Introduction to Screenwriting for Film
About Us
A course by Daniel Monedero , Screenwriter and Author
About the video: About Us
Overview
“In this lesson I will take a tour of my work as a screenwriter and writer. I'll also tell you how I went from being a passionate reader and viewer to telling my own stories and writing them on commission for others.”
In this video lesson Daniel Monedero addresses the topic: About Us, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Screenwriting for Film. Learn to write a professional screenplay for your next movie project, from the initial idea to its synopsis and characters.
Partial transcription of the video
“Presentation In this lesson I am going to tell you how I went from being passionate about movies and books to become a professional screenwriter and writer. Since I was little I loved movies and books. I loved being in my world and I was passionate about fiction. When I was old enough to decide what I wanted to do, I enrolled in a drama school. I wanted to be an actor, but I realized that more than the vehicle for the stories of others, what I liked was creating my own stories. That's why I went for the dramaturgy side and started writing plays for local groups in my city, in Valladolid. Th...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Screenwriting for Film
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Film, Video & TV, Script, Writing
Daniel Monedero
A course by Daniel Monedero
Daniel Monedero began his career working on some of the most successful and long-running TV shows in Spain, such as Siete Vidas and Aída. Since then, he has also collaborated as a freelance screenwriter on other series, including Buscando el Norte and Pequeñas Coincidencias, and has written screenplays for films such as Perdiendo el Este and La pequeña Suiza. His most recent film, A mil kilómetros de la Navidad, was released in over 50 countries on Netflix in 2021, ranking among the top five most-watched movies on the platform globally that same year.
In addition to his screenplays, Daniel has written short story collections like Manual de jardinería (para gente sin jardín) and Volar a casa, and has published more than a dozen children's books, some of which, most notably Hipólito el Hipnotizador, have also been published in Mexico. When he's not writing, he shares his knowledge and expertise by teaching narrative and screenwriting workshops.
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