Writing the First Feature Film Treatment Toolkit

SCRIPT 710.2

Get an overview of the craft of screenwriting for feature films.

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What you can learn.

  • Learn the basics of screenwriting in an easy to digest format
  • Discover the key elements of screenplay structure
  • Learn to boil your story down into a short pitch
  • Explore the most important components of stories written for the screen

About this course:

Learning to write a screenplay is a process, and to do it well can take years of practice.  Boil down your story into a short pitch and then expand that into a complete treatment for a feature-length script.
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