20 Screenwriting Lessons

by Screenwriter Simon J. Michael

LESSON #1 - Intrigue!

LESSON #2 - Characters Who We Care About

LESSON #3 - Respects the Audience

LESSON #4 - Survival Plot

LESSON #5 - Traceable Hero

LESSON #6 - Emotional Storyline Incites that Action and Drives the Plot Forward

LESSON #7 - Animosity is necessary between the Hero and the Bonding Character

LESSON #8 - Characters are Contrasted

LESSON #9 - The Characters Get to Practice Before They Engage in a Life or Death Battle

LESSON #10 - An Incident Forces them to Act Before They Are Ready

LESSON #11 - The Characters Demonstrate Intelligence

LESSON #12 - Moral Decisions to Be Made

LESSON #13 - Humor Through Characters and Situations

LESSON #14 - Life or Death Time Crunch

LESSON #15 - Theme!

LESSON #16 - Keep Audience Engaged By Not Answering All their Questions Up Front

LESSON #17 - unexpected twists

LESSON #18 - The Audience Has to Believe for Moment the Hero is Going to Fail!

LESSON #19 - Hero Saves the Day!

LESSON #20 - Characters Learn Something From Each Other


Using the Star Trek 2009 movie I will explain these 20 screenwriting lessons.

20 Screenwriting Lessons
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