Screenplays 101 - Part 2: Basic Formatting
Created by Nicholas Pappas
This course is a Part 2. In a Screenplays 101 course, screenwriter Nick Pappas covers both Structure and Formatting. Here in Part 2 we'll cover Basic Formatting. If you have not already watched Screenplays 101 – Part 1: Basic Structure, I highly recommend you go back and do so now. Having that knowledge under your belt will help you navigate Part 2 of this course.
The goal is that, by the end of this course, your students have a basic understanding of how a screenplay is formatted and why it is formatted that way, all with an eye toward developing their own screenplay.
9 Modules
1 hours, 34 minutes
3 Credit Hours
Module 0:
Introduction
7:25
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This module introduces Part 2 of the Screenplays course, and outlines what will be covered in the material
Module 1A:
Basic Screenplay Formatting: Writing Programs and Title Pages
12:04
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This is Module 1A: The Basics of Screenplay Formatting, where we’ll cover writing programs and title pages.
Module 1B:
Basic Screenplay Formatting: Scene Headings, Character Tags, and Parentheticals
13:38
This is Module 1B: The Basics of Screenplay Formatting, where we’ll cover scene headers, action lines, character tags, dialogue, and parentheticals.
Module 1C:
Basic Screenplay Formatting: Transitions and Shots
9:25
This is Module 1C: The Basics of Screenplay Formatting, where we’ll cover transitions and shots.
Module 2A:
Advanced Screenplay Formatting: Extensions and Subheaders
14:17
This is Module 2A: Advanced Screenplay Formatting, where we’ll cover extensions and subheaders.
Module 2B:
Advanced Screenplay Formatting: Highlighting Important Moments
14:02
This is Module 2B: Advanced Screenplay Formatting, where we’ll cover character introductions, montages, flashbacks, supers, sound, and how to highlight important moments within a script.
Module 2C:
Advanced Screenplay Formatting: Dialogue other than English
4:57
This is Module 2C: Advanced Screenplay Formatting, where we’ll cover dialogue other than English in an English language screenplay.
Module 3:
White Space
12:58
This is Module 3: White Space. In this module we’re going to take a quick look at the aesthetics of the words on the page and how we can give a reader a positive reading experience.
Module 4:
Wrap-Up
5:48
This module wraps up both Part 1 and Part 2 of the Screenplays 101 courses.
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