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Film & TV · MS elective · 3 credit hours · 16 sessions

Online Feature Screenwriting

This comprehensive writing course guides students through the rigorous process of creating a feature-length motion picture script, utilizing modern cloud-based tools for collaboration. Simulating a professional “virtual writers’ room,” students will move from initial logline to a polished final draft. The curriculum emphasizes structure, character arc, and the industry-standard formatting required to sell a script in today’s digital marketplace.

§ 01 By the end you can
  1. Master industry-standard screenplay formatting (Final Draft/WriterDuet)
  2. Develop complex three-dimensional characters and transformational arcs
  3. Apply the Three-Act Structure and "Save the Cat" beat sheets effectively
  4. Write authentic, subtext-rich dialogue that advances the plot
  5. Give and receive constructive feedback in a virtual workshop environment
§ 02 Sixteen sessions

The whole semester.

  1. 01Concept Generation: Loglines & High Concept
  2. 02Character Development: Biographies & Flaws
  3. 03Structure: The Beat Sheet & Step Outline
  4. 04The First 10 Pages: Hooking the Reader
  5. 05Plot Points: The Inciting Incident
  6. 06Scene Structure: Goal, Conflict, Disaster
  7. 07Writing Act I: Setting the World
  8. 08 · MidtermMidterm Examination
  9. 09Writing Act II Part A: The Fun & Games
  10. 10The Midpoint: Raising the Stakes
  11. 11Writing Act II Part B: The Bad Guys Close In
  12. 12The All Is Lost Moment & Dark Night of the Soul
  13. 13Writing Act III: The Climax & Resolution
  14. 14The Rewrite: Trimming the Fat
  15. 15Polishing: Dialogue & Action Lines
  16. 16Final Project: Feature Script Submission

Midterm around session 8. Final project briefed at session 8 or 9 and developed in stages until the juries.

§ 03 Final project

Final Project: Feature Script Submission

How it’s judged

Recommended reading
  1. Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need by Blake Snyder
  2. Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee
  3. The Screenwriter's Bible by David Trottier
  4. Into the Woods: A Five-Act Journey Into Story by John Yorke
  5. Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting by Syd Field
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