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.
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I have been writing fiction for many years (PEN International and several small presses). All were print published and have yet to be released as ebooks. I am editor or a new AI Creative Writing Anthology (LPP 2023)
Founded Micro Arts Group @microartsgroup 1980s Computer Art - which released generative art from 1984 and a text story generator in 1985.
"Story Software Writing Notes Story Board" [search] I designed and produced this free zooming notes and images app, and the older Story Lite. A new AI editor Story Live is also available.