Screenwriting 101: Writing for Film & Television

Real World Film School. Learn Film & TV from someone with a 30+ year career selling Film & TV Screenplays & Producing TV

4.45 (342 reviews)
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English
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2,099
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2.5 hours
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Feb 2015
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$59.99
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What you will learn

Write a Screenplay

Get an Agent

Sell that great Screenplay

Become a Professional Screenwriter

Description

My name is David Titcher. After attending UCLA Film School, where I was part of the most successful screenwriting class in the history of the film business, I've been a professional screenwriter for thirty years.

I've written film screenplays for “Around the World in 80 Days,” with Jackie Chan and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and for “Morgan Stewart's Coming Home,” with Jon Cryer and Lynn Redgrave. I created the Librarian franchise with Noah Wyle and Bob Newhart that's led to three TV movies and which got me nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award and a Saturn Award and has since been turned into a TV Series, "The Librarians,” which was the highest rated TV Series premiere for all cable in 2014. I am a Writer, Executive Producer, and Co-Creator of FOX's new TV Series, "Houdini & Doyle." I wrote the miniseries “The Curse of King Tut's Tomb” featuring Malcolm McDowell and Hallmark's last Valentine Day's movie, “Be My Valentine” which starred Billy Baldwin. I wrote for sitcoms like “Who’s The Boss,” “Punky Brewster,” and “The Love Boat,” as well as for various Disney animated series. I’ve sold scripts and pitches in every possible genre and medium, including high-budget feature films, low budget films, TV sitcoms, TV dramas, TV movies, TV miniseries, and animation. I’ve worked for practically every studio and network.

I'm going to take you on a journey in writing to hopefully expand your process and your career. This course will take you through screenwriting from premise to outline to script and finally to the business and selling that script. It is perfect for any screenwriter, from those trying to breakout to those with a career trying to improve their work.

The course is broken down into the sections above and is primarily video lectures and PDFs. You will take it at your own pace and should be able to complete the roughly 2 hours of material within a week or two. The best way to take this course would be to work on a screenplay during it and completing each section as you advance.

Content

Intro

Introduction to the Course
Introduction - Transcript

The Premise

The Premise - Basic Tips
The Premise - Basic Tips - Quiz
The Premise - Checklist
The Premise - Checklist - Quiz
The Premise - Full Transcript

The Outline

Outline - Brainstorm
Outline - Characters
Outline - Act One
Outline - Act Two
Outline - Third Act
Outline - Full Transcript
The Outine Quiz

The Script

The Script - Preparing to Write
The Script - Sample Page
The Script - The Real First Draft
The Script - The Rewrite
The Script - Full Transcript
The Script - Quiz

The Business

The Business
The Business - Full Transcript
The Business - Quiz
The Business - List of Agents

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Reviews

Sabbar
December 5, 2022
The course was well organized, went from easy to difficult smoothly and easily . It was well presented .
Paula
May 2, 2022
This is one of the best courses I ever took. The instructor was so knowledgeable and a true expert in his field. I really appreciated his honesty and the detailed way he explained what is truly needed to be a screen writer. I'd recommend this class to anyone interested in being a screenwriter.
Michael
January 28, 2022
This one was extremely well done. Sincere thanks to David Titcher. Comprehensive while still being very succinct.
Alessa
November 29, 2021
Eine gute Einleitung in die Materie. Gibt gute erste Einblicke aus persönlichen Erfahrungen des Dozenten, und ein paar Praxis Tipps. Sicherlich kann und sollte man aber anschließend noch etwas in die tiefe gehen.
Don
August 29, 2021
The content overall is quite good. As he was talking I was comparing his suggestions to a few movies I enjoy and know well, and he was "dead on." I was able to see how the writers had constructed the script to "manipulate" the viewer. And that's very valuable information. I enjoyed the narrator's attitude, though it could turn some people off. But the course has noticeable flaws. First, the narrator is simply a talking head. Once every 7-8 minutes, he may hold up a page or script--sometimes awkwardly. But there's no added value there. The handouts are his section scripts, which works for me but maybe there could have been more. The course also could have referred a bit more to well-known movies and their scripts to demonstrate how other writers have used the same techniques or guidelines. Bottom line: Very good content with some flaws in presentation.
J
August 4, 2021
learned a lot about how to step by step write a script. not deep detail but thoroughly explained with examples that everyone can relate to. clear and to the point.
Anthony
July 17, 2021
A fantastic, insightful, and encouraging course. I would definitely recommend this course to pretty much anyone
Michelle
November 16, 2016
Very professional. All the information you need to know + arranged in the best order to receive it. Lots of examples and personal insights and tips from a very experienced teacher.
Herb
October 26, 2016
Very knowledgeable instructor. Obviously knows his craft. Seemed to be a very general without much specific guidance.
Jennifer
July 30, 2016
I gave my five stars based on the first part of the Premise section. This is a knowledgeable man. He has said a few things I have never heard before and that makes me think. I am looking forward to hearing more. It's a very nice touch that the transcript of the lesson plan is included. Since my internet is not the fastest, I start the movie and hit pause button in order to keep it loading, then I download the PDF (transcript) and read -- while the movie is getting ready to play. After I read, I watch... ------ I finished the class and got many great tips from it. I am going to try his method and see if I can finally finish one of my many ideas.. I am home all the time and have nothing to lose and maybe everything to gain!! Thank you for a great class. I will be referring back to this class.
Edwin
July 1, 2016
Mr Titcher is very relatable to me and it would be great to just let him go off script with more stories of how things get made in Hollywood. I like it so far.
Dallas
February 12, 2016
I haven't completed all the lessons yet, but I'm very impressed with the course. I've taken dozens of Udemy courses and I would rate this at the top of the list.
Armand
November 23, 2015
This course is too high level and brief. It does not really tell how to write a script in detail. It is too general. As an example, it does not even bother give a definition of a "premise" when there's one full section about it.
Lisa
July 2, 2015
This course is obviously done by a top notch professional in the industry, and it's certainly worth going through as a novice to screenwriting. It would have been helpful to have a visual handout with details about script formatting, what it looks like, what each part means, etc. I'm not a fan of talking heads, but I was able to follow David Titcher comfortably. I would have appreciated seeing his talking points on screen as well in order to help me process what he was saying. In one video, he held up sheets of paper and talked about formatting and Final Draft, but I couldn't really "see" what he was talking about. This would have been a perfect opportunity to do a screencast in order to "show" me instead of "tell" me. Overall, I think the information is very for writers (of any genre really). He does provide a transcript for his video lectures.
Maria
April 12, 2015
I really enjoyed the course, in general I think it's hard to teach some of the theory behind film without references but this course has tons of links to contemporary and historical film to help you understand key concepts like Act Breaks or Character Dynamics. It's pretty comprehensive for an intro course, you can enter without much knowledge but it also has things for people who enter with experience and knowledge. I particularly enjoyed the video lectures, they were filmed well and easy to see/hear with good quality. The references like list of agents etc. were helpful but my favorite/most informative were the video lectures. I think it has made me a better writer and hopefully filmmaker!

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