Introduction to Screenwriting for Television or Movies
In this fast paced comprehensive session, you will learn about special screenwriting terms and formats for television and the big screen. You will also learn how to plot a story, develop characters, and execute your work in the proper screenwriting format. You will discover the difference between a Treatment, a Spec Script and a Shooting Script and when to do each.
And, you’ll get an inside look into the business of selling your script to agents and producers and building your career as a screenwriter.
With this course, students will receive a .pdf handout emailed to them prior to class, to print and have available during and after class, along with an outlined-version of those materials on-screen during the virtual session.
SPECIAL NOTE:
The instructor is a journalist, author, screenwriter, agent, publisher, and adjunct online Professor of Publishing for Harvard. Due to the high demand for this guest instructor nationwide, this workshop may only be offered once a year. (1 hour)
Learning Objectives:
- Learn Screenwriting Terminology
- Learn dialogue do’s and don’ts
- Learn to find an agent and sell a script
