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Screenwriting Fast Track - Premium

  • 1

    Introduction

  • 2

    Module 1: Story & Storytelling

    • Overview (Mod #1) READ ME FIRST

    • The Screenplay & The Screenwriter

    • 1J01: Journal Entry

    • Know Your "Why"

    • Story Vs Storytelling

    • Narrative Theory

    • Putting on the Author's Hat

    • The Audience

    • 1C01: Learning Checkpoint

    • Voice, Part 1

    • Voice, Part 2

    • 1J02: Journal

    • The Screenwriting Mindset

    • Screenwriting Habits
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    Module #2: Character Building

    • Overview (Mod #2) READ ME FIRST

    • Character Must Haves

    • Character Backgrounds

    • 2W01: Character Background Worksheet

    • Global Story Contextualization

    • Character Arcs

    • 2P01: Practice Character Arc Creation

    • Forcing a Choice

    • Creating Antagonists

    • 2J01: Journal

    • Mapping Power Dynamics

    • Default Problem Solving

    • Feelings Towards Others

    • 2R01: Reflection

    • Creating Supporting Characters

    • Creating String Characters

    • Played by an Actor

    • Actor Bait

    • 2C01: Checkpoint
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    Module #3: Screenplay Format & Software

    • Overview (Mod #3) READ ME FIRST

    • Why It's Formatted Like It Is

    • A Case for Software

    • Sluglines

    • Action and Description

    • Dialogue

    • Parentheticals

    • Transitions

    • 3P01: Practice Writing a Scene

    • Scene Elements Labelling Example

    • A Good Way to Learn

    • Fade In Pro Tutorial

    • The Best Way to Learn Format

    • 3P02: Solidify Some Habits

    • Mid-Course Survey - 3 Questions
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    Module #4: Scene Building

    • Overview (Mod #4) READ ME FIRST

    • Scene Structure

    • 4R01: Reflection

    • Scene Construction

    • Scene Life

    • 4P01: Practice Improving a Scene

    • Exposition

    • 4A01: "Roommates" Assignment

    • 4R02: Reflection

    • Necessary Scenes

    • Tonal and Pacing Scenes

    • Inevitable Scenes

    • Emotional Contrasts

    • Power Contrasts

    • 4C01: Checkpoint

    • Unique Locations

    • Scenes of Misperception

    • Movie Trailer Moments
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    Module #5: Action & Description

    • Overview (Mod #5) READ ME FIRST

    • Description Strategies

    • 5R01: Reflection

    • How to Show, Not Tell

    • How to Intro Characters

    • 5P01: Practice Character Intros

    • Writing Action

    • Setting Intros

    • 5P02: Finish a Scene Practice

    • 5A01: "The Race" Assignment
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    Module #6: Dialogue

    • Overview (Mod #6) READ ME FIRST

    • Dialogue: No More, No Less

    • 6J01: Journal

    • Dialogue: Less Is More

    • 6P01: Character Intro Revision

    • Subtext

    • Motivations for Lines

    • 6P04: "The Breakup" Practice

    • Solving Problems & Revising

    • 6P03: Revising, The Sequel

    • 6R01: Reflection
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    Module #7: Little Stuff, Big Implications

    • Overview (Mod #7) READ ME FIRST

    • Beginning a Script

    • Ending a Script

    • Transitions

    • 7P01: Transition ID Practice

    • Directing While Not Directing

    • 7R01: Reflection
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    Conclusion

    • Overview (Mod #8) READ ME FIRST

    • Wrap Up & Your Next Steps

    • 8A01: Assignment "First Story" Revision

    • 8R01: Reflection

    • End of Course Survey - Six Questions
  • 10

    Resources

    • Resources for You

Instructor

Owner of Big Red Stripe, Storyteller

Jacob Michael

Since earning an MFA in Screenwriting from USC's School of Cinematic Arts in 2009, Jacob has worked in Hollywood as a screenwriter and video editor. He also spent several years teaching writing, screenwriting, storytelling, editing, and filmmaking at Pepperdine University. He has helped shape hundreds of stories, and his students have had work screened at and placed in film festivals in the US and internationally. Jacob's passions include spending time with his family, playing golf and soccer, telling stories, and helping others tell the best stories they possibly can. If you're new to writing, there's nothing he wants more than to help you succeed.