Screenwriting for Fiction Short Films

Screenwriting for Fiction Short Films

“It was time to say see you soon. Remember that one of the most important things in a screenwriter is having patience and perseverance. Trust your ideas and walk step by step along the route that we have defined. Writing has to do with experimentation, with trying things over and over again until we find the exact point of our writing. No one becomes a good swimmer without practicing. In this trade it is the same. Something that I always remind my students and that I want to remind you of: thinking about writing is not the same as writing. You have to write to practice.

Do each of the exercises and share them on the forum. Comment what you read about others, because in the process of knowing and commenting on other processes, you will learn a lot. I tell you for sure because I have advised many projects, given many workshops and master classes. And from each of the exchanges, I have learned a lot. In the forum we will meet, I will comment on the project you are developing. I know that sometimes we can be a bit ashamed to share what we have written, but I assure you that this will be overcome quickly and that the most important thing in a creative process is to be receptive to the comments of others who will probably be some of your future viewers. . And one last tip: write and work until you see your rundown turned into a script, and your script into a short film made. Do not accumulate scripts in the folder of your computer, nor under your bed, and even less in the closet of your room. I hope to see your short film project soon! Read your developed rundown! In the forum I will be waiting for you.”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project Next we will see a brief summary of everything we saw during this course. First I told you how important it is to find a methodology for your writing process. Then we go to a brainstorming session where we find the topics we are interested in talking about. We were able to distinguish how a short film idea is worked, taking into account its temporal development, and then investigate, thus avoiding falling into common places or in prejudices that we can bring with us. After this, we were able to have an overview of the necessary elements to begin to develop our history. We work...”

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Course summary for: Screenwriting for Fiction Short Films

• Level: Beginner
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• 4 units
• 15 lessons (3h 4m)
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  Photography & Video, Writing

• Areas

  Creative Writing, Film, Film, Video & TV, Filmmaking, Narrative, Script, Writing