How to Write Top Quality Film and Movie Scripts

Inspiring and practical course with many exercises from a professional film writer and expert with many real films and TV series out.

Many sections, great fun and challenging exercises. How to get a unique idea, structure, characters, plots and how to sell your script, and much more. Complete with practical advice on set design, making a set sheet, avoiding bloopers and mistakes. Easy to read and very useful for beginners to experienced script writers or playwrights. Chapters:

Embrace Insanity – Tips for a Good Concept 1
No Formula – Tips for Great Concept 2
Unique Selling Proposition USP
Bid Bad USP – Tips for a Great Concept 3
Inspiration from People – Tips on Coming Up with a Good Concept 4
The Importance of Conflict in Script Writing
Multiple Storylines, narrative and non-linear narrative
Premise and Backstory
Plots and Plotlines
Story Development and Timelines – Non-linear
Set Up (Plants) and Payoff
Putting in a Plot Twist
Journey of the Lead Characters
Characters
Emotional Hook for Characters
Writing Dialogue
How to sell a script
Parts of a script
How To Do A Sequence Breakdown
Props, bloopers and how to reduce them
How To Come Up With An Efficient Shooting Schedule
The Art Director’s Visual Team
How To Create The Look of a Movie or Story
Designing costumes – character detail

Part of the Story Software courses series written by real professionals. Other courses include Fiction & Narrative, Modern Muse: Poetry and Advertising Copy, Genres and others. We also have online courses with professional tutors, and create writing apps. Edited by Geoff Davis MA of Story Software, a PEN International published author. Read it now.