UEA - An Introduction to Screenwriting

An Introduction to Screenwriting
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Overview

Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps, but you can complete them as quickly or slowly as you like.
Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate.
Know the basic characteristics of screen story.
The process for screenplay formatting.

Skills you will learn

More about this course

Screenplays form the starting point for most dramatic films, the essential work from which all other filmmaking flows. This free online course will introduce you to the basic elements and key concepts behind a professional screenplay.
The University of East Anglia School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing have built this course with instructors and recent alumni from their famed course in Creative Writing.
The course is a must for anyone new to scriptwriting and for more experienced writers who wish to raise their scriptwriting to a professional level. It will establish a common vocabulary for approaching the screenplay and form the basis for upcoming courses in dramatic adaptation, the crime screenplay, and other genres and skills.
You will learn from a mixture of basic theory, script analysis and practical exercises. We will explore key principles as they were expressed in great films, then immediately apply these concepts. Videos, articles and discussion steps will offer you the opportunity to learn and engage with other learners on key concepts and ideas.
By the end of the course, you will understand the key concepts necessary to write an effective screenplay and be fluent in the language used to discuss the form.