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If You Want To Master The Art Of Industry Standard Formatting For Screenplays

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DID YOU KNOW?

Every year, roughly 100,000 new story ideas come floating into Hollywood.

Only 500 or so of these will be chosen for production.

The rest will be rejected for one of three primary reasons.

TOP 3 REASONS WHY SCREENPLAYS GET REJECTED:

FORMATTING ERRORS

Formatting errors and mistakes in formatting automatically signal to the reader that you're an amateur. Your script never even gets read. It goes straight into the garbage.

LACK OF ARTISTRY

There's a common misconception that screenplays are dry, boring technical documents that are unpleasant to read, but the best scripts are as riveting to read as your favorite novel.

INSUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE

You don't know what you don't know. You may have taken a course on screenwriting before, but chances are, you've never been taught what you really need to know to excel.

WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE?

ASPIRING SCREENWRITERS

Just trying out screenwriting for the first time? We'll help you acquire all the skills and knowledge you need to be able to write like a seasoned pro and launch a viable screenwriting career!

STRUGGLING SCREENWRITERS

Have you studied screenwriting but still haven't managed to break into the industry yet? We'll sharpen your skills and supplement your knowledge so that you'll finally have what it takes!

Anyone who wants to learn how to write professional screenplays in the shortest amount of time possible!

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Formatting as an Artform is the most comprehensive course on screenplay writing in existence. This course will teach you how to master the technical components of industry standard formatting in an artistic and exemplary way so that you can finally take your writing career to the next level.

What you'll get from this online video course:

5 Modules in 5 Weeks
Hours of Practical, Easy-to-Apply Video Content Taught by Zena Dell Lowe
25+ Hours of Designated Student Tutorials
A Multitude of Helpful Handouts with In-Depth Examples and Explanations
15 Downloadable Full-Length Feature Scripts Written by Some of Hollywood's Greats
2 Self-Assessment Tests
Multiple Writing Exercises and Assignments
Walk Through Tutorials of Final Draft and Other Tools to Help You Move Forward

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WEEKLY SCHEDULE

WEEK 1

WELCOME MODULE & HOUSEKEEPING ISSUES
The ESSENTIALS of Industry-Standard Formatting for Screenplays in MUCH MORE DEPTH than other courses, so that you’ll know WHAT the rules are, WHY they exist, WHEN to use them, and HOW to maximize their FULL POTENTIAL.
A SCENE-BY-SCENE APPROACH to writing screenplays so that you will be able to execute your scripts with excellence from the get-go.
How to KEEP YOUR READERS ENGAGED all the way from the beginning, through the middle, and to the end.

WEEK 2

The DEFINITIVE RULES for SLUG LINES, ACTION LINES, TRANSITIONS, CAMERA DIRECTIONS and more, as well as the EXCEPTIONS -- all of those SPECIAL and HIDDEN RULES that no one seems to tell you about.
The FOUR COMPONENT PARTS OF A SCENE and how scenes should unfold, including what INFORMATION you need TO REVEAL at the beginning of each scene to SET THE TONE, USE VISUAL IMAGES, and CAPTURE the on-screen ACTION.
How to STRUCTURE the scene itself so that it's DYNAMIC, has its own ARC, FORWARDS THE STORY and helps REVEAL the INTERNAL EMOTIONAL ARC of your main character. (In other words, how to MILK IT for all it’s worth!)
How to include SUSPENSE and SET-UPS and PAY-OFFS organically from the beginning.

WEEK 3

A crash course in FILM TERMINOLOGY so that you’ll be better equipped to write for the production process (like going to film school but better since you'll skip the tedious stuff and only dive into the areas that you absolutely need to know).
A breakdown of the FILMMAKING PROCESS as a whole, PRODUCTION PROTOCOLS, and YOUR ROLE in that process.
The TYPES OF SHOTS that are available to you to highlight as a screenwriter, plus WHEN and HOW to use them most effectively to achieve DEEPER LEVELS OF MEANING in your story.
How to write SOUND CUES and SPECIAL EFFECTS correctly, when to use (V.O.) versus (O.S.) versus (O.C.), how to "cheat" close-ups or highlight PROPS, CAMERA DIRECTIONS, MUSIC, SUPERS, and more. Basically, you'll learn to APPLY the RIGHT TOOLS at the RIGHT TIME EVERY TIME to MAXIMIZE THE DRAMATIC POTENTIAL of your story.

WEEK 4

How to use CHARACTER ACTIONS and BEHAVIORS and VISUAL IMAGES to help drive the plot.
What you must do to HOOK YOUR AUDIENCE and KEEP READERS emotionally ENGAGED in the MAIN CHARACTER ARC.
What INFORMATION is important and relevant in a CHARACTER INTRODUCTION and what to leave out, as well as how to INTRODUCE MULTIPLE CHARACTERS at one time without confusing your readers or overwhelming the audience.
Tons of REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES, SAMPLES, HANDOUTS, SCRIPT EXCERPTS and VIDEO CLIPS, and even writing ASSIGNMENTS and ASSESSMENTS to help you improve in a PRACTICAL way as you go.

WEEK 5

An in-depth TUTORIAL of FINAL DRAFT so that you'll know which features of the screenwriting software are relevant to you versus which parts should only be used by a production company.
You’ll even learn about SCRIPT BINDING, COVER PAGES, and COMMON MISTAKES that screenwriters make that cause the powers-that-be to give them a pass.
What NEXT STEPS to take as a screenwriter to ADVANCE to the NEXT LEVEL in your career.
And MORE, so much more!

This course truly covers everything you need to know to be able to write like an industry pro and become a true master of the craft.

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