Ultimate Screenwriting Course Reviews

“Creating a pitch deck helped me organize and present my script like a pro.”

“I thought writing was lonely — but getting notes each week made it collaborative.”

“Pitching to a panel scared me — until I realized how much it clarified my concept.”

“Learning the economics of a screenplay made me more intentional with each page.”

“Choices define characters and have the greatest impact on the progression of a character driven story. But, it’s not just the big choices, like setting off on a quest, or saving the princess, or sacrificing yourself. In fact, the smallest choices, the choices that aren’t so obvious can play just as important a role. These tiny choices are what separate strong characters from weak ones, and great actors from not so great actors. But, above all else, the small choices are the answer to the problems of too many characters and needing more character development.”

“Table reads helped me see where the rhythm fell flat — and how to fix it.”

“The focus on rewriting made me fall in love with the process, not just the result.”

“My mentor asked questions that forced me to clarify my theme — painful but powerful.”

“I started working with my screenplay mentor last week, and after our second meeting I have some real structure (or “scaffolding” as he referred to it) to build my story on. I feel like I have found a wonderful guiding voice that is encouraging me to develop my story without suggesting anything explicit, so the ideas are coming from me- I guess I really needed someone who would help to keep me on task, especially as I have no practice or understanding of what it means to undertake this task of writing a screenplay. I’m finally feeling like my work can become a riveting story without me (I’d been considering scrapping my idea for something more conventional). He also pointed me in the direction of other non-traditional stories that have parallels to my concept. We discussed how to incorporate archetypes and other storylines without unnecessary explanation.”

“My mentor asked for more vulnerability in my script — and it made the story real.”

“Writing against genre tropes helped me discover my own narrative style.”

“Learning logline structure showed me how to sharpen my pitch and idea.”