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10 Screenwriting Lessons to Improve Your Craft

Offered By: Film Courage via YouTube

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Screenwriting Courses Storytelling Courses Creative Writing Courses Empathy Courses Character Development Courses Suspense Courses

Course Description

Overview

Explore 10 essential screenwriting lessons in this 31-minute video to enhance your writing skills. Delve into crucial topics such as balancing story and character, building empathy, creating a participatory experience, and learning from other writers. Discover the importance of addressing weaknesses, valuing ideas, crafting suspense, and developing subtext. Gain insights on crafting compelling beginnings and understanding how action defines character. Apply these lessons to elevate your screenwriting craft and create more engaging, impactful scripts.

Syllabus

1 - Story or Character?
2 - How To Build Empathy
3 - A Participatory Experience
4 - Learn From Writers
5 - The Great Weakness
6 - Value Of An Idea
7 - How To Create Suspense
8 - Two Ways To Create Subtext
9 - The Beginning
10 - Action Defines Character


Taught by

Film Courage

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