Have you always wanted to work on a movie script? Are you curious about how film scenes draw you in and make you want to keep on watching?                                                                                         

Why not join award-winning author and creative writing tutor Ian Nettleton for a twelve-week course, Making a Scene. You’ll discover the essential techniques and devices for writing a successful screenplay. All you’ll need is a love of film and the enthusiasm to learn how to write one great scene.

This course begins on MONDAY 15 APRIL. In the meantime you can read more details about this course here.                  

On this course you will learn to:

  • Write a 2-3 page film scene that will fit into a feature film idea

  • Create plausible, emotionally complex characters

  • Storyboard a scene from beginning to end, focusing on the visual

  • Write a one-sentence and one-page outline of the bigger film idea

The course is suitable for anyone aged 18+ and for all abilities and experience. You’ll have the opportunity to interact with other fellow film enthusiasts/writers, and be part of a small community of writers that will help you to talk over ideas, problems, share writing and seek out solutions. Whether you want to work on an existing script, or you’re just curious about how film scenes draw you in and make you want to keep on watching. All you’ll need is a love of film and the enthusiasm to learn how to write one great scene.

Course Programme

  1. Course Introduction

  2. Session 1: The Idea

  3. Session 2: The Hero's Backstory

  4. Session 3: The Impact of Plot on Character and the World of the Hero

  5. Session 4: Breaking Your Film into Scenes

  6. Session 5: How Great Scenes Work and Dialogue

About this course

  • Six sessions over 12 weeks with over 24 hours of learner content
  • Early bird discount price £299 / Full price £350
  • Course tutor Dr Ian Nettleton

How It Works

Scheduled content will be created and released every two weeks of the course, giving you time to work at your own pace, along with plenty of opportunities to post questions and chat with students and your tutor between sessions in the course forum. We limit group sizes to a maximum of 25 participants, this means you’ll receive a much more tailored learning experience and feedback, and have an opportunity to get to know your fellow students. Scroll down the page to view our courses FAQ, and if you have any further questions you can contact us here. You can also find our terms and conditions here.
A woman writing a film script