Work One on One with Mr. Osborn or another Hollywood Pro + Video Workshop
$3,500
+ Live Sessions with Ron
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12 Week Video Workshop
All you need to know to Write Your Masterpiece
$850
Access any time
12 Week Video Workshop
Work One on One with Mr. Osborn or another Hollywood Pro + Video Workshop
$3,500
+ Live Sessions with Ron
12 Week Video Workshop
All you need to know to Write Your Masterpiece
$850
Access any time
This Intensive Remote 12-Week Workshop Includes...
The Three Act Structure
Short film or Feature-length, you’ll learn how to set your story up and how to bring it home, whether you’re writing drama, action, comedy, or high concept.
Develop Your Voice
Think like a screenwriter, work on your tone, and develop your idea with in-depth training and step-by-step instruction.
Screenwriting Formats
Poorly formatted scripts, typos, and other errors tell the coverage reader that your work lacks professionalism. Fail at delivering a correctly formatted, typo-free script and it’s going straight in the trash bin.
Here Comes The Pitch
Once written, get ready to pitch your screenplay to the agents, producers, and Hollywood execs who can get your movie made.
Work Directly with a Pro Screenwriter
Through a series of online lectures, you’ll work with an industry insider to bring your story to life. Ask questions, get feedback, and get advice in real-time—no matter where you live!
The Foundations of Screenwriting
Learn character development, structure, scene-setting, and more as you prepare to write your screenplay. Take what you’ve learned to write your own Killer Script!
Mentor-Led Screenwriting
Seeing your screenplay through from outline to finished product, our mentors will guide you through the process, from concept to completion, with our masterclass screenwriting course.Is a career in Film too good to be true?
It isn’t. You are too good not to be true to your dreams.
MAKE YOUR MOVIE!
Start Your Career as an Insider
The Art, Craft, and Business of Screenwriting
Hollywood and the film world runs by its own rules, its own internal logic. Knowing that logic and what’s expected of you and your script is valuable information that empowers you to craft compelling stories that bust through the same old stuff. Write well and you’ll have a stronger chance of getting moved up the food chain of the movie-making world.
See how Aristotle, Joseph Campbell, and Pixar are all driving for the same narrative goals. Learn how to think like a screenwriter, hone your own unique voice, and surpass the expectations of the “various masters” your screenplay must serve to succeed. Develop your own idea with in-depth, step-by-step instruction on how to take it from an inkling to the springboard of a captivating adventure and beyond.
“This was truly a great experience as a stepping point into the film world for me! Radio Film Film Institute provided me the best mentor and academic facilitator that really helped pushed me towards my goals”
-Ryeka Wright
“Film connection delivered on its promise - offers a real connection and relationship with a seasoned mentor and helps you get your feet into the industry and supports you on the journey.”
-Yad Jayanth
Write Like a Pro With a Pro
Ron Osborn’s movies have grossed nearly $500 million worldwide and his television writing has earned him Emmy nominations during the 80s, 90s, and 2000s. He’s written for television staples like Mork and Mindy, Night Court, Moonlighting, The West Wing, and Beauty and The Beast. Osborn has written pilots for every major broadcast network as well as cable heavyweights HBO, Showtime, FX, MTV, Lifetime, ABC Family, and Disney.
His ability to find success in feature-length films, 30-minute comedies, and hour-long dramas has him uniquely situated to work with your ideas. Rom-coms, political dramas, slapstick comedies, and even animated work, as the co-creator, executive producer, and head writer for Duckman, an adult animated comedy that ran on the USA Network for four seasons. If you have a genre, theme, or a chosen media, Osborn has the experience to guide you towards a finished product and the knowhow it takes to build a thriving career.
Learn from the Legend that taught Michael Bay and Zach Snyder from the comfort of your own Home!
He taught Michael Bay and Zach Snyder.
He sold scripts to Netflix, Amazon, HBO, and Showtime.
He developed film projects with Speilberg, Ron Howard, and George Lucas.
He has sold screenplays to Disney, MTV, and Universal
You can mentor with him one-on-one
right now. Let’s turn ‘he’ into ‘you’.
Sign In and Take Off
All you need is an internet connectionThe Film Connection created these screenwriting classes online to give access to anyone, anywhere. Why move hundreds—or thousands—of miles when you can take a masterclass screenwriting course without leaving your home?
A Screenwriting Workshop for YOU
Gain an in-depth, foundational understanding of how to write screenplays which ignite the reader’s imagination and transport them to the world of the movie you’ve written. Week by week, Film Connection shows you how to go from concept to the actual nuts and bolts creation of a valuable, well-developed product that delivers.
