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  • ONLINE COURSE
    • PART 1: SCREENPLAY FUNDAMENTALS >
      • 1. Introduction to Course – What Makes A Quality Screenplay
      • 2. What is a Screenplay
      • 3. Premise or Theme and Defining a Story
      • 4. Defining a Premise
      • 5. Deciding on the Premise
      • 6. Writing Exercise: Forming a Premise
      • 7. Discussion of Exercise on Premise
      • 8. Homework Exercise: Forming a Premise and One-Sentence Synopsis
    • PART 2: CHARACTER >
      • 1. Character: The Anatomy of a Story
      • 2. Designing Three Dimensional Characters
      • 3. More on Character: Growth, Transition & Movement
      • 4. Character Spines vs Objectives
      • 5. Character Orchestration: Protagonist & Antagonist
      • 6. Exercise: Designing Characters & Unity of Opposites
      • 7. Discussion of Part 2 Homework (optional)
    • PART 3: CONFLICT >
      • 1. Nature of Conflict
      • 2. The Origin of a Conflict
      • 3. Conflict and Action
      • 4. Four Kinds of Conflict
      • 5. More Discussion, Questions & Answers About Conflict
    • PART 4: SCREENPLAY STRUCTURE >
      • 1. Point of Attack
      • 2. Three-Act Structure
      • 3. Three-Act Structure Continued
      • 4. Writing Exercise with B&W Photos
      • 5. Discussion of Part 4 Writing Exercise
    • PART 5: WRITING DIALOGUE & SCREENPLAY FORM >
      • 1. Writing the Dialogue
      • 2. Elements of Screenplay Form
      • 3. More Screenwriting Conventions
      • 4. Discussion of Screenplay Form & Writing Exercise
      • 5. Screenplay Principles, Elements & Helpful Hints
    • PART 6: SCREENWRITING STEPS: AN ORGANIZED APPROACH >
      • 1. Introduction & Screenwriting Steps 1 thru 4
      • 2. Screenwriting Steps 5 thru 8
      • 3. Steps: From Idea to Detailed Outline
      • 4. More on Form, Structure & Outlining a Script
      • 5. Writing Exercise: a Sequence of Scenes
    • PART 7: SCREENPLAY & FILM ANALYSIS: CHINATOWN (Act I)
    • PART 8: SCREENPLAY & FILM ANALYSIS: CHINATOWN (Act II & III)
    • PART 9: SCREENWRITING EXERCISES >
      • 1. Exercises on Premise or Theme
      • 2. Character Development Exercises
      • 3. Screenplay Form & Structure Writing Exercise
      • 4. Advanced Writing Exercise
    • PART 10: FINAL SCREENWRITING PROJECT
  • Resources
    • 65 Great Screenplays to Read
    • 15 Screenplay Principles
    • 15 Final Screenwriting Tips for Writers
    • Recommended Reading
    • Articles
    • Links to Other Resources
  • TESTIMONIALS
  • SUPPORT
RESOURCES
65 Great Screenplays to Read
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A list of perhaps the best, most well-crafted screenplays ever written which ended up being turned into outstanding motion pictures. Reading any of these scripts will give you an outstanding, well-rounded education of scripts, as well as insight into how to get a story down on paper in screenplay form.

15 Screenplay Principles
Principles and helpful hints picked over the years from my a variety of sources; from writers and directors, analyzing scripts, and my own personal and professional experiences. I believe there is valuable truth in everyone one of them.

15 Final Screenwriting Tips for Writers
Practical tips on a variety of issues you may find useful, from cover letters to title pages.

​Recommended Reading
A comprehensive list of excellent books for writers, directors, producers, actors and artists of any age or experience with links to where you can purchase them. It will take you years to read all of them, but they will help you become an expert on these areas of movie-making profession.

Articles
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A list of excellent links to interviews and articles with a bunch of screenwriters and other industry professionals. Some are better than others, and we are not necessarily endorsing everything each one of these writers are speaking about. But we believe these interviews may be useful to you.

Links to other Online Resources
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Links to movie & television scripts, screenwriting books & resources, copyright information, magazines & news sites, and other screenwriting organizations which may be helpful to you.
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  • Home
  • About
  • ONLINE COURSE
    • PART 1: SCREENPLAY FUNDAMENTALS >
      • 1. Introduction to Course – What Makes A Quality Screenplay
      • 2. What is a Screenplay
      • 3. Premise or Theme and Defining a Story
      • 4. Defining a Premise
      • 5. Deciding on the Premise
      • 6. Writing Exercise: Forming a Premise
      • 7. Discussion of Exercise on Premise
      • 8. Homework Exercise: Forming a Premise and One-Sentence Synopsis
    • PART 2: CHARACTER >
      • 1. Character: The Anatomy of a Story
      • 2. Designing Three Dimensional Characters
      • 3. More on Character: Growth, Transition & Movement
      • 4. Character Spines vs Objectives
      • 5. Character Orchestration: Protagonist & Antagonist
      • 6. Exercise: Designing Characters & Unity of Opposites
      • 7. Discussion of Part 2 Homework (optional)
    • PART 3: CONFLICT >
      • 1. Nature of Conflict
      • 2. The Origin of a Conflict
      • 3. Conflict and Action
      • 4. Four Kinds of Conflict
      • 5. More Discussion, Questions & Answers About Conflict
    • PART 4: SCREENPLAY STRUCTURE >
      • 1. Point of Attack
      • 2. Three-Act Structure
      • 3. Three-Act Structure Continued
      • 4. Writing Exercise with B&W Photos
      • 5. Discussion of Part 4 Writing Exercise
    • PART 5: WRITING DIALOGUE & SCREENPLAY FORM >
      • 1. Writing the Dialogue
      • 2. Elements of Screenplay Form
      • 3. More Screenwriting Conventions
      • 4. Discussion of Screenplay Form & Writing Exercise
      • 5. Screenplay Principles, Elements & Helpful Hints
    • PART 6: SCREENWRITING STEPS: AN ORGANIZED APPROACH >
      • 1. Introduction & Screenwriting Steps 1 thru 4
      • 2. Screenwriting Steps 5 thru 8
      • 3. Steps: From Idea to Detailed Outline
      • 4. More on Form, Structure & Outlining a Script
      • 5. Writing Exercise: a Sequence of Scenes
    • PART 7: SCREENPLAY & FILM ANALYSIS: CHINATOWN (Act I)
    • PART 8: SCREENPLAY & FILM ANALYSIS: CHINATOWN (Act II & III)
    • PART 9: SCREENWRITING EXERCISES >
      • 1. Exercises on Premise or Theme
      • 2. Character Development Exercises
      • 3. Screenplay Form & Structure Writing Exercise
      • 4. Advanced Writing Exercise
    • PART 10: FINAL SCREENWRITING PROJECT
  • Resources
    • 65 Great Screenplays to Read
    • 15 Screenplay Principles
    • 15 Final Screenwriting Tips for Writers
    • Recommended Reading
    • Articles
    • Links to Other Resources
  • TESTIMONIALS
  • SUPPORT