Scriptwriting with Scrivener

This lecture provides an overview to scriptwriting, and why and how it is used for creating films, TV series, trailers, promos and ads.

Explains the differences when using Scrivener for conventional writing and scriptwriting and covers how to compile scripts to ensure doing so according to standard scriptwriting conventions

There exist conventions and standards that are expected to be followed when scriptwriting, including font family, alignment, spacing and margins. These are all described in this lecture.

Every word within a script is part of a scriptwriting element and tagged as that element. This lecture provides an overview of what elements are and how they are used.

This lecture provides information and links to a number of useful resources to improve scriptwriting and provide more detailed information on scriptwriting conventions. It is intended to provide information if you wish to become a better scriptwriter, not just become better at using Scrivener for scriptwriting which is the focus of this course.

Learn how to configure a project for scriptwriting and ensure it displays and is compiled according to standard scriptwriting conventions. This lecture covers turning scriptwriting on and explanation of left-hand margin.

Script types vary from film to TV series and follow different conventions based on which country the script will be produced. This lecture reviews the templates that Scrivener provides for scriptwriting how to create your project using one of these templates.

Scrivener has a remarkable number of shortcuts that can be used to make your scriptwriting workflow more efficient, especially when creating and tagging elements. This lecture covers relevant Scrivener shortcuts when scriptwriting.

This lecture reviews how to structure your script in the Draft Folder to provide and easy and consistent method for building screenplays.

Text tagged as elements are the heart of the scriptwriting workflow. This lecture shows you how to apply Elements and use the Tab and Return keys to quickly select the next Element.

There are standard naming conventions plus repeated usage of Character and Scenes in scripts. Therefore, Scrivener provides the ability to type only a few unique characters and once it recognizes a script element, character or scene, it allows you to auto-complete the term without typing further. This lecture show how to build and reference

your auto-complete list.

This lecture covers the main elements for defining scenes, shots, action and transitions and the elements characteristics including sequencing and auto-completion.

The lecture covers the main elements for describing characters and their dialog and emotions and each element's characteristics including sequencing and auto-completion.

This lecture covers how to compile your scripts properly so they may be submitted for consideration. It covers how the Binder outline is used to create the final script, how to include only script files and not text files in the output, how to format the script and how to output it for importing into Final Draft.

The standard seven Hollywood scriptwriting elements should handle most of your scriptwriting needs. However, there may be reasons you wish to create some of your own elements for specific use beyond the basic seven elements. This lecture shows you how to do that.

When you modify, or create your own elements, it is good practice to save them as a new element set and not to over-ride the default set that Scrivener provides. This lecture explains how to create, save and use different element sets.

This lecture shows you how to create and save a scriptwriting template, how to use it to create a new script and how to delete templates that are no longer required.

Scrivener is great for writing scripts. However, for turning scripts into screenplays, there is significant planning required to obtain and schedule assets, including what actors are playing what roles, what is the schedule for shooting., what props are required, etc. This is the speciality of applications such as Final Draft which integrates nicely with

Scrivener. This lecture explains how to export your script to Final Draft.

This interview explores why and how accomplished screenwriter, Anne Rainbow, uses Scrivener when scriptwriting.

This lecture provides a template and instructions for how to use it if you wish to use Scrivener’s scriptwriting capabilities to develop online training courses.

This lecture shows you how to use the template to create your own training courses and define them to Udemy using Scrivener's scriptwriting capabilities.

This lecture explains your lifetime guarantee and access to the course and how to continue to engage with me as instructor and also thank you for taking the course!

You should be an expert using Scrivener for iOS by now. However, we want to provide more information to allow you to continue your journey and continue to improve your writing. This lecture provides a list of all resources included with the course and a set of links to engage with Scrivener support and Scrivener User Communities.