About Course
Unlock the magic of storytelling with Spectrum Film School’s online screenwriting course. Dive into the art of crafting scripts for film, TV, and video games, blending top-tier practices from screenwriting literature, video tutorials, and blogs. Join us to unleash your narrative potential and master the craft of creating unforgettable stories.
What Will You Learn?
- Basic characteristics of screen story
- Development of a basic storyline
- Story structures including The Three Act Structure and alternate story structures
- Characters and developing character outlines
- The construction of scenes including the role of dialogue and character voice
- The workflow for writing a first draft of feature film screenplay
- The process for screenplay formatting
- Writing – and finishing – a first draft
Course Content
Introduction to screenwriting
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An Introduction to Screenwriting
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Where could this course take me?
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What and how will I learn?
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Developing the idea
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Know your character’s goals
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Create conflict
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Utilize story structure
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Identify story problems
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Find inspiration
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Collaborate with others
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Write then rewrite
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Story structure
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Understanding Story structure
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What is the three act structure?
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What is the Five-act structure?
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What is the hero’s journey
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The plot arc
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Definition of Story Arc or Narrative Arc
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Story Arcs Rise and Fall
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Rags to Riches (rise)
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Watch “The BFG by Roald Dahl”
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Riches to Rags (fall)
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Watch “Catch-22”
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Man in a Hole (fall then rise)
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Watch “Monsters, Inc.”
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Watch “The Lion King”
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Icarus / Freytag’s Pyramid (rise then fall)
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Jurassic Park
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Cinderella (rise then fall then rise)
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Pinocchio
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Watch “How to Train Your Dragon”
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Oedipus (fall then rise then fall)
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Watch “The Godfather”
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How Story Arcs Fit Dramatic Structure
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How Story Arcs Can Also Fit Three-Act Structure
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Story Arcs Measure Values
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Can You Have Multiple Story Arcs?
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How to Use Story Arcs in Your Writing
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Practice Assignment
The Fundamentals Of Screenwriting
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How to Structure Your Screenplay
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How to Create Characters
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How to Create Character Arcs
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The Purpose of Conflict
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How to Create Story Conflict
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Understanding Exposition
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How to Write Exposition for Your Screenplay
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How to Write Dialogue
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How To Use A Midpoint
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How to Write a Scene
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How to Format a Screenplay
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How to Write a Short Film
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Fixing Common Short Film Mistakes
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Script Library
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Outlines and Treatments
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What is a film treatment?
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Why do you need a film treatment?
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What’s the difference between an outline and a treatment?
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What’s the difference between a spec script and a treatment?
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How long should a film treatment be?
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The 7 Elements of a Film Treatment
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How to Write a Treatment in 6 Steps
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How to Write a Logline
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Why write a logline?
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A simple logline formula
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8 tips for writing a great logline
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Examples of loglines
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Writing a first draft
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Story Concept
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Brainstorming
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Research
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Character Development
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Plotting
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Outline
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Script Diary
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9 Essential Steps to Getting it Right
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Feedback
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What is Feedback?
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Why is Feedback So Important for Writers?
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Is All Feedback Equally Valuable?
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How Do You Know if Feedback is Good or Not?
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When in the Process to Get Feedback?
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How to Ask for Feedback?
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What to Expect/Look For From Feedback?
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Dealing With Negative Feedback
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What to Do With Positive Feedback?
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5 Ways to Make Screenplay Feedback a Positive Experience
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Handling Feedback: In Summary
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Finishing your script
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Script Writing Assignment
Your Next Step As A Writer
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Become a better reader
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Write Everyday
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Start a Blog
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Read the book “Everybody Writes” by Ann Handley
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Find a Place to Get Honest Critiques
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Start Journaling
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Practice Becoming More Conversational
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“Write Drunk, Edit Sober”
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Recognize Why You Want to Become a Writer
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