Why study this Script Writing course?

Scripts are essential across a wide range of mediums including films, instructional design, advertising, radio, TV, and more. If you enjoy writing across different media this is a great course to start as a professional script writer. This course will teach you how to write for different media, how to include sound effects, how to develop scripts for a range of different audiences, and much more.

This Script Writing course online will help you become the scriptwriter you achieve to be.

Course Aims

Explain what script writing is and its many applications.
Describe and compare techniques for plotting the story.
Explain how to write the outline of a script and then write the script itself.
Explain how to write good characters in your script.
Explain the use of dialogue and sound effects in script writing
Explain how to write for the internet, TV and film.
Explain how to write for radio.
Develop scripts for use in educational programs
Develop scripts for an audience of children
Develop an understanding of the business of script writin

Lesson Structure

1. Scope and Nature of Script Writing

Introduction – what are scripts?
Where are scripts used?
Writing Scripts – what is the story you want to tell?
One page, one minute rule.
Visual, behaviour and aural storytelling.
Show and don’t tell.
Handling time.
Formatting script.
Abbreviations.

2. Plotting the screen play

Types of stories.
What are the specifications?
Duration of the performance.
Developing the story-line.
The Story Pyramid.
Creating a story board.
Techniques for plotting a story.
Fiction and creative non-fiction.
Non-fiction – Education, Corporate, Presentation Writing.
Screen play formatting guide.

3. Outline and Writing the Script

Writing the outline.
Cliff hangers in a script.
Formatting outlines.
How to write the script.

4. Characterisation

Writing good characters.
Building characters.
Character planning.

5. Use of dialogue and sound effects

Dialogue in script writing.
Writing dialogue.
Dialogue tags.
Tips on writing dialogue.
Examples of dialogue.

6. Writing for internet, TV and film

Time frame.
Fiction or non-fiction.
Pace.
Sound effects.
Visuals.
Writing for TV.
Writing for film/screen-writing.
Writing for websites.

7. Writing for Radio

Components.
Voice.
Music.
Sound Effects.
Other points to consider when writing for radio.

8. Writing for Training/instructional videos

One person script.
Two person script.
Multiple persons script.
Visuals in training presentations.

9. Writing for Children

Fiction and non-fiction hybrids.
Children’s cognitive development.
Implications for the writer.
Socialisation.
Gender, roles and stereotyping.

10. Writing for Advertising

Writing for advertising.
What is the purpose of advertising?
Writing and analysing adverts.
Summary skills.
Tips for summarising.
Writing for infomercials.

11. The Business of Script Writing

Commercial Opportunities.
Start your own production business.
Ethical and legal considerations.
The law.

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Experienced Tutor support
Certificate sent to you
Online study (Printed notes available)
Self paced - no set timetable
12 months to complete course

From: $25.00 / week for 26 weeks

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