Horror Writing - Write a Horror Film
What you'll learn
- Screenwriting from a professional Screenwriter who’s written over 35 films, has over 25 IMDb credits, and has sold and produced screenplays.
- Master the essential story elements needed for a An EPIC HORROR MOVIE!
- Scriptwriting, filmmaking, and Creative Writing plans of attack to meet your deadlines.
- Acquire the knowledge, skills, and tactics used to sell a horror Screenplay!
- Study the Story Structure of films such as A Quiet Place, Scream, Insideious, Jaws, and Alien.
- Set Deadlines and get the story out of your head and onto paper.
- Learn how to Inspire inspiration (don't get distracted and don't get Writer's Block, just get inspired)!
- Storytelling techniques, movie writing methods, and filmmaking strategies to get your script in the marketplace.
- Master Horror Writing with the creator and head writer of "Monster Therapy." Become successful at Screenwriting with a produced screenwriter who has sold screen
Requirements
- No previous screenwriting experience necessary. This course is great for total beginners or those who want to know more how to write a horror movie.
Description
In this Horror Writing Course, you'll learn the secrets of crafting spine-chilling narratives. Led by a seasoned horror writer, Jordan Imiola, the course navigates classic horror structure using examples from A Quiet Place, Child's Play, Jaws, Alien, Insidious, and more. Analyzing films that shaped the genre.
Master Horror Writing with the creator and head writer of "Monster Therapy." Become successful at Screenwriting with a produced screenwriter who has sold screenplays and has produced movies. This scriptwriting course will first break down the 3 act structure used in every great horror movie and script.
Jordan Imiola is a prolific screenwriter with over 25 produced credits, and he's written dozens of movies. Some companies he's worked for include Fox, Disney, and Untitled Entertainment. He's also had screenplays land at 3 Arts, Netflix, and HBO Max He's sold and optioned several screenplays, and he also created and co-hosts "The Deadline Junkies Screenwriting Podcast," where he and his two funny friends interview TV Writers, Showrunners, and Successful Screenwriters.
Study critically acclaimed and commercially successful movies and learn how to write a phenomenon horror film. If you have a horror film idea you've always wanted to write but haven't gotten around to, then take this screenwriting class!
Who this course is for:
- This Horror Writing screenwriting course is for beginner screenwriters, experienced screenwriters, and those want to sharpen their screenwriting skills and learn how to write and sell a screenplay.
Instructor
Jordan Imiola is a published writer and produced screenwriter with award-winning movies, TV shows, web series, and more. Jordan has over 25 IMDb Writing credits and has a track record of selling and optioning scripts. He's worked at 20th Century Fox, Disney, NBCUniversal, Marvista Entertainment, Untitled Entertainment, and Funny Buffalo Films and has ghostwritten several screenplays.
Find his two screenwriting podcasts on Spotify! Including SCREENWRITERS TALK SCREENWRITING and THE DEADLINE JUNKIES SCREENWRITING PODCAST.
During his junior year at Buffalo State University, he was the first student to be nominated for the WGA Michael Collyer Fellowship. Jordan is also the creator and showrunner of several successful comedy series, including "Monster Therapy," "Romantically Hopeless," and "Sports TV," which stars "Workaholics" Eric Griffin.
In 2020, Jordan wrote and directed the feature film, cult classic Zoom comedy, "Christmas Staycation." (Now streaming on Tubi and on DVD everywhere). He's also the creator of "The Deadline Junkies Screenwriting Podcast," where he and his two funny friends interview TV showrunners, staff writers, and successful blockbuster screenwriters.
He can write in any genre but specializes in comedy, family films, Christmas movies, action, and horror. He has written sketches and performed improv at Second City.
Noteworthy Achievements:
- Sold screenplays to producers, production companies, and directors
- Has produced award-winning feature films
- Has produced TV series and online series
- Has over 25 produced IMDb credits
- Nominated for the WGA Michael Collyer Fellowship
- Grand Prize Winner of the Screenplay Search Competition
- Showrunner and co-host of the Deadline Junkies Screenwriting Podcast