The Pre-Game to writing your screenplay.

Learn the foundations of screenwriting from idea to outline.

BUILD YOUR STORY FROM THE GROUND UP

But first... 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. Mastering it is what keeps professional screenwriters working.

AS CREATIVES...

We tend to want to skip the learning and get straight to the writing. We have so many ideas in our heads that are scrapping to get out. Even better, we have the NEXT BIG THING for the screen. 

So... why does screenplay structure matter?
Understanding structure helps you see loopholes in your story before and as you write so you skip the vomit draft and don't get stuck in the revisions process FOREVER.

Learning how story mechanisms function helps 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.

OUTLINING IS AN EXPECTATION IN HOLLYWOOD

Outlines are used to get the screenwriter, showrunner, producer, studio, and/or network on the same page before going to script. 
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Outlines are used in:
  • Step Deals - Screenwriters hired as a work-for-hire writer must provide an outline as a part of their contracted services.
  • Writers Rooms - After breaking story in the room, TV writers must provide an outline of each episode to the studio and network for approval of the arc of the season.​
Use TPP's proven system to efficiently write an outline in a format that is studio approved.

This COURSE IS FOR WRITERS WHO PRIORITIZE CRAFT.

THE COURSE INCLUDES:

  • 5-modules available at your convenience
  • For Features and Television
  • Build 3-dimensional characters
  • View behind-the-scenes of the business of Hollywood
  • Use S.M.A.R.T Goals to set attainable internal + external goals
  • Create natural complications that heighten the takes
  • Map out the large building blocks of your story into a beat sheet​
  • Use case studies from produced screenplays to see how the pros do it.​

HOW TO ENROLL

Join the BFF Program for access to the Screenplay Structure Course + 👇🏾
  • Student Discounted 1:1 Sessions
  • No Writer's Block Series
  • Outlining Workbooks
  • Homework Explainer Videos
  • Screenwriting Workshop Library
  • Screenplay Vault​

THE INSTRUCTOR

Shannan E. Johnson
Former TV exec turned CEO + Head Consultant of The Professional Pen

​Get the COURSE + SERIES + FREE BONUSES 👆🏾for just $99/month

TPP really helped me consolidate all the critical components and beats of my screenplay so that it flowed more smoothly without extraneous information dumps that oftentimes slow down scripts.
​- Braxton
If you're someone who gets stuck when writing, I HIGHLY suggest taking this course... the outline process is GAME-CHANGING.
​- Angel
This course is cool clean water on a hot and humid day. The pace was just the right amount of rigor and ease, building my confidence around the story progressively and challenging my creativity.
​- Sallome

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