Script Essentials
Start your journey by understanding screenplays. Break down a screenplay from a reader's perspective by exploring the foundation, story, characters, and voice of a screenplay. Then use what you know to determine your next step!
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BEFORE DOING ANY HOMEWORK
FOUNDATION Format
FOUNDATION Script Formatting List
FOUNDATION CRASH The Screenplay
FOUNDATION Screenplay Terms and Abbreviations
FOUNDATION Structure
Super Fun Story Structure Comparison Charts
FOUNDATION Genre
FOUNDATION Exercise: Movie Moments
FOUNDATION Completed Example - Movie Moments Exercise
FOUNDATION Exercise: Plot Point Review
FOUNDATION Completed Example - Plot Point Review Exercise
FOUNDATION QUIZ
STORY Toolbox
STORY Layering the Story
STORY Reader Red Flags
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STORY Exercise: Story Elements
STORY Completed Example - Story Elements Exercise
STORY - Quiz
CHARACTER - Building a Protagonist
CHARACTER - Supporting Characters & Case Studies
CHARACTER Villains and Sidekicks
CHARACTER - Build a Character Info Sheet
CHARACTER Casting
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CHARACTER Exercise: Character Arc
CHARACTER Exercise: You Are a Casting Director
CHARACTER Completed Example - Casting Director Exercise
CHARACTER Quiz
VOICE The Overall Script
VOICE Dialogue
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VOICE: 50 Movie Lines Exercise
VOICE: Dialogue Exchange Exercise
VOICE: Iconic Dialogue Exercise
VOICE: Subtext Examples Exercise
VOICE Completed Example - Subtext Exercise
VOICE Completed Example - Dialogue Exchange Exercise
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
Story Master Outlines
Loglines
Logline video from an Insider Track session in 2026
Loglines Revisited, a video from an Insider Track session in 2026