[Movie and Drama Storytelling in the AI Era: Designing Stories that Build Works and Careers] Chapter 1. Movie Planning

Learn how to turn a vague idea into a "completable work." The reason you fail to finish writing on your own is not a lack of talent, but a lack of planning, structure, genre, and scene-level design. Based on my Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Screenwriting, over 10 years of writing experience, and the achievement of winning two awards with a single work, I will organize professional-standard writing techniques step-by-step online. In this main lecture, "Chapter 1: Film Planning," we will cover everything from planning methodologies to writing loglines and statements of intent, while also learning prompt engineering to utilize AI as a planning and assistant writer. Ultimately, you will work with the instructor to complete a one-sentence logline for the project you wish to write. The course proceeds with the perspective that the writer's judgment and design are what matter most, while AI is simply a tool that makes that process more efficient. The full curriculum for [Film and Drama Storytelling in the AI Era: Story Design for Creating Works and Careers] follows a 5-chapter roadmap: Film Planning → Structure → Plot & Character → Genre → Scene & Adaptation. By following each step, you can eventually expand your work into a full-length feature film screenplay (or a series proposal + scripts for episodes 1-2, depending on your goal). (Note: This course is sold individually by chapter.)