Character Masterclass for Screenwriters

Take a deep dive into character development for film and television with this 11-week screenwriting course in which you'll develop your characters from first idea to first draft. Packed with psychological insights, you will learn how to brainstorm new characters, develop their complexity, ensure they are memorable, truthful and engaging, build compelling character relationships, and then bring these to life on the page.

If you've ever struggled with developing engaging, complex and memorable characters with compelling relationships or want to learn easy-to-use, psychologically-based techniques to help craft their actions, emotions and dialogue, then this is the screenwriting course for you.

CHARACTER MASTERCLASS FOR SCREENWRITERS is a fully accessible online course, taught through videos-on-demand, group Zoom sessions, 1:2:1s and tutor feedback at all the key stages of your development process. The cohort size is limited to 10 writers.

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This training course is not funded or commissioned by ScreenSkills, but has been reviewed to ensure it is meeting agreed standards such as industry-led diversity targets, appropriate business insurance, and evidence of previous quality training provision.