www.indyed.com - IndyEd.com

Introduction to Screenwriting


Live
Introduction to Screenwriting

Short Summary

Taught by a published author and professional screenwriter! Come learn the basics of writing and formatting a screenplay. Perfect for students interested in working in the television or film industry, as well as those who just love to write!

Class Information

$32.83
6
50
$197.00
From Ages 13 to 18

Description

A screenwriting course for teens interested in writing their own film or television series!

Led by Saundra Mitchell, the head screenwriter for Dreaming Tree Films for 18 years, Mitchell produced more than 400 short films, ten of which earned Academy Award Eligibility. She was an executive producer for Fresh Films, the world’s largest teen filmmaking program, and taught the Screenwriting Intensive for Fresh Films, as well. 

This class will consist of screenplay introduction, screenwriting instruction, steps to take to make screenwriting a career, and a screenwriting intensive. All students will write at 4-minute film, with feedback on the first draft, and feedback and letter grade (if requested)!

Students will be encouraged to explore free screenwriting software curated by Mitchell, to use during class. No purchases outside of class are required. (In fact, instructor discourages the purchase of any screenwriting software until a student has worked with free software and produced several scripts. Professional screenwriting software is expensive (running from $150-300,) and should be considered an investment in the future, not a pre-requisite for this course.) 

Screenplays we may look at during this class include:

Movies:

Barbie

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Killers of the Flower Moon

Encanto

Everything Everywhere All at Once

La La Land

Little Women

A Quiet Place

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse


Television:

American Horror Story

The Big Bang Theory

Found

Interview with the Vampire

Only Murders in the Building

Stranger Things

Young Rock


Screenplays will be provided to students for download.

Related Posts


Write a Warrior Cats
Write a Warrior Cats
Creative Writing: Write a Book!
Creative Writing: Write a Book!
Publish a Book: Class Anthology (Teen)
Publish a Book: Class Anthology (Teen)
Teen Creative Writing Camp
Teen Creative Writing Camp
Taylor Swift Poetry Analysis
Taylor Swift Poetry Analysis

© 2025 All Rights Reserved