From Premise to Page: Developing Your Screenplay Idea

ABOUT THE WEBINAR All great films and TV series start with a great idea. A premise. A thought. A hook. A visual. A character you’d love to write.   But how do you get from that great kernel of a concept to a vibrant and sellable script? How do you know if your idea is actually strong enough to BE a movie? And how do you distinguish which ideas are worth working on and which to cast aside? In this OnDemand webinar, we will go through exercises that will help you examine your ideas, concepts and characters and develop them into more fleshed out stories. We will look at the driving forces of story including character, conflict, hook, stakes, and voice to make sure you’re writing the best version of your story, and that it’s the right story for YOU to tackle. We will look at the If/Then paradigm of brainstorming and how your outline, plotting and even logline process can help keep your story on its best track. And we’ll go over how executives evaluate concepts to know if they are sellable,