Screenwriting Essentials: Create, Write, and Develop for TV
Introduction to Screenwriting
A course by HaJ , Screenwriter, Producer, Director, and Performer
About the video: Introduction to Screenwriting
Overview
“Learn the key fundamentals of what goes into creating a television script. Begin to identify and create these elements by watching your favorite TV shows and develop your critical writing eye so that you can apply it to your own writing.”
In this video lesson HaJ addresses the topic: Introduction to Screenwriting, which is part of the Domestika online course: Screenwriting Essentials: Create, Write, and Develop for TV. Learn to write thought-provoking scripts with an authentic voice, strong characters, and exciting conflicts.
Partial transcription of the video
“Introduction to Screenwriting In this lesson, we're gonna talk about characters, obstacles, and structure. Let me show you how. Developing your understanding of character, obstacles, and structure will be the foundation for learning screenwriting and helping you to create a roadmap for your TV script. When we think about our favorite TV shows, we're thinking about the characters that are driving the show forward. The obstacles are the things that get in their way, and you will learn to use structure to organize all of these elements. Learning structure will help you to know where in the sto...”
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Course summary for: Screenwriting Essentials: Create, Write, and Develop for TV
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Film, Film, Video & TV, Filmmaking, Narrative, Script, Writing
HaJ
A course by HaJ
HaJ is an award-winning screenwriter, producer, director, performer, and part-time rapper from Brooklyn. Growing up in a creative household meant she was exposed to storytelling from a young age, something which she explored through her studies at LaGuardia Performing Arts High School in New York. During that time, she was nominated for a 1995 Emmy Award for a project she worked on to raise awareness around voting and gun violence. She later went on to hone her acting and storytelling skills at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
HaJ has created, written, produced, licensed, and sold content to networks and studios including ABC, CBS, VH1, and Disney. Her work has appeared in festivals including The New York Television Festival, IFP Film Week, and SeriesFest. She also created and starred in an Off-Broadway show that won her a ‘Best Writer’ Award and has had her work recognized by The New York Times, NPR, and Rolling Out.
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