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Screenwriting: From Idea to Shootable Script — 2026

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Screenwriting: From Idea to Shootable Script — 2026Develop premise, character, structure, scenes, visual action and dialogue, then revise and package an original short screenplay through sixty expanded written lessons, worked examples, practical writing exercises and a short-script capstone.Written 2026 edition. Includes explained checks and revision/handoff worksheets. Recorded demonstrations and individual instructor feedback remain part of final course QA.Companion Workbook: Open Screenwriting Workbook Pack 01.

What You'll Learn?

  • Premise and logline|Character and conflict|Structure|Scenes and subtext|Visual writing|Script formatting|Revision|Production-ready short screenplay
  • New screenwriters, directors and creators writing original film or commercial scripts.
  • A writing tool, time for drafts and revision, and access to readers for optional table-read feedback.
  • 60 expanded written lessons|Screenwriting Workbook Pack 01|Worked examples and writing exercises|Scene, structure and revision worksheets|Table-read and handoff tools|Short-script capstone|Internal practice rubrics

Course Content

  • Expanded Module 1 — Discover and Test a Filmable Concept

    • SW01 — Find the action inside an idea

    • SW02 — Observe before inventing explanations

    • SW03 — Define the audience promise

    • SW04 — Write a logline that exposes the engine

    • SW05 — Design scope around what the story needs

    • SW06 — Select a concept through a development test

  • Expanded Module 2 — Build Characters Through Conflict and Choice

    • SW07 — Separate a want from a possible need

    • SW08 — Build a contradiction that changes behavior

    • SW09 — Make backstory useful in the present

    • SW10 — Design a relationship with competing leverage

    • SW11 — Give the protagonist agency and consequences

    • SW12 — Write and revise a character conflict scene

  • Expanded Module 3 — Build a Scene That Changes Something

    • SW13 — Give the scene a specific dramatic task

    • SW14 — Make resistance specific and responsive

    • SW15 — Change tactics instead of repeating a request

    • SW16 — Locate the turn and control information

    • SW17 — End on a consequence and choose the next entry

    • SW18 — Diagnose and revise a complete scene

  • Expanded Module 4 — Connect Scenes into a Story

    • SW19 — Build causality without eliminating surprise

    • SW20 — Escalate the cost, options or understanding

    • SW21 — Plant and pay off meaningful information

    • SW22 — Organize scenes into purposeful sequences

    • SW23 — Compare structural approaches before committing

    • SW24 — Produce an outline and a revision plan

  • Expanded Module 5 — Write What the Audience Can Experience

    • SW25 — Turn an internal intention into action

    • SW26 — Choose specific details and readable action paragraphs

    • SW27 — Establish geography, time and practical continuity

    • SW28 — Order visual and sound information deliberately

    • SW29 — Use transitions and omissions to connect meaning

    • SW30 — Write a silent scene and test its legibility

  • Expanded Module 6 — Dialogue, Subtext and Revision Through a Read

    • SW31 — Build distinct voices from decisions and attention

    • SW32 — Write subtext as an active relationship

    • SW33 — Deliver exposition inside a present need

    • SW34 — Make each response change the conversation

    • SW35 — Shape rhythm, pauses and economical dialogue

    • SW36 — Run a table read and prioritize revisions

  • Expanded Module 7 — Draft and Rewrite a Feasible Short Film

    • SW38 — Audit producibility before writing around assumed access

    • SW40 — Rewrite for constraints without hollowing out the story

    • SW41 — Complete a readable short-script draft

    • SW42 — Rewrite the short in prioritized passes

  • Expanded Module 8 — Introduce Feature and Episodic Development

    • SW43 — Develop a feature-sized struggle, not a stretched short

    • SW44 — Create a sustainable episodic engine

    • SW45 — Make the pilot demonstrate the series promise

    • SW46 — Map continuing arcs without making episodes placeholders

    • SW47 — Write a treatment that reveals the actual story

    • SW48 — Assemble an introductory development packet

  • Expanded Module 9 — Diagnose, Revise and Hand Off the Script

    • SW49 — Diagnose the largest problem before polishing

    • SW50 — Process feedback without surrendering the film

    • SW51 — Revise structure and character choices together

    • SW52 — Perform a scene, dialogue and continuity pass

    • SW53 — Prepare a clear script handoff

    • SW54 — Keep a useful revision and version record

  • Expanded Module 10 — Complete the Short-Script Capstone

    • SW55 — Define a capstone proposal you can finish

    • SW56 — Turn the proposal into a tested outline

    • SW57 — Draft the complete capstone screenplay

    • SW58 — Gather comprehension evidence through a read

    • SW59 — Deliver a coherent revised capstone

    • SW60 — Present the portfolio and define the next practice cycle

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  • Lessons 58
  • Language English
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  • Last Update October 14, 2026