Write Your Short Screenplay in 2 Months Program

Gear up for the big time by writing a complete short screenplay in 2 months!

When you’re ready to “build a good calling card” in the film community, you’ll want to have a great short film (or several!) under your belt.

Writing it on your own may prove more challenging than is necessary, which is where our Write Your Short Screenplay in 2 Months program comes in!

This comprehensive mentored program will guide you through the entire short screenwriting process: from your earliest idea all the way to a completed draft. We support you with continuous mentorship, comprehensive lessons, and videos. Learn how to use screenwriting to its best effect, and in addition, the custom readings, assignments and lots of accountability all work together to make sure you’re successful.

That great idea you know will make a fantastic screenplay? Let’s get it done.

What You Get:

Personal Guidance, Insights, & Support from a Screenwriting Mentor

Your mentor is your partner, support system, and accountability partner. Their consistent presence and suggestions ensure you show up and have someone to talk through your ideas with, share your concerns, get feedback and specific tips to help you make your way through the script.

Lessons in Screenwriting 

The lessons correlate with everything you will need in order to successfully bring your vision to life. Each lesson provides in-depth information that’s a master class in screenwriting, so you can apply what you learn, take risks, and knowingly design the plot and story of your script.

Your Daily Writing Schedule & Accountability

Your daily writing tracker and homework accountability sheet that you share with your mentor will keep you moving along and on schedule for completing your screenplay!

Time Commitment & Schedule

Between the reading scripts, homework assignments, and writing, you are looking at about a 2.5 hours/week investment to learn and grow as a screenwriter and complete your 5-10-page screenplay.

• Watch/read the lesson content
• Meet with your mentor (weekly)
• Do the weekly homework assignments
• Get to the pages: draft and re-draft your screenplay until it shines!

Overall Goal:

Your short screenplay will serve as your calling card. It will open doors to many other opportunities in the industry. Not only will you have this valuable asset to boost your career, but you will enjoy evolving and growing as a screenwriter in numerous ways.

The Short Screenwriting Program Comes With:

• Weekly 30-minute virtual meetings with your mentor + live chat as needed (8 meetings total)
• 7 comprehensive course lessons delivered weekly containing video, lecture, and additional suggested resources and readings (the last week is drafting)
• Personalized script reading list
• Weekly assignments
• 24/7 access to secure chat group of fellow program participants and private group on Facebook

Additional Screenwriting Points that Are Covered: 

• How to format your script and which software to use
• How to (really) read and analyze a script
• What tricks to use to make your story visual
• The basics of story structure
• How “time” works (screen time vs. story time)
• Conflict and pacing
• Character design
• Going from writing to rewriting

Your Mentor & Instructor

Rebecca Hales 

How It Works:

• As soon as you enroll, your program begins. Immediately you will receive a preparatory assignment to establish some important foundational issues of your screenplay, so you can begin learning and trying your hand at how to handle the craft required to write the short.
• You will meet your mentor by the end of your first week in a private team in our editors’ platform, where you will also receive your accountability sheet and can arrange your meetings.

Program Outcomes

All writers who receive personalized support thrive- it’s exciting to be partnered with an invested writing mentor who will ensure you learn, grow, and push your own boundaries as you strive to reach your screenwriting goals.

If you want to write armed with confidence and motivation, you will find that with this program. Once supported, it’s easier and more pleasurable to see what you are made of, to make risky choices, and to learn about your genre and how you will add to it in valuable ways.

Time to Get Started!