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master structure. conquer writer's block.

When you're at the beginning of your screenwriting journey, learning the ins and outs of the business and getting your story out of your head and onto the page in a captivating way can be intimidating.

Professional screenwriters kick out multiple screenplays per year, have strong writing portfolios, and are always in the business of selling their next idea to seal their next gig. But how!? 
  • Grasping screenplay structure
  • Developing a solid writing process
  • Learning how to outline
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If you're ready to master these skills so the imaginary conversations you have with your characters can come to life, TPP built courses specifically for you through our BFF Membership, AND you can learn at your own pace... from your own home... anywhere in the world. 
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This is your opportunity to tell your story. Take advantage.

​TPP speaks in your language

Our online BFF community hosts go-at-your-own-pace independent study screenwriting courses for Newbie scriptwriters ready to tackle screenplay structure. After you learn the basics, you'll be ready to work 1:1 with our Story Experts to build your writing portfolio.

In order to make scriptwriting less daunting and more relatable, TPP uses our everyday life skills and produced screenplays to teach the fundamentals of screenwriting.
  • No more industry pros talking over your head instead of making it plain
  • No more trying to understand Hollywood jargon
  • No more confusion around the hero's journey, 8 sequences, or saving the cat.

​We keep it simple and accessible  so you can learn because we believe if you develop the writer, the content will come.
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This is your path to storytelling success

Screenplay Structure Course

Open to our BFF Community only
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What is screenplay structure?

Screenplay structure is the breakdown of action, called story beats, told in an organic order to stimulate an emotional response. Structure is what we lay people call storytelling.

Understanding structure helps you find loopholes in your story and fix them during the revisions process. Learning how story mechanisms function, help you understand what we call in Hollywood - the note within the note - because you know why something isn't working and the effect it has on the rest of the story.

​​TPP’s Screenplay Structure course takes your idea for a feature or television pilot or spec and builds it from the ground up through:
  • Building 3-dimensional characters
  • Using S.M.A.R.T Goals to set attainable internal + external goals
  • Creating natural complications that heighten the takes
  • Mapping out the large building blocks of your story into a beat sheet​​

This is the pre-work to writing your screenplay.
SCREENPLAY STRUCTURE COURSE INCLUDES:
  • ​5 Modules available at your convenience
  • Course Format Options: Feature or Television
  • Overview of the business of Hollywood
  • 2, 3 & 5 Act Structure
  • Case studies from produced screenplays to see how the pros do it
  • Sample beat sheets
  • Workbooks
    • The Pixar Formula
    • #WhoAmI - Guide to Writing 3-Dimensional Characters
    • #Goals - Guide to Writing Active Protagonists
    • #TheRoadMap - Guide to Writing Beat Sheets
  • Homework Explainer Videos
  • Student Discounted 1:1 Sessions
  • Next Step: Screenwriting Academy

Build your confidence.
Unleash your creativity.

Combat Writer's Block

​Open to our BFF Community only

We know the blank page can be intimidating and bring on the all too familiar writer’s block. In reality, writer’s block stems from only two places - lack of preparation and lack of confidence. 

Many of us wake up with an idea and jump straight to the page without a plan of attack. That's like getting into your car and driving in an unfamiliar place without Google Maps. You're setting yourself up to get lost along the way, which can be frustrating and drive down your motivation to write.

As creatives, we also tend to set ultra high expectations like finishing our first TV pilot in one week or winning an Oscar for our first screenplay. Then, we get down on ourselves when we don't meet our goals. Trying to be Aaron Sorkin or Shonda Rhimes can be nerve-wracking. Guess what that does to the confidence? You're right. It punches your confidence right in the face. We cannot create at our highest level if we are constantly doubting ourselves.

So, let's release some pressure and just enjoy the process. In the No Writer's Block course, TPP prepares Pen Pals to tackle the white page with tenacity and a rock-solid plan using practical exercises that keep it plain for Newbie screenwriters.

What you need to be successful in this course:
  • A computer
  • An open mind

That's it. You don't even have to be working on a particular story or trying to meet a deadline. This course is for those who simply want to get their creativity flowing.
NO WRITER'S BLOCK COURSE INCLUDES:
  • 5 Modules available at your convenience
  • Affirmations to fight the negativity and boost confidence
  • Writing activities to get your creativity flowing
  • Defining storytelling elements using relatable life experiences
  • Case studies from produced screenplays to see how the pros do it.
  • Student Discounted 1:1 Sessions

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