Writing Fictional Scenes and Sequences

A course by Julio Rojas , Screenwriter and Author

Screenwriter and Author. Tulsa, Chile.
Joined January 2019

Learn the theory and technique behind writing an effective fictional scene for your script

  • Spanish with subtitles in English
  • 99% positive reviews (143)
  • 3799 students

Learn the theory and technique behind writing an effective fictional scene for your script

A course by Julio Rojas

The magic of a story, regardless of how simple or complex it is, lies in the small narrative pieces that, when strung together, captivate the audience. After teaching the fundamental techniques in Script Writing for Movies and Television, award-winning (including a Goya) author and screenwriter Julio Rojas shows you how to break down stories into basic units that you can develop and experiment with individually.

In this course, learn everything you need to know to write different types of fictional scenes and sequences. Julio teaches you the basic theory and techniques to craft a story using three tools from his personal writing method. Create micro-worlds where you can position characters, control actions and events, and create conflicts to shape your story.

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What will you learn in this online course?

20 lessons & 26 downloads

Narrative units
17 minutes, 39 seconds
Scene types
13 minutes, 53 seconds
Specific sequences
8 minutes, 4 seconds
The scene notebook
14 minutes, 8 seconds
Scene elements: the character
19 minutes, 35 seconds
Spanish with subtitles in English
  • 99% positive reviews (143)
  • 3799 students
  • 20 lessons (4h 26m)
  • 26 additional resources (7 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Write five different scene types and a sequence in a professional screenplay format using the three tools from your teacher's personal writing method: the conflict matrix, the scene notebook, and the dissociation matrix.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

Professional and emerging screenwriters, audiovisual producers, advertisers, and anyone with a passion for storytelling.

Requirements and materials

You need basic notions of audiovisual language and an idea for a fiction story that you haven't written yet.

As for materials, all you need is a computer with any screenwriting software such as Final Draft or Celtx or any word processor.


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3799 Students
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Julio Rojas

A course by Julio Rojas

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Screenwriter and Author

Julio Rojas is a dentist by trade, which may be hard to believe given that he has devoted over two decades of his life to screenplays and writing. He has worked as a professor at major universities and film schools like the EICTV in Cuba, where he's been teaching the advanced screenwriting course for fifteen years. Julio has also worked as a fiction content director for free-to-air TV channels and audiovisual producers.

His most prominent work includes feature films like Sábado(Rainer Werner Fassbinder Award), La vida de los peces (2012 Goya winner), and La memoria del agua (selected for Venice Days at the 2016 Venice Film Festival). In addition to screenplays, Julio just published his first novel, a historical crime thriller titled El visitante extranjero (The Foreign Visitor), through Penguin Random House.

His Spotify podcast series CASO 32, listed by The New York Times as one of the best audio fictions of 2020, has been remade in various languages as well as categorized as the most-listened-to Spanish-language audio fiction in the world.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • Presentation
    • Influences
  • U2

    The narrative

    • Narrative units
    • What to tell and what not? Ellipsis
    • Scene types
    • Specific sequences
    • The scene notebook
  • U3

    Scene elements

    • Scene elements: the character
    • Scene elements: the implant
    • Scene elements: physical universe
    • The conflict on the scene
  • U4

    Designing the scenes

    • Assembling the scene notebook 1
    • Assembling the scene notebook 2
    • Working the modulators of the scene
    • Working harmonic dissociation
  • U5

    Writing

    • Writing format rules
    • Writing scenes
    • Script writing
    • Rewriting and final considerations 1
    • Rewriting and final considerations 2
  • FP

    Final project

    • Script: Writing scenes

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Writing Fictional Scenes and Sequences. Writing, Photography, and Video course by Julio Rojas

Writing Fictional Scenes and Sequences

A course by Julio Rojas
Screenwriter and Author. Tulsa, Chile.
Joined January 2019
  • 99% positive reviews (143)
  • 3799 students