Screenwriting course - course RUB 32,990. from Khokhlov Sabatovsky, training 4 months, date November 30, 2023.
Miscellaneous / / December 02, 2023
For directors and filmmakers
for whom it is important to distinguish a good script from a bad one, understand how to captivate the viewer with your story, and improve the quality of your work
For videographers
who produces any kind of video content (Youtube videos, Instagram stories, event filming, etc.) and want to create stories that will hook viewers
For editors
who already works with texts (copywriters, editors, journalists) and wants to expand their professional capabilities
For authors
who want their works to be filmed
For beginning screenwriters
who wants to write scripts professionally
Author of the scripts “Summer”, “Duhless 2”, “Londongrad”, “Germany 89”, took part in the creation of the series “House of Cards”. Director of the film “Jetlag”, director and scriptwriter of the film “Comedian”, video “90” (Monetochka). Nominee for the Golden Bough Award, Cannes
BLOCK 1. How to create compelling stories?
Meet the teacher
Search for an idea and its development
Dramatic structure of the story
Three Act Story Structure vs Rising Stakes Structure
The main character and his inner world. Confrontation between protagonist and antagonist
World of History: Rules of the Game
Mystery and suspense. Viewer interest
Practice: Come up with an original combination of already known elements “World - hero - plot” (from the familiar to the unfamiliar)
DZ: Analyze a film or season of a TV series using the following criteria:
idea and concept, three-act structure
main character and his height
turning points in history
integrity of the world and history
BLOCK 2. Working on a script: stages, structure, elements
Where does the script begin?
Synopsis. Techniques for developing an idea
Treatment
Script structure: episodic
Script structure: scene
Script structure: dialogues
Special techniques: voiceover, flashbacks, dreams
Screenwriting Software
Script editing. Refinement, reworking and reduction
Design and specifics of the script
Practice: An example of a script change - the beginning and end versions of the 3rd episode of “Londongrad”
DZ: We write 3 synopses of 1 page each, choose one of the three for the future project
BLOCK 3. Genre cinema: how to write original and adapted scripts?
Genre film: comedy
Genre film: drama
Genre film: thriller
Genre cinema: science fiction and horror
Adapted Screenplay
Practice: Fragment of the script - a scene from a film - analysis from the teacher
DZ: Expanding 1 selected synopsis - describing the beats of the film/pilot episode of the series
Bonus task: Take one synopsis from those you have already written, and without changing the plot, rewrite it in a different genre. If you have a synopsis for a drama or thriller, write it as a comedy. If it's a comedy, make it a horror film
BLOCK 4. Features of the series script
Series on TV, streaming, mini-series
Series and seasons: why you need to think more broadly
TV series script: advertising factor and six-act structure
Platform series and web series
Features of the pilot episode
Practice: Read the director's script for the pilot of "The Optimists" and analyze whether it is a "premise" or "procedural" type of pilot.
DZ: We are starting to write out the episode-by-episode plan for the feature film (up to the middle of Act 2)/pilot episode of the series
BLOCK 5. Screenwriter career: how to express yourself and your projects
How to properly complete and submit a screenplay application
Promotion of the script: mailings. Why is a personal approach and analysis important when promoting a script?
Scenario promotion: pitching
Criticism, refusals and improvements - how to treat it correctly
Interaction between the screenwriter and the film crew. Director's version of the script
How to avoid burnout as a screenwriter, a way out of stupor
Copyright in Russia. Opportunities and pitfalls
DZ: We continue to write the episode-by-episode of the feature film/we are handing over the episode-by-episode of the pilot episode, we are starting to write the script for the pilot episode