7 Day Screenplay: The Complete Guide to Writing Short Films
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This short film writing course will teach you how to write and format amazing short films in 7 days with NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE REQUIRED.
How?
Our course is designed to get your started generating ideas and writing short films using a series of worksheets that will get you practical results in the fastest, easiest most organic way possible. These worksheets are contained in your course workbook that contains over 20 pages of additional materials used to write, structure, and develop your own short film ideas from scratch. This workbook and is available for FREE when you sign up for the course.
Master Short Film Writing Techniques to Create Extraordinary Stories!
There are lots of screenwriting courses, lectures and workshops that require a background in screenwriting but it’s hard to find a comprehensive course like our that is for beginner and intermediate writers with limited experience.
So, whether you are new to screenwriting or just looking to take your scripts to the next level, this course will help you get the value you’re looking for at a fraction of the price and time it takes using traditional methods.
What will you learn:
- How to breakdown the essential elements of any short film
- How to write a great story that works
- How to generate story ideas from scratch
- How to write a professional log line and treatment
- Basic structure for short film screenplays
- Invent clever and unique characters that people will love
- 5 Basic elements of any screenplay format
- Write a professionally formatted 5-10 page screenplay using Celtx
- Top Tips for improving your writing, characters, plot, formatting and rewriting
Improve Your Storytelling Skills, Start Writing Right Away and Take Your Skills to the Next Level!
Short films are becoming one of the fastest ways to get started making movies that can jump start your career in the industry. Short films now reach millions of fans worldwide who are eager and ready to watch your stories come to life.
Expensive film schools and workshops will ask you for thousands of dollars to enroll in courses that teach you more about theory than practical writing skills. Stop wasting your time and money. This course is designed to teach you how to start writing professionally written short films for a fraction of the price and time.
Our course is for beginners looking for an affordable, simple and fast solution to start their career writing movies today. This course is also for students looking to strengthen their narrative storytelling skills to take them to the next level. Whether this is your first time or not, this course is for you.
So what will you learn in this class?
We get started right away by generating a quick exercise intended to show you just how easy it is to generate a story with little to no experience required!
On Day 2 and 3 we cover the basic, intermediate, and advanced fundamentals of how to create loglines, unique characters and plots that people love.
On Day 4 we will put your character and plot ideas together to generate a film treatment.
Finally, on Day 5, 6 and 7 we will teach you how to write a professional screenplay using a step-by-step guide to Celtx and real world examples.
We’ve also uploaded free preview videos for you to watch at any time.
At the end of the course, you will master screenwriting and storytelling from start to finish whether you are a beginner or intermediate level writer.
Who is the Instructor?
Jason Georgiades is an award-winning filmmaker and University film school educator whose work was bought, sold, and viewed on the biggest channels and platforms on the market today. He received his B.A. in Studio Arts from the University of Pittsburgh and his M.F.A. degree in Film Directing from the School of Film and Video at the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, CA. His award winning films have screened internationally and obtained commercial distribution. He has produced work in association with HBO films, Hollywood Reporter, Vice Media, Burton Snowboards, The Orchard, Gunpowder & Sky, Red Bull, Attention and Warner Bros. Music and Film. He is the co-founder of two production companies Do Less Media, LLC. (USA) and Ancient Farmer LTD. (Europe).
With over 16 years of industry knowledge and training, Jason will teach you the best and easiest way to write a great short film that works with little to no experience required.
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1Intro to the Course and Easy Story Exercise!Video lesson
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2Download WorkbookText lesson
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3"Through Fire She Calls" Real World ExampleVideo lesson
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4"Through Fire She Calls" Script BreakdownVideo lesson
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5Workbook and WorksheetsVideo lesson
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6About This CourseVideo lesson
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7Why Short Films?Video lesson
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8Learning ObjectivesVideo lesson
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97 Day Screenplay System ExplainedVideo lesson
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10Course Tips for SuccessVideo lesson
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11Day 1 Goals and Story PurposeVideo lesson
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12Be Poetic, Be Emotional!Video lesson
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13What is Story?Video lesson
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14Promoting Values, Truth, Message or ThemeVideo lesson
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15Aesop's FablesVideo lesson
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16Tips on MessageVideo lesson
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17Step 1: Theme and MessageVideo lesson
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18How to Find a Message or ThemeVideo lesson
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19What if?Video lesson
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20ConclusionVideo lesson
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21Day 2 GoalsVideo lesson
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22Questions That Must Be Answered...Video lesson
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23Who is Your Character?Video lesson
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24What Does My Character Want?Video lesson
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25Tips For Creating a Great Character WantVideo lesson
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26What Does My Character Need?Video lesson
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27Tips For Creating Great Inner NeedsVideo lesson
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28Why Do They Want It?Video lesson
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29Establishing MotiveVideo lesson
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30How Do They Go About Getting It?Video lesson
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31What Stops Them?Video lesson
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32What Are The Consequences?Video lesson
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33Building Your CharacterVideo lesson
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344 Main Character PillarsVideo lesson
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35Character Want, Need, Motive (review)Video lesson
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36Inciting IncidentVideo lesson
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37Character RevelationVideo lesson
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38Character TraitsVideo lesson
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395 Ways To Create An Interesting CharacterVideo lesson
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40Character Summary: Walter WhiteVideo lesson
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41ConclusionVideo lesson
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42Day 3 GoalsVideo lesson
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43Introduction to StoryVideo lesson
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44Story MappingVideo lesson
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459 Key Story Map PointsVideo lesson
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46Plotting Your MapVideo lesson
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47Cause and EffectVideo lesson
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48SetupVideo lesson
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495 Ways to Create a Great Setup!Video lesson
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50Call to ActionVideo lesson
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51Act BreaksVideo lesson
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52ScenesVideo lesson
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53Putting it All TogetherVideo lesson
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54Midpoint ComplicationsVideo lesson
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555 Ways to Create a Great Midpoint!Video lesson
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56CrisisVideo lesson
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57Tips for Creating a Great Crisis!Video lesson
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58Climax and CatharsisVideo lesson
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59Tips for Creating a Great Ending!Video lesson
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60Tips for Short Film WritingVideo lesson
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61ConclusionVideo lesson
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77Day 6 GoalsVideo lesson
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78The Unfortunate Case of Mr. MillsVideo lesson
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79Sign Up for Celtx!Video lesson
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80Setting up Your Profile and ProjectVideo lesson
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81Celtx LayoutVideo lesson
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82Quick Navigation TipVideo lesson
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83Upper Menu Bar and Formatting OptionsVideo lesson
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84Formatting Your Title PageVideo lesson
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85Screenwriting DemoVideo lesson
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86Additional FormattingVideo lesson
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