Screenplay Structure For Beginners - Shannan E. Johnson

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Published 2021-10-27
Shannan E. Johnson, a native of Houston, TX, is a former creative executive at The Syfy Channel turned CEO of the first black-owned script consultancy in the entertainment industry, The Professional Pen. The Professional Pen is a writer-centered service provider helping emerging and established creatives develop their stories for the screen.

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All Comments (21)
  • @tymartin2293
    Great breakdown! I can listen to her talk all day about screenplays...
  • @reginayfavors
    Setup, journey, and resolution is such an effective strategy for understanding structure. Thank you for being objective in your teaching and discussion style. I could listen to Shannan all day. I also love the interviewer. Your questions are always engaging. Thank you.
  • @TheBitzr
    Wow! Shannan's view on teaching is so refreshing!!! Love her already!
  • @WakeAndBakeWithUncleRay
    What a time to be alive, where one can sit in the comfort one's home, and listen in on a master class, Bravo.....
  • @akilahetep3821
    Shannan is truly one of a kind in her articulation and understanding of the craft. It's such a privilege to have access to her well of wisdom via Film Courage. Thanks for always curating quality discussions!
  • @geminiy2t
    This was so on point!!! Loved it!!!
  • @askingwhy123
    I could learn from her all day. Fantastic guest.
  • @ActorsReal2Reel
    She’s good. My mom and I have shot over 100 reel scenes like short films and everytime we shot one I learned on the technical side of filming it and she learned more about writing. Your always learning and learning in your own way and style. I like that she encourages that and doesn’t try to steer everyone towards a standard everyone has to follow. I break so many rules when filming and usually people will ask me about things and be like what??? That’s crazy and it worked. Be uniquely you but it doesn’t hurt to know the rules first, understand and then know how to break them.
  • @Kim-ze7cp
    Wow, so I'm a Portuguese speaker and I started writing screenplays in English, first as a way to practice my writing, then because it was incredibly fun! I'm an extremely objective person and here I was, forcing myself to write the way we learn in books just because is the rules. And here we have it, an amazing teacher telling us is ok to write how we want to. Thank you Film Courage for posting all these videos. I don't think I would have access to so much knowledge about screenplays if it wasn't for this channel!
  • @cblackford315
    Been listening to her videos basically on a loop since I've found them. Film Courage is such a great find. Shannan is so easy to listen to. Really great teacher.
  • @magic80just14
    I also liked the way you broke things down very professional thank you