Hi Done Dealers,
Just a New Year's reminder to check out my on-demand course. It's a wonderful companion to beginning a new spec:
HOLLYWOOD SCREENWRITING - FROM CONCEPT TO DRAFT - HOW TO WRITE A KILLER SCRIPT
A little about me: I'm sold/produced screenwriter/director with over 30 feature screenplays and a decade in the WGAw. I also offer script analysis on my website https://actbreakdown.com/.
I've combined the best advice I've received from agents, managers, and execs - with the most frequent writing traps I've observed in screenplays of all levels - to design the most efficient and effective course for fellow writers.
The content can be used again and again with each new spec - to write your best first draft from the point of concept.
I use it myself.
Included are 53 videos, 8 handouts, 10 assignments, and a 30-day-guarantee.
$125 for limited lifetime access.
Here's the link:
https://actbreakdown.teachable.com/p...-screenwriting.
Here's the curriculum:
GET INTO THE ZONE
The Two Writing Minds - Part 1
The Two Writing Minds - Part 2
The Two Writing Minds - Part 3
KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE
It's Not Who You Think
THE MOVIE CONCEPT - What makes a Great Movie Idea
A Great Movie Idea - 2 Things
Human Themes
Simple Hook
Rising Stakes
Visual
Producible
Marketable
CONSTRUCTING YOUR IDEA
Mapping From a Logline
CRACKING YOUR IDEA
Title
Genre and Tone
World and Scale
Trailer Moments
Theme
CONSTRUCTING YOUR HERO
The Quest for Change
Likable/Identifiable
The Desire/Fear Pendulum
Conflict, Choice, and Action - What Does She Do?
Want Vs. Need
Quest - Inner and Outer
The Symbolic Threshold
Special Skills
Quirks and Flaws
OBSTACLES - Your Hero's Three Mirrors
Plot, Conflict, and Pushback
Antagonist and Villain
STRUCTURE
Structure - Intro and Overview
Opening Image
Setup and World 1
Inciting Incident
1st Act Break and World 2
Midpoint
Midpoint Forward
Dark Night of the Soul
2nd Act Break
Climax
Closing Image
Sub Beats
Story Rules and Ticking Clocks
ON THE PAGE - COMMON WRITING TRAPS
Software, Format, Title Page, and Page Count
Tips on Technique, Screenwriting Resources, and Your Job as a Writer
Scene Structure - The 3 Crucial Elements of a Scene
Your Hero's Introduction - 3 Must-Haves
Paint With Words - Style, Word Choice, and Imagery
What to Describe
White Space
Dialogue - Too Much, Too Little, Too Obvious
AS A SCREENWRITER MOVING FORWARD
Rewriting
Your Final Assignments
---
Done Dealers, thanks so much for taking a look. If you have any questions, ask away!
As always, wishing you all the best with your writing!
Just a New Year's reminder to check out my on-demand course. It's a wonderful companion to beginning a new spec:
HOLLYWOOD SCREENWRITING - FROM CONCEPT TO DRAFT - HOW TO WRITE A KILLER SCRIPT
A little about me: I'm sold/produced screenwriter/director with over 30 feature screenplays and a decade in the WGAw. I also offer script analysis on my website https://actbreakdown.com/.
I've combined the best advice I've received from agents, managers, and execs - with the most frequent writing traps I've observed in screenplays of all levels - to design the most efficient and effective course for fellow writers.
The content can be used again and again with each new spec - to write your best first draft from the point of concept.
I use it myself.
Included are 53 videos, 8 handouts, 10 assignments, and a 30-day-guarantee.
$125 for limited lifetime access.
Here's the link:
https://actbreakdown.teachable.com/p...-screenwriting.
Here's the curriculum:
GET INTO THE ZONE
The Two Writing Minds - Part 1
The Two Writing Minds - Part 2
The Two Writing Minds - Part 3
KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE
It's Not Who You Think
THE MOVIE CONCEPT - What makes a Great Movie Idea
A Great Movie Idea - 2 Things
Human Themes
Simple Hook
Rising Stakes
Visual
Producible
Marketable
CONSTRUCTING YOUR IDEA
Mapping From a Logline
CRACKING YOUR IDEA
Title
Genre and Tone
World and Scale
Trailer Moments
Theme
CONSTRUCTING YOUR HERO
The Quest for Change
Likable/Identifiable
The Desire/Fear Pendulum
Conflict, Choice, and Action - What Does She Do?
Want Vs. Need
Quest - Inner and Outer
The Symbolic Threshold
Special Skills
Quirks and Flaws
OBSTACLES - Your Hero's Three Mirrors
Plot, Conflict, and Pushback
Antagonist and Villain
STRUCTURE
Structure - Intro and Overview
Opening Image
Setup and World 1
Inciting Incident
1st Act Break and World 2
Midpoint
Midpoint Forward
Dark Night of the Soul
2nd Act Break
Climax
Closing Image
Sub Beats
Story Rules and Ticking Clocks
ON THE PAGE - COMMON WRITING TRAPS
Software, Format, Title Page, and Page Count
Tips on Technique, Screenwriting Resources, and Your Job as a Writer
Scene Structure - The 3 Crucial Elements of a Scene
Your Hero's Introduction - 3 Must-Haves
Paint With Words - Style, Word Choice, and Imagery
What to Describe
White Space
Dialogue - Too Much, Too Little, Too Obvious
AS A SCREENWRITER MOVING FORWARD
Rewriting
Your Final Assignments
---
Done Dealers, thanks so much for taking a look. If you have any questions, ask away!
As always, wishing you all the best with your writing!
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