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Creative Writing Course: Screenwriting

Where
Online
Online
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When

Mondays, 7pm to 9pm Monday 13 October to Monday 1 December

This online writing course will be delivered via Zoom with a small class group.

Screenwriting is a discipline that requires creativity and imagination - if you can imagine a scene, you can write it. In this scriptwriting course, you will learn techniques for creating memorable scenes, developing character-based and plot-based stories, writing dialogue, and creating marketable scripts. You will also learn about resources available to help your script idea make it to the big screen. By incorporating both practical exercises and writing techniques, this screenwriting course will equip you with all you need to create your own movie script.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this screenwriting course, you will have enhanced your career prospects by:

  • Understand movie structures, genres and plot lines which will work for their idea

  • Know how to develop strong characters that work for a visual medium

  • Write and sequence scenes effectively

  • Understanding of the process of a screenplay to theatre and how to make their script attractive to producers

  • Understand the importance of subtext and subplots

  • Demonstrate an understanding of how to develop script ideas and polish screenplays

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