How to create a Timeline//Start to Finish//Screenwriting 101

This week we continuing our series which will allow you to go from idea to first draft. Today we learn how to create a timeline.

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Time stamp
00:00 - 00:22 - Introduction
00:23-01:00 -What is a Timeline and why it is important.
01:01-01:46-Character is Structure
01:47-02:16 - Parts of a Timeline
02:17-03:06 -How different characters have different decisions
03:07-03:41-difference between story structure and narrative structure
04:42-05:16 -Writing Exercise
05:16- 6:55 - Outro, update on Dagon, Shoutouts