39 Best Screenplay Creative Writing Classes in 2024

In this one-day structure clinic, successful TV writer Farhan Arshad (Co-EP, FRASIER, UPLOAD, 3 Pilots) will help you apply the toolset of the scribe to root your story in a clearly defined genre, give it a rock-solid spine and compelling arcs that launch your pilot firmly into series.

This highly creative, yet totally practical writing course provides you with a step-by-step process that breaks the writing of your novel or screenplay into manageable weekly tasks and is designed for people working full time.

In this course, you learn not only how to properly format scene headings, action lines, characters, dialogue, parentheticals and transitions, but why these are industry standards. Even with screenwriting software, writers still struggle with the intricacies of formatting as it relates to clarity, succinctness and the reader’s emotional experience.

This course is for anyone who wants to learn the essence of writing for television or anyone with a great idea for a series who needs help putting it into words. You’ll learn about the language of TV writing, the importance of deadlines, and unique qualities of a televised story.

This three-week course will provide tips on how to harness your idea and contain it on a single page by learning how to write a One Sheet, as well as how to write a Query Letter to solicit your work.

Character and plot are intertwined. If the audience does not care about the characters, the plot will falter. This workshop will cover how to naturally develop characters and story as a single unit so that your audience connects on a deep emotional level.

This course will offer specific tips for creating and implementing advice on building the world of your screenplay. This class also covers research advice and tips, strengthening visual storytelling in action paragraphs, developing and implementing settings, examining character and plot conflict as it relates to your settings, and genre consistency.

Screenplays form the starting point for most dramatic films, the essential work from which all other filmmaking flows. All the tender romance, terrifying action and memorable lines begin at the screenwriter’s desk. This online course will introduce you to the basic elements and key concepts behind a professional screenplay.

Discover the craft of outlining your story in this immersive workshop at L.A. Writers' Lab. Unleash the wildness of your imagination while mastering the art of story structure. Through lectures, exercises, and film analysis, unlock your protagonist's transformation and build a compelling narrative.

Use prompts and exercises to spend time with your characters outside the world of your story, learning more about their voices and reactions in various situations.

Learning to write a screenplay is a process, and to do it well can take years of practice. Boil down your story into a short pitch and then expand that into a complete treatment for a feature-length script.

YouTube is the biggest, most accessible incubator of creative talent out there and it’s free! This course gets you started as a writer and creator on YouTube where you learn to make and build your own channel, write and create original content and display your creative work to an audience.