Screenwriting Course: Screenwriting is the art of writing scripts, creating stories, developing characters, and writing dialogues for mass media such as feature films, short films, commercials, television productions, etc. It involves writing down the movements, expressions, dialogues, and actions of a character in a screenplay format. It is not the same as writing a novel or a poem as it requires particular formatting methods. Often it is a freelance profession. It is a field of performing arts that do not require any particular educational qualification.