A character-based approach to screenwriting

Compelling and well-written characters entertain script readers, impress agents, attract actors, and get projects made. In Core III: Character, a 1-week online screenwriting course that begins Monday, August 20, you will learn about five primary archetypes — Protagonist, Nemesis, Attractor, Mentor, Trickster — which you can use as tools to develop your story’s characters into multidimensional individuals, each with their own distinct connection to your story.

* Learn a story development approach that will enable you to write a script where the plot emerges from the characters.

* Workshop your story through writing assignments aimed at identifying the respective narrative functions of all your major characters.

Six lectures written by Scott Myers.
Special insider tips.
Daily forum 24/7 feedback.
Workshop writing assignments with instructor and class feedback.
A 90-minute live teleconference between Scott and class members.

This class is lays the foundation for a character-based approach to screenwriting, where everything from plot to theme derives from the Protagonist and the surrounding cast of characters.

For more information, go here.

Note: I am making 5 complimentary slots available in this class for any of you who submitted at least one logline for The Quest. Please email me if you would like to take Core III: Character as your free class.

Alternatively if you would prefer the lectures in lieu of taking the class, email me and I will forward them to you.