Profession Screenwriter - course 168,600 rub. from Netology, training 12 months, Date November 28, 2023.

Director and screenwriter of the projects “Kill the Boss”, “Vegetarian”, “Wedding on the Internet”. He studied at the Wordshop Academy of Communications to become a TV series scriptwriter and at the Moscow Film School. Worked as a screenwriter at Timur Bekmambetov’s film company Bazelevs and on the “Friday” channel

Creator of the “Pitchings” project. Formerly manager of script materials at Amedia, head of the regional projects department at the Russian Film Group film company, press secretary of the Youth Center of the Union of Cinematographers. Creator and presenter of the “Script in 21 Days” marathon as part of the “Pitchings” project

She graduated from the Faculty of Screenwriting and Film Studies at VGIK and collaborated with several film companies in New York and Los Angeles (Tribeca, Cine Mosaic, FilmNation and others). Since 2007 he has been working at the Moscow International Film Festival, and since 2015 he has been selecting short film programs for the Moscow International Film Festival.

Course program

66 hours of theory and 122 hours of practice

Learn the basics of dramaturgy, learn how to select facts and ideas for scripts, understand how to build a story and present your work in the film industry.

Screenwriting skills: dramaturgical basis
Learn to understand terms and genres, search for and package ideas, create vivid characters, and construct a story in a dramaturgically correct manner.
Introductory lecture: the profession of screenwriter
You will learn basic screenwriting terms and understand what a screenwriter's daily work consists of.
- Terminology (logline, tagline, application, synopsis, treatment, script)
- Script recording
- Tasks and responsibilities of the screenwriter 
- Types of professions: editor, script doctor, dialogueist, “mocker”
Finding an Idea: Creative Thinking Techniques
Learn where to look for ideas and how to manage your inspiration.
- Where to look for ideas
- Research (media, forums, biographies, literary works)
- What ideas are suitable for a short film, feature film or series?
- Idea potential
- How to turn an idea into a script
- Practical work
Dramaturgy. Theme of the story: idea and concept
Get acquainted with the basics of dramaturgy, understand how to build a concept and describe an idea.
- Thematic component of the story 
- How to answer the question “what is the movie about?” 
- Thesis and antithesis. Idea and concept
- Author's position in history 
- Morale
- Practical analysis of scenario applications
Dramaturgy. Basic structure. Conflict
You will understand how to build the structure of a script: turning points, exposition, climax and denouement.
- What is conflict and how to build it 
- Structure (acts)
- Exposition, setup, turning points, climax, resolution and ending 
- Analysis of conflict and structure using the example of a film
- Practical analysis of loglines based on your ideas
Dramaturgy. Characters: protagonist and antagonist
You will analyze the main characteristics of the characters and learn how to build a hero’s path.
- Creation of a unique protagonist
- External and internal goals of the protagonist
- How to cause a “connection” to the protagonist
- Hero's Arc
- Creating an antagonist, giving character traits
- Basic characteristics of the characters
- Practical analysis of hero portraits
Genres
Study the features of genres in demand in the film industry: drama, melodrama, detective, thriller, horror, sitcom, dramedy, science fiction, fantasy and mystical drama
- Features of genres
- What do these genres consist of?
- Main differences
Features of writing series
Get acquainted with the features of the serial industry, start writing scenes and dialogues.
- Vertical and horizontal formats
- TV, online cinemas, web series 
- Writing a serial plan
- Series Bible
- Hero arcs for the season
- Practical analysis of synopses