ESP Biography



SCOTT WHITE, Writer/Director of Feature Film, El Centro Basco



Major: English

College/Employer: The Branson School

Year of Graduation: 2010

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

Senior at The Branson School and author of "El Centro Basco," a one-act play selected for production at The Berkeley Rep School of Theatre in its One Acts Program, which premiered on April 3, 2009 and was performed before live audiences five times. The author wrote the play after taking a Splash class on script-writing in 2008. The ISBN-10 number is 0-615-26900-1; the ISBN-13 number is 978-0-615-26900-9. The author was granted a Chilton Fellowship to convert the play into a screenplay and film it during the summer of 2009. The film is in post-production.



Past Classes

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P441: Writing Your Own Screenplay and Getting it Produced as an Independent Film in Splash! Fall 2009 (Oct. 10 - 11, 2009)
A step-by-step presentation of how to adapt the script for a one-act play into the screenplay for a feature film. The teacher will provide concrete examples based on his adaptation of the script for “El Centro Basco,” which was produced for five performances by the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre, starting in April 2009. The teacher will contrast the independent film production process with that for theatrical productions. Film excerpts will be shown. The teacher will also provide each student with a complimentary copy of the copyrighted script and screenplay.


P240: Writing Your Own One-Act Script and Getting it Produced in Splash! Spring 2009 (Apr. 04 - 05, 2009)
A step-by-step presentation of how to conceive, develop and write the script for a one-act play. The teacher will provide concrete examples based on his script for "El Centro Basco," which is being produced for five performances by the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre, starting on April 3. The teacher will provide each student with a complimentary copy of the copyrighted script (ISBN No. 0-615-26900-1). The teacher will also describe the process of having the script produced by a mainstream theater, including co-direction.