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Personal Development Creativity Screenwriting

Inspirational Screenwriting. The #1 Screenwriting Course!

Learn the screenwriting secrets behind successful cinematic stories in the world of film & television script writing.
Rating: 4.5 out of 54.5 (2,196 ratings)
12,374 students
Created by PAUL CASTRO
Last updated 9/2016
English
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30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • By the end of this course, you will be able to sculpt a full length feature film screenplay.

Requirements

  • A spirited willingness to learn this wonderful craft to tell the story you were meant to tell. A laptop or pad-pen is just fine.

Description

Paul Castro the original writer of the Warner Bros. hit movie, AUGUST RUSH.He is a produced, award winning screenwriter and world-renowned screenwriting professor. Success leaves clues and so do masterfully crafted screenplays that sell for millions of dollars.

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20 brisk segments.

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Professional screenwriting techniques

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Plot development for the big screen

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Creating compelling characters to attract movie stars

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Winning dialogue

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Structure to serve as the blueprint for your movie

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Scene construction to evoke suspense

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Sequence writing to manage an ensemble cast

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Good movie idea to writing a great feature film screenplay!

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And so much more!

Entertainment industry professionals celebrate Paul Castro:

“A truly inspirational experience. I left Paul Castro’s class more prepared.Invaluable!” Rick Rapoza. Sold his script for $500,000.

“What clearly resonates with me is Paul’s love for and dedication to his students and to storytelling. He is a composed and practical artist and teacher, yet highly imaginative in his approach.”Michael Eisner, Former CEO of The Walt Disney Company.

“Paul Castro teaches screenwriting from the inside out.”Richard Walter, UCLA Screenwriting Chairperson.

"Paul Castro is exceptionally skilled at his craft."Bill Badalato TOP GUN, MEN OF HONOR.

“Paul is one of the best screenwriters I’ve known in my 50 plus years of movie making.”Oscar winner, Shirley Maclaine

“RUNNING WITH GOD… Spectacular writing!”Oscar nominated Terrence Howard, IRONMAN, AUGUST RUSH.

“Paul Castro teaches with elegant style." Sean Astin, LORD OF THE RINGS.

“I was taken with his understanding of cinematic writing.”Ross Greenburg, Producer MIRACLE.

“Clear and concise offering aspiring screenwriters the tools necessary to go from baby screenwriter to working professional. I am forever grateful.”Yule Caise, HEROES

“Paul is simply one of the best I’ve worked with.”

Don Ranvaud, CITY OF GOD

Who this course is for:

  • First time screenwriters and professionals will greatly benefit from this series.

Featured review

Piotr Obminski
Piotr Obminski
2356 courses
78 reviews
Rating: 5.0 out of 5a year ago
Well, I must give it five. Why? Because it was very interesting and quite revealing even for somebody like me, who isn't into "great movies" and doesn't plan writing for Hollywood. (By the way, the structure of Monteverdi's "Orfeo" seem to "follow" this described here structure to a point, though "L'Incoronazione di Poppea" much less so. Still... That dialogue at the very end about Pinnocchio and Snow Wite being too scary for children... What infantile and self-cheating times we're leaving in! )

Course content

6 sections • 26 lectures • 2h 52m total length

  • Preview06:33
  • Preview04:36
  • Logline
    04:17
  • Titles
    02:13

  • Protagonist
    04:20
  • Antagonist
    03:45
  • Opening Images
    03:31

  • Inciting Incident
    02:21
  • Page 17
    03:22
  • Page 30
    02:53
  • Page 45
    03:06
  • Page 60
    04:56
  • Page 75
    04:06
  • Page 90
    07:19
  • Third Act Finale
    04:25

  • Scene Construction
    04:26
  • Character Arc
    04:16
  • Sequence Writing
    06:11

  • Good News, Bad News, Timeframe, Timelock
    04:53
  • Petting the Dog
    02:48
  • Conclusion
    04:22

  • Paul Castro Podcast Part 1
    19:50
  • Paul Castro Podcast Part 2
    18:37
  • Paul Castro Podcast Part 3
    19:22
  • Paul Castro Podcast Part 4
    17:40
  • Paul Castro Podcast Part 5
    07:57

Instructor

PAUL CASTRO
Inspirational Screenwriting
PAUL CASTRO
  • 4.5 Instructor Rating
  • 2,363 Reviews
  • 14,316 Students
  • 2 Courses

  Paul Castro is a highly respected professional screenwriter of forty plus original television pilots and feature length screenplays.  Major studios, A-list producers, Oscar winning movie stars and production companies in Los Angeles, New York and London have collaborated with Paul Castro for his screenwriting expertise. 

  As part of a 3 picture million-dollar deal, Paul sold his original screenplay AUGUST RUSH, the Warner Bros. hit starring Robin Williams, Jonathan Reese Myers, Kerri Russell, Terrence Howard and Freddie Highmore.   SPEED KILLS staring John Travolta, and WEDDING OF DREAMS for Hallmark.

  Paul Castro is one of the leading screenwriting experts in the world having lectured around the globe on the craft of value-based storytelling and the business of the entertainment industry.  Many of his students are now professionals in the entertainment industry. 

  •Professional Screenwriter – Film & Television 15+ years

  •Premiere screenwriting teacher in the world 

  •Original feature film writer of AUGUST RUSH, SPEED KILLS, SUMMER DREAM WEDDING, and writer of 40+ feature films. 

* Original writer of SPEED KILLS, starring John Travolta

  •UCLA Film School Professor undergraduate program and graduate program

  •Master of Fine Arts in Film & Television, UCLA 

  •Professional Program in Screenwriting, UCLA Professor

  •UCLA Professor Film and Television

  •Associate Professor 

  •MovieGuide Award Winner “AUGUST RUSH.” 

  •Writers Guild of America (WGA) 15+ years 

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