Every element of a screenplay - from plot to protagonist, setup to conclusion - is brought together by the underlying structure. Getting it right is the key to crafting a satisfying story. Through her top-rated screenwriting book, screenplay workshops, and private consultations, Jill Chamberlain has helped writers, producers, and studios create stronger films from beginning to middle to end.
Jill has been featured in publications, TV Shows,
conferences, and schools around the world.
interviews with jill chamberlain
On Film Courage, Indie Film Hustle, and Bulletproof Screenwriting podcasts
SCRIPT CONSULTANT
Different than a script evaluation or coverage, a script consultation is an in-depth look at your work that doesn't just point out problems but provides solutions. In Jill’s consultations, she is a teacher and a coach, guiding you to write the best version of your story possible. Hire Jill and you will go through fewer drafts and ensure your story hooks readers, producers, directors, and theatergoers.
ONLINE CLASSES
In 2006, Jill Chamberlain founded the screenwriting school The Screenplay Workshop with Jill Chamberlain, and she has been teaching online since 2012. Today, classes all meet live on Zoom and are highly interactive. There is also an inexpensive, non-interactive audit option available. Auditors can watch live or watch the class recordings later, or both.
SPEAKER & Presenter
Author and script consultant Jill Chamberlain has presented her information-packed master class on the Nutshell Technique and screenplay story structure to rave reviews at many revered industry institutions. Many writers have said that they learned more in her master class than they did in all their years in film school.
ABOUT JILL
Jill Chamberlain is the founder of a screenwriting school, a script consultant, a screenwriter, and the author of The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret to Successful Screenwriting.
The Nutshell Technique is considered the go-to manual many professionals swear by. It's on the syllabus at Columbia University, UCLA, and film schools all over the world. It's been published in Mandarin Chinese, Korean, and Italian, and in audiobook format. Since its release in 2016, it has received 559 five-star reviews on Amazon to date and has been blurbed by Oscar and Emmy winners.
As a script consultant, Jill has fixed and fine tuned scripts for Oscar-nominated screenwriters, top television showrunners, screenwriters whose movies have made over a billion dollars at the box office, award-winning independent filmmakers, and for many, many spec script writers.
In 2006, Jill founded The Screenplay Workshop with Jill Chamberlain where she has personally taught thousands of screenwriters feature film and episodic television writing.
Jill has presented her information-packed master class on screenplay story structure to rave reviews at many revered industry institutions including: Writers Guild of America East (WGA-East), YLE Finland, Canacine (Mexican Chamber of the Film Industry), Austin Film Festival's Screenwriters Conference, Maryland Institute College of the Arts (MICA), University of Houston, TSL The Script Lab, Austin Film Society, Writers' League of Texas, Scriptwriters' Network, Screenwriting Expo, Reel Women, and the Great American Pitchfest. Many writers have said that they learned more in her master class than they did in all their years in film school.
Jill received her B.A. from Columbia University and studied in Columbia's graduate film program.