Screenwriting Essentials: Create, Write, and Develop for TV

Learn to write thought-provoking scripts with an authentic voice, strong characters, and exciting conflicts

• Preparing For the Creative Journey
• Starting Your Creative Journey
• Learning the Tools
• Setting Yourself up for Success
• Final project

Screenwriting is an opportunity to explore your unique voice and show the world what you stand for. Screenwriter, producer, director, and performer HaJ has been acting, writing, and producing for most of her life and it’s what she specializes in. She has worked with studios like ABC, CBS, VH1, and Disney and had her work featured at festivals including The New York Television Festival, IFP Film Week, and SeriesFest.

In this course, she takes you step-by-step through the screenwriting process, from initial idea generation to preparing to write your script. Explore how to organize and structure your ideas to create a pilot outline for your very own TV show.

• About Me
• Influences
• What Will We Do in This Course?
• Introduction to Screenwriting
• How Do You Know if Your Idea Is Good for TV?
• Creating Your Characters
• Introduction to Structure
• Creating Your Script Roadmap
• Scene Heading and Story Build
• Editing, Reviewing and Getting Feedback
• Creating a Writing Plan for Your TV Script
• What to Expect on Your Journey of Writing Your TV Show
• Opportunities to Explore
• Screenwriting Essentials: Create, Write, and Develop for TV