The Art, Craft, and Business of Screenwriting with Ron Osborn
Learn from screenwriter Ron Osborn (Meet Joe Black, The West Wing, Duckman). Get in-depth insider information, instruction, and tips gleaned over 30 years in the business as a writer of film and television.
Guidance from Start to Finish
Take the 12-week online workshop with Ron Osborn and learn the foundational aspects of writing a killer script while you take your own film idea(s) from inkling to logline to Three Act Structure. During the lecture series, get direct, one-on-one instruction from a professional screenwriter who mentors and guides you through writing your own screenplay. Enrich your understanding, avoid the pitfalls of writing, and take that script from concept to completion with unsurpassed guidance and instruction from a pro.
$2,500 (w/ Mentor)
+ Live Sessions with Ron
Setting The Foundation
Learn the insider secrets of how professional screenwriters come up with the idea, develop characters, and write compelling movies through honing the three-act structure. The 12-week online lecture series will set the stage for you to write a screenplay that moves and engages the reader. Upon completion of the series, continue with the writing and development of your screenplay on your own.
$850 (One-Time)
ACCESS ANY TIME
THE FULL CURRICULUM
WEEK: 1 Thinking like a screenwriter
After an introduction to the coursework, we’ll discuss finding your voice, dedicating time to writing your screenplay, and the realities of scriptwriting. Namely, how to get your script past the gatekeepers.
WEEK: 2 The Essential Needs of a Narrative
You’ll learn how to write a narrative, develop your characters, and establish conflict during the first three weeks of the workshop. We’ll discuss the key elements all screenplays should have.
WEEK: 3 Coming Up with the Idea
Learning how “narrative springboards” can jumpstart the creative process, taking in the world around you as inspiration, and using prompts. Creating an original work or adapting existing material (fair use and public domain works will be discussed).
WEEK: 4 Three Act Structure
The importance of a three-act structure, the differences between structure and plot, and specific needs for each act. How to grab the reader in the first 10 pages and bring it all together in the end.
WEEK: 5 On Theme
The theme should inform most of the decisions you make when it comes to writing your script. Your theme will keep the story consistent and on point.
WEEK: 6 Scenes and Sequences Within the Three-Act Structure
The anatomy and needs of a scene and how scenes link together to form sequences. Moving the plot forward, building tension, and the importance of scene pacing will be covered.
WEEK: 7 On Character
There are many ways to craft your characters. Poorly should not be one of them. You’ll learn how to build your characters and how they become the force of your screenplay.
WEEK: 8 Dialogue, Exposition, Text vs. Subtext
This lesson looks into the elements that allow characters to express themselves via text and subtext. How exposition helps set a scene and move the story along will also be covered.
WEEK: 9 Point of View
Who is telling the story, where are they coming from, and how they are emotionally connected to the story. From an omniscient point of view to unreliable narrators, you’ll learn how best to establish the storyteller.
WEEK: 10 Comedy vs. Drama
Celebrated British thespian Edmund Kean allegedly coined the phrase “Dying is easy, comedy is hard.” Learn the differences between writing for comedy and drama and why the two aren’t as disparate as you might think.
WEEK: 11 Writing Genre and High Concept
What genre is and isn’t, its identifiable tropes, and a breakdown of genres and sub-genres. How the market factors in writing and balancing the expectations of the audience while remaining true to your voice.
WEEK: 12 Proper Screenplay Format
Learn how to properly format your screenplay. Remember the gatekeepers? If your screenplay isn’t properly formatted - font face and size, margins, etc. - it will NEVER get read. Don’t give them any reason to dump your story before.
This Is YOUR Time
At the end of this mentor-led course, you’ll be able to present a finished, formatted screenplay to an agent, producer, director, and other filmmaking decision-makers. With Film Connection screenwriting classes online, you’ll learn to avoid the pitfalls that discourage, and frankly, stump so many writers. And when you finish shopping this project around, you’ll have the tools to start in on the sequel - or whatever other movie you have in mind.
Do you think there’s value in learning one-on-one? Our 12-week screenwriting workshop is a video lecture series available online. If you want, you can also work directly, one-on-one with Ron Osborn and other working Hollywood Screenwriters with major credits. They will mentor you in a direct, step-by-step manner. That way, when you have that one burning question, all you have to do is ask to get actionable advice you can put to use immediately.
Is a career in Film too good to be true?
It isn’t. You are too good not to be true to your dreams.
MAKE YOUR MOVIE!
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