Stage 32 Master Screenwriting Basics Certification: Learn All The Fundamentals Of Screenwriting In 16 Weeks (September 2025)

"Great screenwriting is never heard, never read, it's felt." 

- AZ Yeamen

Limited to 10 Writers - 2 Spots Remain! 

Payment plans available - email edu@stage32.com for more details!

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Ready to master your craft?

Learn elite screenwriting fundamentals, in-depth story analysis strategies, writing techniques and more.

Stage 32’s online Master Screenwriting Basics Certification was designed for creative professionals looking to expand their knowledge to expert level by studying screenwriting course materials and taking our certification online. When earning a Master Screenwriting Basics Certification and becoming a certified screenwriter, choosing the right training is essential.

You've found the right place.

A Master Screenwriting Basics Certification from Stage 32 can help you expand your screenwriting career.

In 16 weeks over this 14-session course with 2 creative weeks for your own writing, you will be using a proven technique designed for emerging writers to rise above the pack. This certification contains functional skills to develop your craft with pacing, authentic storytelling, building your writing muscle, and basics of screenwriting. You will learn not only the techniques to step ahead of the pack with your writing, but you will also be working on perfecting your own writing technique.

Stage 32 is the worldwide leader in entertainment industry education and is a marketplace that connects creators with content producers. After you finish your certification you will earn an exclusive Stage 32 Certificate and Stage 32 will provide you resources to help take your new skills into the professional marketplace, including a career development meeting with an industry professional.

Get certified from a leading industry expert.

AZ Yeaman has sold nearly every script she's ever written. She has become the go-to for revisions, doctoring, whipping stories into shape, and pitch packages for Netflix, TVOne, Aspire TV, UMC Streaming, Bounce TV, and independent production companies. Most recently, she served as a Story Editor on Covenant on AMC's ALLBLK.

AZ is passionate and focused, with a granite-hard work ethic. She focuses not only on pursuing and developing her career in script/story development but also on fostering exciting, new talent. Every day is an opportunity to do more, learn more. She's an admitted lifelong student, an absorber of sights, sounds, and sensations that make her a natural-born writer. AZ brings heart, energy, and clarity of vision to story development and screenwriting projects. Her students have created concepts in class, outlined, drafted, written, rewritten, and sold projects to networks.

Ready to take the next step?

Our master screenwriting certification was designed by entertainment industry professionals for entertainment industry professionals to help you succeed. For less than $100 a week you will become a certified screenwriter and be given the tools you need to enter the professional market exclusively through Stage 32. 

This interactive Stage 32 lab is held on Zoom and goes substantially more in depth than a Stage 32 webinar. And, if you can't make a live session, don't worry! All class recordings will be available 48 hours after each session and you will be able to view them in your Library on your Stage 32 profile. Finally, you can expand your network with like-minded creatives - you'll have a dedicated lounge for interactive support and discussions with your fellow classmates!

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PLEASE NOTE: This course is limited to 10 people and will be booked on a first come, first served basis. The opportunity to work this closely and for this long with an expert in the field is an incredibly unique and valuable opportunity. If you are interested, please book quickly. Once the spots are gone, they’re gone for good.

Testimonials from AZ's previous Stage 32 Courses:

"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 S

"Not only does AZ know her stuff, but she articulates it very well. I highly recommend working with her no matter what stage your project is at. She'll work with you to take it from good to great." -- Alyssa B.

"AZ is truly the best teacher I've ever had. She's not just a talented writer, but a great teacher who really cares about her students. I can't recommend her certification course enough!" -- Laura L.

"I have spent more years than I'd like to admit to working and reworking stories. Taking notes and learning in bits and pieces what good writing is, and how a writer fits into this industry. Before I discovered Stage 32, I relied on books and a few college classes. I wrote and directed an indy feature back in school and learned from that how much I wanted to be an excellent writer. When I joined Stage 32, I suddenly gained access to all these executives working in the industry, and transitioning from a few notes from competitions to the fast-paced, ever-changing world of screenwriting was overwhelming. What are these magical beings looking for? It felt so attainable, yet not at the same time. All I need to do is figure out the right string of words to write down and say, and the golden doors might open. That might as well have been deep encryption. I took more classes and always learned pieces of the puzzle, but still never felt confident. Even winning a competition or two here and there, never felt like it translated to being a working writer.  I would sometimes receive interest from a pitch, but mainly in the concept, not my writing.  I, like many writers, needed to know where the line is that crosses from "here's more notes "and "writing is rewriting", to "I love this, get it in shape for X, and here is my contact to send it to, and also writing is rewriting, lol." WELL I am here to tell you, AZ Yeaman's class shows you the line and flings you over it.  All you have to do is take the advice. Do the work. I have always been a person who doesn't shy away from doing the work. I just end up doing the wrong work. Her class comes from her own blood, sweat, tears, and genius of putting it all together. She is a scholar in the art of screenwriting and wants to leave a legacy of good writers in her wake. I was left with not just good knowledge, which I have gratefully received from many classes and mentors before her, but also confidence. I can handle this business and know what I'm doing because I see the whole picture, not just pieces of the puzzle. I have a lot of growing and learning to do, but as a (hopefully) working writer instead of a hobbyist." -Maria R