Over the course of 3 decades, John Truby has taught more than 30,000 students the art of screenwriting. Providing the knowledge and expertise he has applied as a consultant on over 1,000 movie scripts, Truby offers an approach to storytelling that has earned acclaim for his instructional classes and screenwriting software from students and critics alike:

"If you're ready to graduate from the boy-meets-girl league of screenwriting, meet john Truby...(His course draws) epiphanies that make you see the contours of your psyche as sharply as your script."
LA Weekly

Screenwriting Software

Truby’s Blockbuster screenwriting package allows students to learn the art of developing ideas into fully realized, professionally structured scripts right at home. Based on a user interface that teaches as you write, Truby’s Blockbuster screenwriting software shows you the deep structural weaknesses that are likely to be in your script and takes you through the ideal order for fixing them.

Truby’s Blockbuster software package is the only screenwriting program of its kind to focus in on writing for specific genres. With add-ons for action, comedy, horror and every genre of screenwriting, Blockbuster can be tailored to fit exactly the style of movie you’re working on.

Screenwriting Classes

From the writers, directors and producers of Shrek to Sleepless in Seattle to Star Wars, Truby’s screenwriting classes have trained some of the top players in Hollywood today. Truby’s audio and video screenwriting courses will teach you hundreds of screenwriting techniques that will allow you to compete with the best.

Truby’s 14 hour audio classes and 8 hour video courses focus on the 22 building blocks of every script. These screenwriting tools will take you from beginning to end in the development process of your script idea.

"Truby's Story Structure Class is a totally new system.... a course that allows a writer to succeed in the fiercely competitive climate of Hollywood."
American Film Institute Magazine

Screenwriting 1-on-1 Classes

In addition to screenwriting courses and software, Truby.com also offers classes which include one-on-one interaction with a personal mentor. The Great Screenwriting 1-on-1 Class is 12 weeks long and contains all the information from the Truby live seminar. Writing exercises at the end of each lesson help you apply the course information to your story.