Course Description

ISA Approved ClassThe most affordable online course in the industry providing personal support & consulting as you develop or improve your next screenplay from start to finish! A class like this would normally cost you $750 or more.



WHAT YOU GET:

*An Online Class You Can Take From Home

*8 Weeks of Detailed Lessons

*Downloadable Lectures

*Exclusive Podcast Episodes

*Develop your TV or Feature script quickly & effectively!

PLUS YOU RECEIVE:

*Weekly Creative Support & Feedback

*Personal Consulting

*Live Q&A Calls

*Full Script Evaluation with Notes

*Consideration for the ISA Development Program


This screenwriting course is presented as an online version of the live Master Class hosted by Max Timm in Los Angeles, and inspired by his popular writing podcast, The Craft.

Whether you are an emerging or experienced writer looking to write a new feature or pilot, this class will motivate and inspire you to complete your 1st draft or next draft. With email support and live Q & A calls every week with the instructor, upon completion of this course you'll discover the quality of your 1st draft to be more like that of a 3rd or 4th draft.

You will receive a designated script deadline where you will submit your screenplay for review and evaluation (three weeks after your final lesson). The ISA will give the script a rating AND a set of detailed notes. If the script rating is high, you will be considered for the ISA Development Program. If you are accepted, the project will be submitted to ISA vetted industry contacts (agents, managers, production companies, producers, etc). The ISA works with companies like Lionsgate, The Weinstein Co, the BBC, Eclectic Pictures and more.

The ISA Development Program has helped 8 writers
receive options and/or agency representation in just 6 months!

ISA Development Program

The ISA Development Program is designed to be a fast track for ISA members so that the ISA can act as a representative of you and your material WITHOUT the ISA attaching itself to your material. We submit your material to industry professionals, sell you and your writing, and attempt to jump start your career. Soon the Development Program will request an application fee in order for a writer to be considered, but by enrolling in The Craft Course in Screenwriting, you are automatically considered!

So jump in and get ready to write!

With the amount of material that is covered in this course, and with weekly online support and creative help, you will not find a more inexpensive course on screenwriting that offers as much as The Craft Course. The ISA takes pride in offering services to writers without breaking the bank. Take advantage of what is offered here and we promise you will come away with a stronger draft of your script had you tried to go this route alone.

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Lead Mentor and Instructor Max Timm

Max Timm is the Director of Education with International Screenwriters’ Association, and the President of The Story Farm Development and Coaching service, with 17 years of experience in developing written material and writers’ careers. His focus with the ISA is to shepherd writers to industry professionals, offering exposure alongside career-long education. His personal coaching, consulting, and development service, The Story Farm, develops writers and their material much like a studio executive or literary manager would, walking a writer through the development process one draft at a time. His online class, The Craft Course in Screenwriting, offers writers an in-depth yet easy to understand approach to professional full development. In order to connect with as many aspiring writers as possible, he also helped create and launch the ISA’s popular podcast network - an interview-focused podcast, as well as his solo podcast, The Craft. Aside from focusing on education, Max has joined forces with his ISA cohorts to launch a production and development shingle called Creative Screenwriter where they develop and produce low to mid-range budgeted films written by ISA’s top members. Max is also a screenwriter and author. His debut novel, a young adult fantasy adventure titled The WishKeeper, about a teenage fairy with broken wings, won the YA category of the 2015 Los Angeles Book Festival and released nationwide in the Summer of 2016. Max has also served as a part-time instructor at UCLA, and travels nationally speaking at various industry events such as the Sundance Film Festival, Nashville Writers Conference, and the Napa Valley Film Festival. Most recently Max released his debut book on screenwriting titled, "(Not Just) Another Book on The Craft of Screenwriting."

Course curriculum

    1. Class Introduction - Getting Started

    2. Voice, and Voice Pressure Points

    3. Voice: Finding It, Evolving It, Embracing It

    4. Assignment: Voice Pressure Points

    5. The Logline - Yes, It's Extremely Important

    6. Logline Breakdown Process

    7. Audio: Logline Breakdown Process

    8. Assignment: Write Your Loglines

    9. Until Next Time

    1. Your Logline As A Loaded Gun

    2. Your Hero and The Emotional Flaw

    3. Audio: Your Hero & Emotional Flaw

    4. The Secondary Helper (Supporting Character, Supporting the Hero’s Arc)

    5. The Rival, Threat and/or Opponent

    6. 2nd Act Series of Obstacles

    7. Structural Writing and Prepping the 1st Act

    8. Audio: Structural Writing and Prepping The 1st Act

    9. Assignments: 1st Act, and Character Set-Up

    1. Where To Begin

    2. The Villain, Rival, Opponent - Whatever He's Called! How is this Character Related to the Secondary Character?

    3. An Easy Assignment...Just Listen!

    4. Episode 1 of The Craft - Sequence 1 Breakdown. "We Need A Hero"

    5. Episode 2 of The Craft - Sequence 2 Breakdown - "Setting It All Up"

    6. Episode 3 of The Craft - Sequence 3 Breakdown - "The Unsung Hero"

    7. Episode 6 of The Craft - "A Sidenote for the TV Writer"

    8. Structural/Beat Breakdown and Outline

    9. Assignments: Your Story - Piece By Piece

    1. The 2nd Act, Moment By Moment

    2. Audio: The 2nd Act, Moment By Moment

    3. The Difference Between "Adventure" & "Journey"

    4. Episode 4 of The Craft - Sequence 4 Breakdown. "The Promise of the Premise"

    5. Episode 5 of The Craft - Sequence 5 Breakdown. "Success, Failure & the Villain"

    6. Episode 7 of The Craft - Sequence 6 Breakdown - "The Mid-Point"

    7. Moment Listing - Your Story Outline

    8. Titling Your Beats

    9. Assignments: Writing Your Script in Outline Form

    1. A Couple Disclaimers Before We Start

    2. Leading Up To The Low Point

    3. Episode 8 of The Craft - Sequence 7 Breakdown - "The Doomed Honeymoon"

    4. Episode 9 of The Craft - Sequence 8 Breakdown - "Love, Conflict, and Losing It"

    5. Episode 11 of The Craft - Sequence 9 Breakdown - "The Dark Night of The Soul"

    6. The Point of A Scene

    7. Audio: The Point of A Scene

    8. Assignment: Continued Outline Writing

    1. Stating Theme and Your 3rd Act

    2. Audio: Stating Theme and Your 3rd Act

    3. Episode 12 of The Craft - Sequences 10 & 11 Breakdown - "Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?"

    4. Episode 14 of The Craft - Sequence 12 Breakdown - "It's Not About the Victory"

    5. Scene #1 - Action/No Dialogue Example

    6. Scene Example #1 - Arthur and the Parachute

    7. Scene #2 - Reacting To The World

    8. Scene Example #2 - Arthur and The Woods

    9. Scene #3 - One Page Flaw Confrontation

    10. Scene Example #3 - Arthur and the Girl

    11. Answers: Where In The World Is Arthur?

    12. Assignment: Still Going!

About this course

  • $349.00
  • 68 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content

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5 star rating

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Katherin Cooper

This course was absolutely amazing. As first time screenwriter, I really didn't know how to get started. Max Timm gave me the tools and feedback to propel my...

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This course was absolutely amazing. As first time screenwriter, I really didn't know how to get started. Max Timm gave me the tools and feedback to propel my writing and prepare me for a career in screenwriting. I was able to complete my first draft in less than 3 months! I recommend for writers of all levels! Thanks to Max Timm and ISA team for all their help!

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