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Interested in Screenwriting? Taught by experienced screenwriter Lindsay Sedgwick, this courses gives an excellent grounding in the basics: an introduction to the craft of screenwriting, developing character, writing the individual scene, dialogue, structure, format, writing for TV, writing comedy, rewriting techniques and writing treatments.

Course Content:

  • Understanding the medium: an introduction to the essential ingredients of writing for film and television.
  • Story through character
  • Writing the individual scene
  • Structure: The Three Act Formula
  • The Hollywood Method – what is it and why does it work?
  • Writing a television series
  • Writing comedy
  • Script to Screen: Practical work
  • Marketing your idea
  • Knowing your rights: The business of screenwriting
  • Fixing your script: self-assessment and re-writing techniques.
Updated on 08 November, 2015

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