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Learn Screenwriting in 1 Hour with MOVIES YOU KNOW!
Rating: 4.8 out of 5(65 ratings)
248 students
Created byJordan Imiola
Last updated 1/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • Screenplay structure from critically acclaimed and commercially successful films such as Home Alone, Iron Man, The Hangover, Alien, Jaws, Die Hard, and more.
  • Complete a feature film screenplay from conception to finished script.
  • Study celebrated characters from Cinema such as Rocky, Tony Stark, Ellen Ripley, Diana Prince, and John McClane.
  • Scriptwriting, filmmaking, and Creative Writing plans of attack to meet your deadlines.
  • Storytelling techniques, movie writing methods, and filmmaking strategies to get your script in the marketplace.
  • Acquire the knowledge, skills, and tactics used to sell a screenplay.
  • Get first-hand screenwriting advice from the screenwriters of Horrible Bosses, Eternals, Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, and more.

Course content

17 sections27 lectures1h 25m total length
  • Intro to Screenwriting0:51
  • Screenwriting Success Club - www.jordanimiola.com0:38

Requirements

  • No screenwriting or screenplay experience needed. You will learn everything you need to know. on how to write a movie.
  • If you're new to screenwriting or have several screenplays written and need new storytelling inspiration, you will learn awesome movie writing tips.

Description

Learn the screenplay format, scriptwriting steps, and storytelling principles needed to write a mind-blowing movie. This movie writing class uses examples from "Home Alone," "The Hangover," "Wonder Woman," "Iron Man," "Dodgeball," "Meet the Parents," "Die Hard," "Spider-Man," "Alien," "Jaws,"  & many successful films. Study critically acclaimed and commercially successful movies and learn how to write a phenomenal film. If you have a film idea you've always wanted to write but haven't dived in, then take this screenwriting class!

Jordan Imiola is a prolific screenwriter with over 25 produced credits, and he's written dozens of feature film screenplays. Some companies he's worked for include Fox, Disney, and Untitled Entertainment. He's sold and optioned several screenplays and always meets his deadlines. 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.

In this screenwriting class, Jordan teaches film structure, character, and essential story principles that will guide you to write and finish your screenplay. After each lesson, write down ideas in a notebook (a notebook dedicated to your movie) and work on your script every day. Or type your script after each lesson. The second half of the course goes over re-writing and selling your screenplay.  Now stop reading, begin watching, and start writing.

Who this course is for:

  • This screenwriting course is for new screenwriters, experienced screenwriters, and those curious as to how to write a movie by covering the basics.
  • Screenwriters and filmmakers