with Tom Hanks and Emma Watson. Previously the in-house story consultant at IM Global, Karina is considered a story expert across all genres and her analysis of film trends through the decades has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, on NPR, in medical textbooks and in documentaries alongside luminaries such as Jason Blum, Joe Dante, and Andy Muschietti. Karina is also the lead screenplay judge for the indie festival Shriekfest.

Karina will teach you everything from story paradigms and world building to endings and the power of catharsis and how you can utilize all of these tools to make a strong impact on your audience. If you want to wow your readers and audience, this webinar is a must!

PLUS! You’ll receive:

• A "Guide To Engaging With Your Audience" handout to help with your writing on all of your screenplays. 

Praise from Karina's Previous Stage 32 Webinars:

"Her presentation was well organized, her slides contained the right amount of information to digest and takes notes from. Her delivery was excellent." - Martha C.

"I was so impressed!" - Loretta C.

"Karina is a master of all things horror and story! She knows more about crafting an effective horror story - from the plot to the villain and the scares - than anyone I've ever worked with or learned from. I can see why she's in high demand in the industry!" -- Mark L.

• Who Is This For?
• How do you measure and analyze and predict audience behavior, likes and dislikes?
• Quadrants and Segments
• Demographics
• Sociographics
• Psychographics
• What Does Your Audience Bring With Them?
• Expectations
• Paradigms
• The pleasures of familiarity and repetition
• Genre preferences
• What’s New?
• Novelty
• Challenging expectations
• Riffing on the paradigm
• Putting a fresh spin on characters and situations
• Provocation
• Hard left turns
• Inclusive World-building
• People love to see themselves in a story. How do you make that happen?
• The Power of Catharsis
• Entertainment often involves the pain and suffering of a protagonist. How do you make that worthwhile for your audience, so they don’t resent being walked through the fire alongside your character?.
• A Hollywood Ending… or not?
• Endings are crucial to audience satisfaction. Do you round your story off with a Happily Ever After or opt for ambiguity?
• How do you get your final message across without preaching?
• Pick Me - Sparking that initial connection
• Titles
• Premise
• The First Five Pages
• Q&A with Karina Wilson

All levels of screenwriters (advanced, intermediate and beginner) looking to learn how to engage audiences in their work.

All levels of screenwriters (advanced, intermediate and beginner) looking to learn proven tools to help engage their audience.

All levels of filmmakers (advanced, intermediate and beginner) looking to how to engage audiences in their work.

Producers who want to gain insights into how to engage audiences in their projects.