Learn how to tell stories that you are passionate about and whether you can implement, Inspired or Based on a True Story from your own personal experiences.

Explore and learn the story basics of beginning, middle, and end. You'll be able to identify these basic story elements in many films and see how you can begin to incorporate them into your stories.

You will learn the importance of Act I such as the Inciting Incident, Call to Action/Adventure and the end of Act I. You'll acquire knowledge of these necessary elements when you start writing the beginning of your screenplay that are absolutely vital to reader/audience engagement.

You learn about all of the obstacles your main character will endure in Act II as well as elements such as high/mid point, false victory/defeat, low point, and the end of Act II. You will understand the importance of these story mechanics and why they work well in films.

You will learn about climax and resolution and how screenplays exit the story quickly after this point. You will understand the basic idea behind Act III and understand story as a whole to be able to effectively lock in on these key story elements in your screenplay.

Understand how to craft snappy but informative loglines that will catch attention fast and expertly sum up your story in one to two sentences!

You will understand what goes into a treatment and focusing on the most captivating aspects/concepts of your story. You will be able to explain detailed points of your story in a way that is easy for audiences to visualize while providing us with the overall plot.

Learn how to develop your entire story scene by scene. What goes into your outline/beatsheet and what to leave out. Creating and maintaining the correct dramatic/comedic beats to keep your story moving forward. In short, you'll have the entire idea of your story realized in a form that will allow you begin writing your first draft. You will have the stability to allow the writing to surprise you with spontaneity without losing track of your overall story.

Expertly learn about a protagonist's goal and what this character unique from all your other characters. Show how their fatal flaw is the engine that provides their necessary change in Act II and other tips to help make your main character stand out.

You will be able to understand an Antagonist's motives and goals and how they differ and also are the same as the protagonist. You'll write antagonists that are multi-dimensional and layered so that audiences can empathize with their motives. You will also learn and be able to write engaging supporting characters to both antagonists and protagonists. 

You be able to create distinct contrast between all your characters and allow to display their strengths and weaknesses. You will be able to identify and make sure that your characters have tangible goal and not just emotional goals. 

You will gain valuable insight into how time & setting can influence and shape the struggles for your characters. When consciously thought out, time & setting can be a character of its own in your screenplay.

You'll be able to identify the different types of themes, and understand what makes some themes universal versus niche specific. You'll be able to identify and explain your story's own theme at the end of writing your story.

You will understand the standard genres and its sub-genres. You will be able to write and maintain a tone that reflects your story and also Writer's voice. You will identify and understand how genre/tone is used on media sites when trying to explain the movie's genre and the pitfalls to avoid in classifying your own screenplay's genre/tone.

Learn to craft dialogue that is not only realistic to the film world but moves the story forward and effectively engages characters in your story. Avoid the common pitfalls with monologues and common traps when it comes to characters speaking on page.

How to correctly use parenthetical and ellipses in your screenplay. Why overuse of either is a rookie mistake.

Effectively show the action of what takes place in your screenplay instead of telling us. The best ways to "show, don't tell"  and ways to train yourself to master this technique.

Master using an active voice that gives your screenplay immediacy and takes away from traditional novel/book format. Learn the best ways to maneuver from scene to scene and which transitions to avoid.

You will be able to expertly describe sight and sound in your screenplay without drawing unnecessary attention to itself. The ways to do this effortlessly and advantages over scripts that don't.

You'll learn how craft a script title appropriate for your story, and use defining techniques to immediately engage a reader's interest.

You'll learn about stories with creative concepts. How to develop premium creative concepts and the tips to help you achieve this effortlessly. You will learn whether Based on a True Story or Inspired by True Events applies to your own personal experience and how to take advantage when writing your screenplay.

You'll learn how to convey elaborate story concepts with simple method for higher engagement. You will be able to help keep audiences engaged with story rules and satisfy audience expectations with the Rule of Three.

Learn the tips that will keeps story viewpoint in focus and allows for greater stakes with your main characters. Learn and implements the benefits of a Ticking Clock. When to use a ticking clock and identifying films that best use this story device. Master your writing strength in the types of stories you want to tell and why this also separates top writers from the average.

Learn when to share your story idea and the most common mistake before you begin writing the first draft of your screenplay.  Why there is an authorship of the screenwriting craft. Last words of encouragement before you get started writing.