Script University March 2025 Courses and Live Events

Check out this month's course offerings led by Script University's industry experts!

COURSES

March 6

Watching Movies: Learn from the Masters and Become a Better Writer with Bryan Young

We all want to be better storytellers. We all watch movies. What better way to maximize your time than to learn to do both at the same time?

In this 10-week course, we’ll take you through some of the master filmmakers and writers of the past—Alfred Hitchcock, William Goldman, George Lucas, Edgar Wright, Steven Spielberg, and more—and give you a peek behind the curtain of their work and how they crafted stories.

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Advanced Television Rewriting Workshop with William Rabkin

And now what? You’ve finished your pilot or spec. The draft is saved on your computer (and backed up in ump-teen places, just in case of hard drive failure, theft, or an act of God). Now is the time for eyes other than yours to read the script. As the author, you can only catch so much. Script University is proud to offer this Advanced Television Rewriting course, where an established screenwriter will look over your ENTIRE screenplay and give you tips on how to polish it.

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March 13

Powerful Endings to Hook Your Reader with Dave Trotttier

Hook your readers with a powerful ending that will convert them into fans of your screenplay. All's well that ends well, and it's your ending that leaves that lasting impression on readers. Regardless of your genre, your ending is also the secret to a captivating beginning, and “writing backwards” is only one of many tools you will be handed to craft your powerful ending.

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Writing and Producing the Short Film with Rebecca Norris Resnick

If you want to be a produced screenwriter, there’s never been a better time to make it happen for yourself! There’s no reason to wait around for a producer to call when you can start to build your credits and body of produced work on your own. With everything you need already in your phone and laptop, you can produce your own short film and propel your writing and/or directing career forward with little to no budget.

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March 27

Proper Formatting Technique: Script Format Made Easy with Dave Trottier

Let Dave Trottier (Dr. Format himself) show you the necessary techniques and currently accepted standards that will set your script apart from the heap. Not only will he teach you the rules of script formatting, he will show you when and how to break them. By applying Dave’s formatting techniques, you will write more compelling description and sharper dialogue. That’s because formatting is not just a box to dump your story into but part of the story itself—it’s a writing tool that will enhance your story and help you create a reader-friendly screenplay. The course includes four lessons and several exercises to sharpen your skills. In addition, Dave will provide a complete critique of your three-page writing sample.

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LIVE EVENTS

March 20

Make Your Script's Opening Pages Stand Out with Tim Schildberger

The opening pages of a script matter far more than you think. They are the chance a busy Literary Manager/Agent/Producer/Actor gives you to impress them with your command of craft, story and above all, characters. If you can impress those people with your skills in those pages, there’s a great chance they’ll keep reading. And that is the first hurdle to overcome in the obstacle course that is a screenwriting career. Get them to keep reading.

This live webinar will explore why these pages matter so much, and how you can entice a reader to stay with your script. You’ll also learn how to avoid some of the ridiculously common and easy mistakes that risk giving your reader an excuse to move on.

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