Demo of Adobe x Sundance Screenwriting: Core Elements (On Demand)

As part of our partnership with Adobe, this on demand course allows you to watch pre-recorded lectures at your own pace, with curated resources and other materials to support your work. You can begin taking this course at any time. 

Create a treatment for your feature film screenplay idea with an experienced screenwriter as your guide. In this introductory-level on demand course, you will take this important first step in crafting your screenplay and learn a set of tools that will get you from concept to treatment.

Along the way you will:

• learn the fundamentals of theme and establish yours for your screenplay.
• develop and reveal your protagonist, antagonist, and supporting characters.
• gain a command of the three-act structure and an understanding of when to break away from it.
• establish conflict and obstacles.
• construct the world and tone for your screenplay.
• layer emotion and emotional truth into your treatment.
• break through your own obstacles as you revise your work.
• understand how to take notes and approach a rewrite.

View the Outline tab for more details on the course.

All course videos are closed-captioned. For other accommodations and support services, please email us at accessibility@sundance.org.

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