An Intro To Screenwriting: Setting Your First Draft Up For Success

Everyone has a fantastic idea for a movie or television or movie in them. But you're here to make yours a reality, and this is the thing to make it happen. Make your journey from idea to completed script effortless with tools directly from the pros.

Maybe you have a script already but don't know how to approach the notes you've gotten for it. Maybe you only have the idea. But how do you turn a story, journey, or theme in your mind into a sellable script that connects with its audience? Let AZ Yeaman give you the same tips, tricks, and techniques used by countless professional screenwriters and work directly with you to implement them into your script in the best way possible.

AZ is a successful screenwriter and producer, having written the miniseries COVENANT and a track record of helping writers up-level their careers through her company, Bridge 17, and as the founder of the non-profit CCA Awards. Not only can AZ show you what makes a good script great, but she'll also show you how to connect with audiences before it's ever produced by showing writers how to use their authentic voice to connect emotionally with producers, representatives, and executives.

In eight weeks, you will know the essential tenants of writing an emotionally complex story, how to develop your craft, and receive direct feedback from AZ in a small class and a safe space to be creative. AZ also provides you with handouts of her methods and will have you put the lessons in the handouts into action with weekly assignments. At the end of the eight weeks, you'll receive a one-on-one consultation about your writing voice, your script, and your needs with AZ. And if you ever need a refresher on the techniques learned with AZ, you'll have access to this information on-demand.

Handouts include:

• Using Scriptwriting Emphasis
• A Key to Story Arc Types
• Scene Structure Elements Definitions
• Scene Construction Guide
• How do you lie?: A Guide to Selecting Character Traits

"First and foremost, AZ is AMAZING! The information provided, the examples, the illustrations, the assignments were all geared towards equipping us to become great scriptwriters. I MUST take the course again. Nothing but applause for AZ and her style of teaching." ~Chris Strickland