Script Hackr Screenwriting Course Information

Script Hackr Screenwriting Course by Script Reader Pro is designed to help aspiring screenwriters overcome common obstacles and develop professional-level scripts.

Master Screenwriting: Our Practical Online Course

Don’t worry, we know how you feel. We’ve made the jump from aspiring screenwriters to professional screenwriters but can still remember the pain of trying to break in all too well…

Have you spent months, or even years:

• Listening to the advice to “just keep writing” but not really improving?
• Consistently getting “PASS” grades from script coverage services?
• Getting rejection letters from managers, agents, execs and producers?
• Failing to place in the top ten of screenwriting contests?
• Reading and hearing vague and contradictory advice in blogs/books and at conferences and festivals?

There are three big hurdles that 95% of all aspiring screenwriters face:

1. Most aspiring screenwriters think all they need to do is “write, write, write” every day, as instructed in screenwriting books and blogs, and at conferences and festivals. So they spend a lot of time writing, but without realizing they’re repeating the same mistakes over and over again. This leads to a very slow improvement rate (if any improvement at all.)
2. Most aspiring screenwriters gain their knowledge on how to write passively: from reading screenwriting books and blogs and listening to lectures at seminars. This means when it comes to actually sitting down to write a screenplay, they find it hard to apply their new-found knowledge, resulting in the same mistakes being made and an increase in frustration.
3. Most aspiring screenwriters don’t realize you need to learn by doing. And not just aimlessly writing every day, but doing practical, hands-on screenwriting drills within each area of screenwriting, from characters to dialogue to structure, etc.

What You’ll Learn In Script Hackr Screenwriting Course?

Module 1: Master Concept

How to Nail an Idea That Will Make People Beg to Read Your Script

Is there anything worse for a writer than realizing three months into a screenplay that there’s a fundamental flaw in the overall concept? Months of work are often wasted unnecessarily. Therefore, in Module 1, we kick off with a great Theory Hack that will show you in three steps all you need to know to create the strongest possible concept and logline before you start writing.

Then, in the Practical Exercises section, we show you how to come up with amazing ideas for a screenplay, and then how to refine and develop it into a rock-solid logline.

Module 2: Master Theme

How to Make Your Screenplay About Something and Really Resonate With the Reader

Many aspiring screenwriters make the mistake of letting the theme of the story “reveal itself” over several drafts, but this approach can lead to many problems further down the road. That’s why, in Module 2, we establish a strong theme for your script.

In the Theory Hack section, we demystify much of the confusing information out there on theme. Then, as Practical Exercises, we show you how to further deepen your understanding of theme so your screenplay feels like it has something to say, rather than just consisting of a series of insubstantial scenes and events.

Module 3: Master Characters

How to Create Screenplay Characters That Feel Real

Creating characters out of thin air that audiences are going to care deeply about or be fascinated by (or both) is perhaps the hardest aspect of screenwriting and not made easier by the sheer volume of vague, confusing or simply plain wrong advice that’s out there.

In our Theory Hack, we will demystify this theory and simplify your approach to creating believable, interesting characters. Then we show you how to apply this theory through a great, hands-on, practical exercise.

Module 4: Master Structure

How to Nail What’s Really Going On Under 3 Act Structure

The traditional, broad, three-act structure screenplay model is outdated and misleading. In this module, we explore what’s really going on beneath the generic three-act structure: sequences. In the Theory Hack section, we will show you how to break down three acts into seven sequences which add another two major plot points in Act 2.

As a Practical Exercise, we show you how to master this sequence theory to make screenplay structure much easier to navigate. It is so simple, yet effective, that you’ll wish you discovered it years ago.

Module 5: Master Scenes

How to Write Scenes That Move and Surprise the Audience

There’s a ton of information out there on dialogue, structure, characters, but hardly anything on scenes. And what there is on how to craft a scene is often confusing and/or misleading. Our Theory Hack will dispel this confusion by showing you how to write a scene by breaking it down into three simple steps.

Then we have two Practical Exercises for you, which will show you how to master these theory hacks.

Module 6: Master Dialogue

How to Give Your Screenplay Characters a “Voice”

Bad dialogue is maybe the quickest way to turn a reader off your script, and yet it is also one of the most elusive crafts to master for an aspiring screenwriter. We think the best way to do this, however, is not by learning tons of theory, but by doing practical, hands-on dialogue exercises.

So, there’s no Theory Hack in this module. Instead, we show you three practical exercises aimed at defeating the three most common problems found in dialogue.

Module 7: Master Scene Description

How to Cultivate a Writing Style That Makes the Reader Feel Like They’re Watching a Movie

Great description draws the reader in and immerses them in the story. Bad description alienates them, indicating they’re not in the hands of a writer who knows what they’re doing. An experienced reader can tell from page one whether someone can write, and that’s why it’s super important to master an effective writing style so you fall into the former camp rather than the latter.

Just as in the Dialogue Hack module, there’s no Theory Hack in this module. Writing effective description is something that’s best improved through doing rather than theorizing. We’ll show you exactly how, through a simple hands-on exercise, to make your writing style as clean, visual and evocative as possible.

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