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7 Day Screenplay: A Complete Guide to Writing Short Films

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About 7 Day Screenplay: A Complete Guide to Writing Short Films

Course Introduction

Day 1: Finding Your Story

Day 1: Story Purpose

Day 1: What is Story, Theme, Message?

Day 1: Aesop's Fables and Tips!

Day 1: How to Find Ideas, Themes, Messages

Day 1: Conclusion

Day 2: Goals and Character Basics

Day 2: Who is Your Character?

Day 2: What Does My Character Need?

Day 2: Conclusion

Day 2: Motive

Day 2: Methods

Day 2: Obstacles

Day 2: Consequences (Stakes)

Day 2: Conclusion

Day 2: Let's Build Your Character!

Day 2: Review and Inciting Incident

Day 2: Revelation

Day 2: Interesting Character Tips and Conclusion

Day 3: Goals and Intro to Story

Day 3: Story Mapping and Plot

Day 3: Cause and Effect

Day 3: Setup

Day 3: Call to Action

Day 3: Act Breaks

Day 3: What is a Scene?

Day 3: Midpoint

Day 3: Crisis

Day 3: Your Ending and Tips!

Day 3: Conclusion and Tips!

Day 4: Summary and Review

Day 4: Creating a Treatment and Tips!

Day 5: Intro and What is a Screenplay?

Day 5: The 5 Basic Elements

Day 5: Title Page

Day 5: Exercise and Conclusion

Day 6: Goals

Day 6: The Unfortunate Case of Mr. Mills

Day 6: Sign Up for Celtx!

Day 6: Setting Up Your Profile and Project

Day 6: Celtx Layout

Day 6: Quick Navigation Tip

Day 6: Upper Menu and Formatting

Day 6: Formatting Your Title Page

Day 6: Screenwriting Demo

Day 6: Additional Formatting

Day 6: How To Save and Export Projects

Day 6: Creating More Than One Project

Day 6: Importing Projects

Day 6: Working with Treatment

Day 6: From Treatment to Script

Day 7: Goals and What Now?!

Day 7: Evaluating the Basics

Day 7: Evaluating the Plot

Day 7: Conclusion, Tips and Final Words

What You Will Learn?

  • Our course is designed to get your started generating ideas and writing short films using a series of worksheets that will get you practical results in the fastest, easiest most organic way possible. These worksheets are contained in your course workbook that contains over 20 pages of additional materials used to write, structure, and develop your own short film ideas from scratch. This workbook and is available for FREE in the Projects and Resources section..
  • Master Short Film Writing Techniques to Create Extraordinary Stories!.
  • There are lots of screenwriting courses, lectures and workshops that require a background in screenwriting but it's hard to find a comprehensive course like our that is for beginner and intermediate writers with limited experience..
  • So, whether you are new to screenwriting or just looking to take your scripts to the next level, this course will help you get the value you’re looking for at a fraction of the price and time it takes using traditional methods..
  • What will you learn:.
  • How to breakdown the essential elements of any short film.
  • How to write a great story that works.
  • How to generate story ideas from scratch.
  • How to write a professional log line and treatment.
  • Basic structure for short film screenplays.
  • Invent clever and unique characters that people will love.
  • 5 Basic elements of any screenplay format.
  • Write a professionally formatted 5-10 page screenplay using Celtx.
  • Top Tips for improving your writing, characters, plot, formatting and rewriting.
  • Improve Your Storytelling Skills, Start Writing Right Away and Take Your Skills to the Next Level!.
  • Short films are becoming one of the fastest ways to get started making movies that can jump start your career in the industry. Short films now reach millions of fans worldwide who are eager and ready to watch your stories come to life..
  • Expensive film schools and workshops will ask you for thousands of dollars to enroll in courses that teach you more about theory than practical writing skills. Stop wasting your time and money. This course is designed to teach you how to start writing professionally written short films for a fraction of the price and time..
  • Our course is for beginners looking for an affordable, simple and fast solution to start their career writing movies today. This course is also for students looking to strengthen their narrative storytelling skills to take them to the next level. Whether this is your first time or not, this course is for you..
  • So what will you learn in this class?.
  • At the end of the course, you will master screenwriting and storytelling from start to finish whether you are a beginner or intermediate level writer..
  • Who is the Instructor?.
  • Jason Georgiades is an award-winning filmmaker and University film school educator whose work was bought, sold, and viewed on the biggest channels and platforms on the market today. He received his B.A. in Studio Arts from the University of Pittsburgh and his M.F.A. degree in Film Directing from the School of Film and Video at the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, CA. His award winning films have screened internationally and obtained commercial distribution. He has produced work in association with HBO films, Hollywood Reporter, Vice Media, Burton Snowboards, The Orchard, Gunpowder & Sky, Red Bull, Attention and Warner Bros. Music and Film. He is the co-founder of two production companies Do Less Media, LLC. (USA) and Ancient Farmer LTD. (Europe)..