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Author Archives: Brian McGill
Course: Screenwriting – Write a Feature Film
From idea to completing a script. This course will teach you how to work and develop structure, characters, conflicts, dialogue and all other things necessary to write a feature film script. After completing the assignments in this course and learning from the feedback by a professional scriptwriter, you will have earned the following skills:
• Understanding
Learn Screenwriting by Writing Your Movie Script As a One Liner
Pitching a movie script should make investors fired up and ready to invest in your film. And to my opinion you find the one liner at the very core of pitching a script. Get this straight and you’ve got a far better chance of raising money to do your film! But in addition to this,
Learn Screenwriting by Writing a Step Outline for Your Movie Script
The step outline is the step you always have to take before getting down to business of actually writing the script. I’m convinced that one of the biggest rookie mistake in scriptwriting is leaping this step stone in the process of writing a script. As a professional scriptwriter you know for sure that you’ll have
Learn Screenwriting by Writing the Opening Scene of Your Film Script
The opening scene is the most important building block of any movie script. Even when I quickly leaf through a script, I always start with a close reading and a evaluation of the first page, before moving on. I believe that most film script do or die right here. And I know I’m not the
Learn Scriptwriting by Creating The Protagonist of Your Film Script
The protagonist is the most important focal point of any movie script. I’ve came across so many scripts based on a good idea and with an intriguing story, still failing with a one dimensional main character. It’s therefore a good idea to pay extra attention to the design of the protagonist. So lift him, her
Learn Screenwriting by Writing a Treatment of a Filmscript
A film-script treatment is the launching pad to a first draft script. When I read a treatment I want it to be like a short story, written in the present tense. A piece of good prose. A treatment comes in two types, a presentation treatment and an original draft treatment. They are usually around 40
Learn Screenwriting by Analysing Turning Points in a Film Script
Beginners must start at the beginning and learn from the masters. I often give my students assignments where they have to analyse great film scripts in order to teach them structure and format. So, leave your own film script alone for a while and focus on how specific turning points in a script shapes a
Learn Scriptwriting by Analysing the Subplots of a Movie Script
Subplots are vital to any feature film scripts. They are of course auxiliary to the main plot, but I think you should always put down a lot of energy in getting them to function in the script. It’s an element you simply can’t neglect! This is an important assignment for you who want to improve
Write The First Draft of Your Screenplay
Ready to get an honest opinion on your movie script? My feedback on this assignment will either give you the strength to move on with your script… or not. No! Don’t give up. Use everything you’ve learned in my feedback on the other assignments in the course and get down to business. You’re becoming a
Learn Screenwriting By Writing an Exposition Scene Where the Protagonist Tell Her Backstory By Ordering Coffee
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