Hey screenwriter!
One of the biggest screenwriting mistakes we’ve seen, time and time again, is that writers start too soon.
We get it. You’re excited to do the thing, pull out your notebook or screenwriting software, and start hitting keys. You want to make characters talk to each other, write scenes, and get the thing DONE.
But without a powerful roadmap, it’s easy to hit a wall halfway through or end up with a draft with so many problems you feel you have to throw it out and start over.
In his Advanced Screenwriting class, NYU Professor John Warren, developed an intuitive and powerful outlining strategy for writing feature screenplays that he wants to share in our course Writing the Feature (without paying NYU tuition fees)!
In Writing the Feature, John explores how your story needs a consistent, ironclad outline before you write a single scene. This includes:
A clear chain of action (that connects every scene)
A story world that contrasts and challenges the protagonist’s emotional life
Emotional and tangible stakes that keep the audience invested
An ending that ties the story together
A powerful objective for your protagonist
If you follow this approach, your first draft will be an order of magnitude closer to the movie you imagined in your head!
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