Dead Young Screen Writers - Writing the Short

If you want to write movies, you don't need a feature film right out of the gate . . . you need a short script that DEMANDS ATTENTION.


Often, young screenwriters will overlook the power of a strong short script. They want to immediately dive into writing their feature.

But did you know . . .

• You can win prestigious screenwriting competitions with a short
• You can use your short to wow agents, managers, and producers
• You can realistically shoot a short on your own and add it to your reel
• You can use your short to apply to world-renown film programs and universities
• You can test a feature film idea on a smaller scale before investing tons of time and money

Want to know the number one mistake young screenwriters make? Sitting down with a pen and paper (or a laptop) and writing "FADE IN" before knowing exactly where their story is going.

So often, I've had students tell me, "I'll figure it out as I go..." or "It can't be that hard. I have an idea and I can write."

They have no experience screenwriting. But really, they wonder, how important can structure be?

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Very.

Very, very, very important.


Structure is the roadmap for your entire script. The foundation. The bones.

And to have a script that demands attention, you need a foundation that is strong, confident, and grounded.

This 6-module course is designed to help you go from no idea to a compelling, audience-ready, shootable short script in just 5 weeks . . . even if you have no screenwriting experience whatsoever.

This course will walk you through all the secrets I've acquired through over the course of 20+ years in the movie business, both as a professional screenwriter and as a professor of screenwriting at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. It includes the insights I gained by meeting with countless agents, producers, and filmmakers, selling my own feature films, and studying the most successful films to discover what they have in common.

https://youngscreenwriters.com/

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