Ultimate Screenwriter announces $249 Screen Writing Course with green light access. The online course features 12 on-demand video lectures created and presented by Ron Osborn, 8-time Grammy Award nominee and member of WGA, DGA and PGA. Graduates’ scripts are submitted to an active Hollywood producer who specializes in their niche and guarantees to read a minimum of the all-important first ten pages of the script.
Our producer network consists of active industry decision-makers with credits on:
- Major TV Franchises: Lost, CSI, Gotham, Chicago Fire, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Global Hits: The Chosen, The Vampire Diaries
- Feature Films: Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (Zac Efron), Locked (Anthony Hopkins)”
What makes this meaningful is the producer has the power to green light a project. Normally, screenplay submissions are read and graded by coverage readers who do not have the green light power. The effectiveness of this “producer read” is evident in the fact 19% of Ultimate Screenwriter graduates have had their first screenplay get the coveted green light and made into a feature film.
There are many fine screenwriting schools in the United States, but until now they have mainly shied away from the essential question of: “I’ve written my script, now what?” They answer this question with, “Enter your film in festivals, copyright and register it with the Writers Guild of America (WGA) then attempt to submit it to studios, or setup a crowdfunding program and try and raise the capital to make your film.” The industry average success rate for these methods of screenplay submissions being made into films is less than 1%.
The problems with these approaches don’t end with low odds either. You can win a bunch of festivals, but first you have to have a film to show. With the average price of a Hollywood movie in the $70 million range, and with even Indie films running around $10 million to make, it’s beyond the scope of most film school graduates.
This would seem to lead one to the crowdfunding tactic, but again a $10 to $70 million ask is a bit steep for a first-time filmmaker to be seeking, much less expecting.
In reality, the screen writing graduate has but one choice, to submit their screenplay to the studios. This puts their script in direct competition with some 50,000 other scripts (the annual submission rate for new scripts). Some 9000 of these will be coming from WGA members, a number of whom have built up studio cred over the years.
The problem with this approach is the system is designed to work as a gatekeeper whose default position is “NO.” How it works remains unchanged from Hollywood’s golden era. Interns, apprentices and minimum wage staffers serve as coverage readers. Their job? To read three to four scripts a day and then grade them as Pass (as in I’ll pass on that script), Consideration (this script isn’t too bad, but needs work) and Recommend (this script is worth looking into). Considering the number of incoming scripts (the aforementioned 50,000 annually,) and the number of movies that get made from them (less than 500) you wouldn’t be wrong to surmise that most scripts get a Pass grade.
This is where the reality of screenwriting as a career hits the newly graduated filmmaking student. How do you get started? How do you sell your first script? How do you get noticed? The odds of being one of the fortunate 500 screenwriters who get green lit out of the pool of 50,000 scripts are daunting. Especially given the fact that even if a coverage reader Recommends your screenplay, they have no power. They can’t green light the script.
The Ultimate Screenwriter decided to revolutionize the process. When you graduate from the Ultimate Screenwriter Course, you are automatically eligible for its Hollywood “producer read.” What this means in practice is that the Ultimate Screenwriter will put your finished script in the hands of an active Hollywood producer, who specializes in the genre of your screenplay. Said producer will guarantee to read the first ten pages (equivalent to ten minutes of screen time) of your script. While this may not seem like a big deal, in actuality, coverage readers (and producers) can tell whether a script is going to be good or not before they’ve finished page 10. And if said producer really likes your script, unlike the coverage readers, they possess the power or connections to green light your script. This revolutionary twist on the ‘how movies get made’ has been behind dozens of features hitting the screens, with many more to come. Here’s a brief overview of the process.
1. Take the Course
Watch all 12 lessons. Absorb hard-won wisdom and learn the craft and business of screenwriting from Emmy-nominated Ron Osborn.
2. Write Your Best Screenplay
Apply the 10-page rule. Hook your reader in the first ten minutes. Compel them keep turning the pages to see what’s next.
3. Professional Review
Get expert feedback to polish your work before the Producer Read. Optional, but highly recommended.
4. Producer Read
Bypass gatekeepers. Direct submission to a Hollywood producer with green light powers for a guaranteed 10-page read.
Download Link for the Ultimate Screenwriter Course 10-point screenplay submission checklist. https://ultimatescreenwritercourse.com/media/how-to-sell-your-screenplay-checklist.pdf
A number of Ultimate Screenwriter graduates who got their screenplay green lit can be found at https://ultimatescreenwritercourse.com/success.html
Ron Osborn, screenwriter, course creator and presenter video trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
For Potential Students & Website Use
Q: Who teaches the Ultimate Screenwriter course?
A: The course consists of 12 on-demand video lectures created and presented by Ron Osborn. He is an Emmy-nominated screenwriter , an 8-time Grammy Award nominee, and a member of the WGA, DGA, and PGA.
Q: What makes this course different from traditional film schools?
A: While many film schools shy away from the question of how to get a script sold after graduation, this course focuses on the next step: industry access. Unlike traditional submissions that go to coverage readers (interns) who lack decision-making power, Ultimate Screenwriter graduates get direct access to producers who have the power to green light a project.
Q: What is the “Producer Read” guarantee?
A: Upon graduation, your script is submitted to an active Hollywood producer who specializes in the specific genre of your screenplay. They guarantee to read the first 10 pages of your script.
Q: Why does the producer only read the first 10 pages?
A: The first 10 pages represent roughly ten minutes of screen time. Industry professionals—both producers and coverage readers—can determine if a script is going to be good before finishing page 10. The goal is to hook the reader immediately so they are compelled to keep turning the pages.
Q: Does the person reading my script actually have power? A: Yes. Unlike coverage readers, who can only “Recommend” a script but cannot approve it, the producers reviewing Ultimate Screenwriter submissions possess the power or connections to green light the script.
Q: What is the success rate for graduates?
A: Currently, 19% of Ultimate Screenwriter graduates have had their first screenplay get the green light.
Q: How much does the course cost?
A: The full Screen Writing Course, including the green light access, is priced at $249.
The Ultimate Screenwriter Course, founded in 2025 is an online school for screenwriters. The curriculum is designed to take 240 hours over a 12-week period. 15 hours are via on-demand video lectures created and presented by Ron Osborn (WGA, DGA, PGA. Creative for Mork & Mindy, Moonlighting, The West Wing, Duckman, Meet Joe Black).
The rest of the course consists of 30 hours of reading assignments, 60 hours of movie viewing hours, 15 hours of homework and 120 hours for working on your own screenplay. Tuition is $249 for lifetime access.
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