Screenwriting Lessons
The Senaryo Okulu curriculum: 1 acts, 9 chapters, 54 lessons. From format to character to dialogue — each lesson ends with something you write.
Act 1 — Foundations
The language of the screenplay, the core of the story and your first idea.
Chapter 1 · Screenwriting Fundamentals 6 lessonsThe language of the screenplay page: format, action line, present tense. Chapter 2 · The Core of the Story 6 lessonsIdea, subject, theme, premise and logline. Chapter 3 · Character 8 lessonsWho will carry your film: want, need, wound. Chapter 4 · Conflict 6 lessonsIncompatibility, layers, cost and escalation — the engine of the film. Chapter 5 · World 4 lessonsThe place, the time and the rules your story breathes in. Chapter 6 · Introduction to Structure 6 lessonsThe film's three acts: setup, confrontation, resolution. Chapter 7 · Scene 6 lessonsThe job of a single scene: where you come in and where you go out. Chapter 8 · Dialogue 6 lessonsThe character's voice and the power of what is left unsaid. Chapter 9 · Film Reading Workshop 6 lessonsWatching films you already know again, with a screenwriter's eye.