Screenwriting Courses and Certifications

How to Write Captivating Commercials and Promos

How to Write Captivating Commercials and Promos with Melissa Cassera

• CreativeLive
• 1 hour 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Jodie Foster Teaches Filmmaking

Jodie discusses her experience on both sides of the camera to guide you through every step of the filmmaking process, from storyboarding to casting and camera coverage.

• MasterClass
• 4 hours 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Werner Herzog Teaches Filmmaking

Learn storytelling, cinematography, location scouting, self-financing, documentary interview techniques, and how to bring your ideas to life.

• MasterClass
• 5 hours 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Spike Lee Teaches Filmmaking

Learn a DIY approach to independent filmmaking: script with index cards, build budgets and schedules, finance and cast a film, direct actors, and shape scenes with camera coverage, music, and editing.

• MasterClass
• 3 hours 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Judd Apatow Teaches Comedy

Learn to write and perform stand-up, develop life experience into comedic storylines and characters, structure and rewrite scripts, and cast, direct, and edit comedy films.

• MasterClass
• 6 hours 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Ron Howard Teaches Directing

In lessons and on-set workshops, you’ll learn how to evaluate ideas, work with actors, block scenes, and bring your vision to the screen whether it’s a laptop or an IMAX theater.

• MasterClass
• 7 hours 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Issa Rae Teaches Creating Outside The Lines

Issa shares how she has navigated Hollywood while Black and inspires you to reach your creative dreams and never take no for an answer.

• MasterClass
• 2 hours 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

David Mamet Teaches Dramatic Writing

Learn the rules of drama, the nuances of dialogue, and the skills to develop your own voice and create your masterpiece.

• MasterClass
• 4 hours 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Steve Martin Teaches Comedy

Learn how to find your voice, gather material, develop an act, and take your comedy writing to the next level.

• MasterClass
• 4 hours 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Shonda Rhimes Teaches Writing For Television

Shonda teaches you how to create compelling characters, write a pilot, pitch your idea, and stand out in the writers’ room.

• MasterClass
• 6 hours 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

The Duffer Brothers Teach Developing An Original Tv Series

Craft gripping story arcs, conjure unforgettable characters—like Eleven or Jim Hopper—and turn your raw idea into a pitch for the next big thing to cross over from the other side.

• MasterClass
• 5 hours 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Script Writing: Write a Pilot Episode for a TV or Web Series (Project-Centered Course)

797 ratings at Coursera

Design a series bible and write a three-act pilot script for your own TV or web series, outlining, formatting in screenplay software, and revising through peer review.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Zhejiang University of Science and Technology

影视动画剧本创作

本课程将为你揭开影视动画剧本创作的奥秘，在这里，你不仅会了解到一般动画剧作编创流程、角色塑造、剧情设置和故事改编的相关知识和方法，也会受到各种经典动画影视案例创意分析的思想启迪。

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

网络剧剧作基础教程

聚焦网络剧剧本创作，从剧本提案、人物塑造到故事与分集梗概的系统训练。

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

影视剧本写作

从电影叙事、角色对白到镜头时空，学习不同类型影视剧本的构思、结构、格式与改编写作。

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course