Screenwriting Essentials

Alfred Hitchcock said you need three things to make a film: a script, a script, and a script. Many professional creatives also subscribe to the philosophy that you can make a bad movie from a good script, but you can’t make a good movie from a bad script.

The professional screenwriters leading this introductory course seek to teach students how to write and be writers. That means, in addition to conceptualizing, developing, writing, workshopping, and revising original scripts, students will also become familiar with fundamental functions and best practices of the film and television industry via the lens of a professional screenwriter.

By the end of the course, students will have a polished original script, marketing materials, and a plan to produce the film and have submitted the work for public dissemination. 

What You Will Walk Away With

• The opportunity to submit your original work to be read in front of industry professionals at the end-of-semester showcase.
  • End of Semester Showcase -Students, alone or in groups, can submit original works to be screened, table read, performed etc. in front of school and industry professionals.
• Qualification to apply for Trilith Institute’s Creative Excellence Fellowship Grant. 
  • Complete 3 of our professional education courses, and you will receive a “Trilith Institute Outstanding Achievement in Film Arts”. In addition, if you have completed 3 courses and our Mastering Self-Marketing Workshop, you will be qualified to submit an original project for our Creative Excellence Fellowship Grant, with a potential award of up to $10,000.
• A polished original script, marketing materials, and a plan to produce the film as well as a submission for public dissemination
• A tour of Trilith Studios
• Discounts to Trilith Institute workshops while enrolled.