Master the Art of Screenwriting

In this lesson Adrian explains the most important elements of planning a successful script and how to avoid some of the potential pitfalls. This lesson will also give you a basic understanding of the role of a producer and how you might be able to find one to work with.

In this lesson Adrian describes some of the most effective techniques for coming up with original ideas to start your stript. No matter how busy you are after learning about these techniques you will be able to start making progress on your scripts.

Here adrian describes each part of what will make up the spine of your story. Planning these elements ahead of time will ensure your script doesn't run into any dead ends.

Here Adrian describes each part of what will make up the spine of your story. Planning these elements ahead of time will ensure your script doesn't run into any dead ends.

In this lesson Adrian talks about the importance of the protagonist and how to make sure you get this essential part of your film right from the start.

A goal for you protagonist will help you to create a compelling story and here Adrian explains some of the most important things to consider for this element to your story.

Obstacles make your protagonist's goal much more interesting. A common goals is to have a antagonist and in this lesson Adrian talks about these important elements of your story spine.

What’s at stake if your protagonist doesn't accomplish their goal? Making sure you have a compelling answer to this question in your story spine is another important part of writing a great script.

The theme is an often overlook element to any story but its important to get this right. In this lesson Adrian explain what is meant by “theme” and how to make sure you get this part of your story right.

Getting the end of your story right in an extremely important part and in the lesson Adrian talks about some of the things to think about during this process.

Most successful screenwriters won't just sit down and start writing but create bullet points of each step of their story. By doing this you ensure you know exactly where your story is going and how it all come together.

Now is the time to fix as many potential problems as possible with your script and not when its finished. In this lesson Adrian talks about what to look out for at this stage.

In this lesson Adrian talks about what to think about to improve your story at the this point.

In this lesson you will learn about the other documents that you may need to write to go along with your script.

It’s finally time to write your script! All you planning is now done and you have thought about all the elements needed.

Feedback is a really important part of writing a great script but you need to get the right kind of feedback in the right way. In this lesson Adrian explains his tied and test technique for going about this.

You’re not done yet! Most successful scripts will have been though many rewrites along the way to becoming great films. In this lesson Adrian talks about how to go about your rewrites.

Your script will most likely keep changing even as the film is being shot. This lesson will let you know what to expect from this part of the production and how your role within it.