Introduction to Screenwriting - a whole new language
Saturday 30th April 2016, 10am - 5pm
Shetland Museum & Archives, Hay’s Dock, Lerwick, ZE1 0WP
COST:
£10 per person (plus booking fee) includes full-day workshop, buffet lunch and refreshments
Book your place online here:
https://introtoscreenwritinglerwick.eventbrite.co.uk
The workshop:
This one-day intensive workshop will introduce writers to the language and format of screenwriting, giving you the basic tools and information you need to write a screenplay. The day is part lecture, part workshop/seminar, culminating in a fun pitching session.
We will be covering:
- Format – why is it so important?
- Story Structure and planning - How Save the Cat can save your script,
- What is and how to, write a treatment, and finally,
- Live! The pitch and how to do it.
We will walk you through the process of getting your screenplay idea out of your head and onto the printed page, show you how to format your screenplay to make it readable and well paced. Help you define your story’s characters, obstacles, and scope; understand the importance of each of the three acts in a traditional narrative structure; and discover how to build tension and reveal key plot points.
There will be lots of opportunities for you to ask questions and discuss your ideas during the workshop sessions.
Sara Bailey
Sara Bailey is a writer, researcher and lecturer who has been working with authors, screenwriters and writers as a consultant (with http://thewritingcoach.co.uk ) and facilitator for many years.She has had two film scripts commissioned by Cutting Edge Productions.
Recently awarded her PhD in Creative and Critical Writing at Bangor University Sara is a member of the Author’s Association, the National Association of Writer’s in Education and actively involved in national and international conferences on writing.
Her latest book published by Bloomsbury Writing the Horror Movie came out in 2014 and she is working on the follow up Hells Bells, From Screen Queens to Psycho Bitches also for Bloomsbury and her first novel Take Me With You.
Sara has recently returned to Orkney after 37 years away.
Her blog can be found at http://www.scribblingwoman.co.uk
If you have any questions about this event, please contact Avril at XpoNorth Writing & Publishing on [email protected]
The work of XpoNorth Writing and Publishing through Emergents is funded by HIE (through European ERDF funds) and is a key part of HIE’s support strategy for the creative industries in the Highlands and Islands.
Emergents Creatives CIC is a community interest company that aims to support the development of creative careers, enterprise and the economy in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and beyond.
We aim to achieve this by nurturing creative talent and creative businesses through general and specific support including mentoring, training, advice and networking.
