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Screenplay Writing Course

What will I learn?

Learn how to write proper cinema scripts (screenplays) with our full course made for people who work in cinema. You will learn the correct way to format a script like they do in the film industry, understand how to control the speed and timing of your story, and become very good at using the three-part story structure. Make your story better by creating interesting characters, writing dialogue that sounds real, and using pictures to tell your story well. You will also learn to understand the meaning and symbols in stories, and how to include them smoothly in your script. This good course will give you lots of practice and teach you how to write cinema scripts that people will really enjoy.

Apoia's Unique Features

Online and lifetime access to courses
Certificate aligned with educational standards
PDF summaries for easy printing
Online support available at all times
Select and arrange the chapters you want to study
Set your own course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study at your convenience, no internet required

Develop skills

Strengthen the development of the practical skills listed below

Become a master at formatting scripts: Use the ways that people in the cinema industry use to write professional scripts.

Improve the way you structure your story: Write interesting stories that have good speed and timing.

Get better at using pictures to tell a story: Use cinema ways to make your script's story richer.

Create strong characters: Design characters that are interesting and grow throughout the story.

Write dialogue that has power: Balance what people say with what they do, so the conversations sound real and keep people interested.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course, focused on personal and professional development. It is not equivalent to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.