Script University October 2025 Courses and Live Events

In this four-week course, an established executive producer/showrunner will give you an inside look at the world of dramatic, episodic television. You will explore—and practice—the actual process involved in successfully writing a spec episodic script that will open doors across Hollywood.

Course Dates: 10/02/2025 - 10/30/2025

Although unique in format and distribution, the web series at its core contains the same basic elements that we look for in every type of visual entertainment: memorable characters, satisfying stories, and intriguing conflict. If you can demonstrate your writing talent in a web series, you’ll also be proving your ability to handle larger-scale formats like feature screenplays and television scripts.

By the end of the course, you’ll have your pilot in hand — and a plan for where you want to take your series in subsequent episodes. With skills that are applicable not only to this format but to writing any kind of script — and an understanding of how to keep viewers coming back for more — you’ll be well on your way to writing your own viral web series that will stand out from the crowd! Whether you’re interested in comedy or drama, this course will give you the tools you need to get started writing and producing your very own series from the ground up.

Course Dates: 10/09/2025 - 11/06/2025

This course will show you, step-by-step, how to write script coverage. We will cover key elements of screenwriting coverage, including writing a synopsis, analyzing a script, writing an evaluation, script formatting, and finding work as a reader. Whether you want to become a script reader, a story analyst, or just want to polish up your own script, a solid understanding of format and script structure will be essential. Writers put on a different hat after a script is written: revising a script is a different skill set than creating one.

Course Dates: 10/16/2025 - 12/11/2025

Many contests hire readers (script analysts) to first score the submissions and they choose which ones will advance to the judges. This course will teach you specific ways to drastically increase the readability of your pages, make your dialogue and description sing, and improve the clarity and structure of your script so you can have a better shot at advancing to the next round. You’ll also learn common pitfalls to sidestep that will help your chances of success. Finally, you’ll be introduced to which writing competitions are most beneficial to enter, and other resources to make the most of each contest season.

Competitions can be expensive and time-consuming to enter but can open doors if approached in the right way. Rather than leaving it to chance, make sure you have a contest strategy and that your script is in the best shape it can be.

Course Dates: 10/16/2025 - 10/23/2025

Have an amazing idea for a movie, but don’t know how to begin writing it? Get your screenplay on the track to success with the Fundamentals of Screenwriting online course. This four-week class is the perfect introduction to the fantastic world of writing a script, from the fundamentals of the story down to the revision process. In this course, you will gain the tools to structure your scenes, your acts, and your plots.

At each step, you will receive comprehensive feedback on assignments targeted to develop the skills you need to thrive as a screenwriter.

Geared for the writer on a tight schedule, Fundamentals of Screenwriting will have you well on your way to a screenplay in just four short weeks.

Course Dates: 10/23/2025 - 11/20/2025

Join long-time favorite instructor Dave Trottier to discover and develop your writing creativity in just three weeks! You'll tackle blocks, block fears, and liberate your inner writer. Best of all, you'll have loads of fun as you embark on your creative journey! This course will help you achieve higher levels of creativity leading you to excellence in your writing.

Each week’s session ends with a creative writing assignment. In addition, there will be many in-class activities and exercises. Think of this as a workshop rather than a class.

Course Dates: 10/30/2025 - 11/20/2025

It takes a village to process a crime scene. What happens after a body is found? When do you call in the coroner? Who does what job at a crime scene? What are the types of admissible evidence and how do you collect them? When does a criminal case go to trial?  

You’ll learn all this and more! This live webinar walks you through the steps that real life investigators take once a crime is committed until it reaches trial status. From securing the crime scene, collection and analyzing evidence, and who has jurisdiction over what part of the investigation. Gain authenticity that will help you ramp up the intrigue, suspense, and thrill of your next crime story. This webinar will be interactive with plenty of time for questions and answers.  

Course Date and Time:

October 2, 2025
4:00-5:30 PM ET