Screenplay Writing Professional

 

Hollywood Calling - Creative Writing Course Outline

Part 1:
The Heart of any story – “X wants to do Y, but Z tries to stop them.”
Characters – Heroes and Villains
Outlining

Part 2:
Scenes – Settings; Twists; Conflict; Hope and Fear
Dialogue: Natural dialogue; Adverbs; Individual voice

Part 3:
Opening
Closing
Deus ex machina

Part 4:
Descriptive Language
Re-writing
Questions

Part 5:
Certificate of Achievement
Read selected story/stories

Selected clips from the following films will be used:

The Incredibles
Finding Nemo
Star Wars III
Shrek II
Monsters Inc
Robots
Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban

Other films may be added as appropriate.


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