Writing the Sci-Fi Screenplay
When writing the Sci-Fi script, audiences are looking for entertaining stories with interesting, developed characters that take them out of this world and into another.
The Writer’s Store staff created this bundle of ten products to help Sci-Fi writers take their script to the next level and get it sold. With examples from blockbuster films and franchises like Star Trek, Mad Max, and the Marvel Universe, you’ll learn world-building tactics, how to create tension and conflict to keep your audience on the edge of their seat, rules on plotting and structure to keep your story moving, and more!
Write Sci-Fi Film & Television Scripts That Sell (OnDemand Webinar): This webinar will provide you with the practical knowledge necessary to successfully deliver the essential elements expected in the science-fiction-fantasy genre. As an experienced writer, producer, director, and teacher, Steve Duncan will help you meet the expectations of people who represent, buy, or option science-fiction screenplays and television scripts. (39.99 value)
The Hidden Secrets of the Fantasy Movie or TV Story (OnDemand Webinar): The fantasy genre is hot right now on TV and in film, whether in Game of Thrones or in Stranger Things, or even in the comic twists of Deadpool! But all these fantasies, no matter how 'new', share common deep structures. Learn what they are from a working pro in Hollywood. Learn the questions to ask about your own story, whether you are just beginning the creation of your fantasy or seek to perfect it. This OnDemand webinar is for fantasy writers of all stripes! And yes, it is for fantasy novelists, too, who seek to create great story that can also make for great screen narrative. ($39.99 value)
The One Sentence That Can Make Your Script or Kill It (OnDemand Webinar): In this OnDemand webinar veteran showrunner and writer of the best-selling Writing the Pilot books, William Rabkin, discusses how to conceive and craft the logline that will define your story, characters, goals, and themes—and keep your writing on track from beginning to end. ($39.99 value)
Developing the High-Concept Screenplay (OnDemand Webinar): This webinar will cover the craft elements necessary to create a compelling, fast paced narrative screenplay structure for a high-concept script. Topics will include the necessary A- and B-story structure that will keep the reader invested in the outcome. This webinar will demystify the process of writing a high-concept script that avoids tropes and clichés while providing a satisfying, climactic ending. ($39.99 value)
Unlock James Cameron's Blockbuster Formula (OnDemand Webinar): Whatever genre you're working in, analyzing Cameron's work unearths universal rules that all writers can benefit from. We'll learn how to craft a narrative that puts unique characters into extraordinary, tension-packed situations. You'll soon tap into Cameron's unparalleled sense of creativity and wonder to bring your own script to the next level. Timothy Cooper. ($39.99 value)
Screenwriting Marvel-Style (OnDemand Webinar):
In this OnDemand webinar, you will learn ten simple rules. You’ll see the problems they were created to solve, and you’ll see how those solutions turned script troubles into triumph. These Marvel Rules aren’t just for super-heroes – they can help guide any script in any genre to reach its maximum potential. You’ll see the problems they were created to solve, and you’ll see how those solutions turned script troubles into triumph. ($39.99 value)
Write Appealing Dystopia: Build a Frighteningly Realistic World (OnDemand Webinar): This 90-minute webinar will examine the creation of the dystopian worlds that command our attention, from The Handmaid’s Tale’s Gilead to The Hunger Games’ Panem to Mad Max’s outback wasteland. What are the elements that make even the craziest of these societies ring true? And what are the mistakes that make a dystopian world look silly instead of scary? ($39.99 value)
Crafting Stronger Scenes and Set Pieces (OnDemand Webinar): This OnDemand webinar reveals how to craft strong, dynamic, cinematic scenes and set pieces that will grab audiences, exploit your hook and progress your story. Instructor Danny Manus breaks down the questions you need to ask while writing your scenes, how to know when a scene can be cut, crafting stronger transitions, and how to create set pieces that will sell your concept. ($39.99 value)
Writing the Superhero Movie (OnDemand Webinar):
Story Analyst Daniel Calvisi focuses on the storytelling methods employed by the screenwriters of the biggest blockbuster superhero movies. Learn the structural secrets of several recent franchises like The Avengers, Captain America, Iron Man, X-Men and The Dark Knight. Calvisi will introduce you to the Story Map, which can be found in 95% of commercial movies, and shows you how to build and populate your own blockbuster world on the page. ($39.99 value)
BONUS FREE RESOURCE: Check out the Unknown Screenwriter's 5 Tips to Turn Your Script Into a High Concept Idea, available for free download at ScriptMag.com!
This deal is only available until March 31, 2025!
The Writers Store does not offer any refunds. All sales are final.