Film

Screenwriting for Founders

Learn to write a script that gets read, not shelved.

5 lessons · 48 minutes · Beginner

Lesson 01

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What a Script Actually Is

Most people think scripts are stories written down. They're instructions for building something.

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Lesson 02

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Structure Before Scenes

Writers who start with dialogue end up with conversations that go nowhere.

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Lesson 03

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Dialogue Is Not Conversation

Real people ramble, repeat themselves, and say exactly what they mean. Characters cannot afford to.

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Lesson 04

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Rewriting Is the Writing

First drafts are for discovering what the story is. Every draft after that is for making it work.

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Lesson 05

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Getting Your Script Read

Writing the script is half the work. Getting it in front of someone who can do something with it is the other half.

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