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Screenwriting Essentials starts on January 12, 2024. As writer in the course, you will receive weekly video lessons and writing assignments designed to guide you through the screenwriting process and give you all the tools you need to write a professional-grade script. Registration ends January 11, 2024.
Key to Storytelling
Screenwriting Essentials
Turn your movie idea into a high-quality script.
Do you have an idea for a movie but you're unsure where to start? Are you struggling to complete a draft or rewrite your screenplay?
Our self-paced Key to Storytelling Screenwriting Essentials course will teach you our proven method for developing your story and give you the tools you need to write professional-grade feature scripts.
As a student, you'll receive access to insightful step-by-step video instruction, writing exercises & workbooks, and weekly Zoom office hours with William Akers.
In ten knowledge-packed modules, we'll cover...
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Choosing the right story idea
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Writing characters an audience will love
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Building a compelling world for your story
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Structuring your screenplay
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Creating an outline for your story
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Constructing powerful scenes
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Crafting strong dialogue
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Developing your writing style
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Battling through writer's block
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Finishing your draft!
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PLUS, we'll teach you to recognize and avoid common pitfalls every step of the way
Incredible value
Key to Storytelling Screenwriting Essentials draws on decades of writing, teaching, and script consulting experience to give you a deep understanding of screenwriting at an incredible value.
University-level screenwriting course - $3,500 value
+ Workbooks and course materials - $300 value
+ Weekly office hours with William Akers - $600 value
+ Discount on KTS script notes - $150 value
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$4,550 value for $399
Meet your teacher
William Akers is a screenwriter, film professor, and author of top-rated screenwriting book, Your Screenplay Sucks! 100 Ways to Make it Great.
He is a Lifetime Member of the Writers Guild of America, a distinction earned by only 10-15% of WGA members. Three films have been produced from his screenplays.
William taught university-level courses and seminars about writing for over twenty years. His students have gone on to work for major Hollywood studios, production companies, and agencies.
You're in good company
William's former students and clients have gotten representation at top agencies and management companies. They have sold work to Sony Pictures Entertainment, Netflix, Showtime, Hallmark Channel, Warner Bros. Television, 20th Century Fox Television, and more!
He has taught and given notes to multiple winners and top finishers in screenplay contests, including the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, the Fade In Awards, the Screencraft Pilot Launch Competition, the BlueCat Pilot Competition, and two Semi-Finalists in the prestigious Nicholl Fellowship.
FAQs
Who is this course for?
Whether you're writing your first screenplay or working on a rewrite of an existing draft, Key to Storytelling Screenwriting Essentials will guide writers through each step of the story development process and give you the foundational tools you need to write a high-quality script.
For new writers, the course will teach you how to build a story from the ground up.
For writers working on a rewrite, the course will help you think through the different elements of your existing story and shed light on places where you can improve your script.
In both cases, Screenwriting Essentials will give you a repeatable screenwriting method and workbooks that you can use on writing projects in the future. Each module will also highlight common pitfalls, so you can learn to identify them and make edits to your writing.
I have an idea for a TV pilot. Is Screenwriting Essentials only for feature screenplays?
Most of the information in Screenwriting Essentials applies to TV and feature scripts, so there is a lot of value for writers working on both types of projects. That said, the "Structure" module talks specifically about movie structure and doesn't cover TV pilot structure. We will release a TV version of this module as an add-on in Spring 2024.
What does "self-paced" mean?
Self-paced means the lessons are pre-recorded so you can structure your learning around your schedule and your writing process. Every month, you'll have the opportunity to sign up for Zoom office hours to ask the teacher questions. Don't have any questions? That's okay! Office hours are a great opportunity to listen to other writers and learn from the questions they ask.
What if my question wasn't answered on this page?
Send it to us in an email at hello@keytostorytelling.com.
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