Screenwriter’s Structure Tune-Up

7Part I – October 1: Start Strong: So Much to Do – So Little Time! 

“Second Act Problems” always have their genesis in First Act omissions. Most screenplays fail because they don’t do what they need to in the first half hour.  This session will take visual storytellers through their job in the opening of a  movie (or any story) to powerfully get the project launched. 

Part II – October 8: Middles Matter: Crafting a Breathless Chain of Complications

What are “Second Act Problems” and how can breeding true organic complications save your project? How to embrace the risks of irrevocable  choices to move your project far from being “soft” into life-changing. Integrating  the different levels of death to create a riveting spiral of suspense. 

Part III – October 15: Finish Fierce: Stick the Landing and Leave Them Needing to Talk About It 

Understanding the narrative difference between stopping and ending. How to  execute the three aspects of a great close. Visualizing the victory (or tragedy) in  a way that will get stuck in your viewer. 

You can sign up for this course by completing the form below. 

Early bird course registration before September 7, 2026: $125

After September 7, 2026: $150