Elstree Film School - Film Scriptwriting Intensive Workshop - Scheduled Courses

If you have a first draft script, an outline or treatment that you wish to take to the next level then the Intensive Screenwriting Workshop is just what the (script) doctor ordered. Alternatively if you wish to brush up or hone your existing screenwriting skills then this is the place to be.

Make sure your script is polished to professional standards with this intensive look at more advanced screenwriting skills. Using a combination of practical exercises, advice and workshop discussions the aim is to send your work-in-progress to the next stage of development. Guided discussions led by a professional script consultant will help you focus on getting your vision onto the page. You will learn about specific strategies for solving screenplay problems and how to add sparkle to your work that will make it stand out from the crowd.

Focusing on your material, Intensive Screenwriting Workshop will teach you advanced concepts such as sequencing, image systems and creating dramatic tension. Warm up exercises will provide practical ways of getting your creative juices flowing, all with the goal of making your screenplay more polished and marketable.

Add shine to your screenplay by joining our Intensive Screenwriting Workshop to help you realise the best of your material.

Please note: this course has now been updated and integrated into the new Film & TV Scriptwriting Introduction Training Course.

Duration: 1 day.

Location: 21st Century New Media (Production Offices), Elstree Film Studios, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire WD6 1JG. [MAP]

Prerequisites: Some experience of writing narrative fiction, whether prose, play or film/TV script.

Why Take This Course? Intensive Screenwriting Workshop is designed for people with some knowledge of dramatic writing who are currently working on a script they want to develop or who simply want to enhance their skills. Ideally you will bring drafts of works-in-progress to the workshop.

About the Tutor: Ellin Stein teaches screenwriting at Roehampton University and operates her own script consultancy providing script reports directly to writers and to production companies which have included DNA Films, Tiger Aspect, and Crowfoot Films. She is also a consulting script editor for Inktip and has been a story analyst for leading companies in the US and UK, among them Miramax, New Line, and Zoetrope. Her own projects have won awards from festivals in Toronto, Chicago, and Hiroshima and from the American Film Institute. She has also written extensively on films and the film industry for publications including The Independent, The Telegraph, The Times, Variety and The New York Times.

COURSE CONTENT

Warm Up

Coming up with ideas.
Practical exercise to get your creative juices flowing.

Screenplay Evolution

Outlines.
Treatments.
The first draft.
Taking it further.

Advanced Screenwriting Concepts

Sequencing.
Image systems.
Creating dramatic tension.

Workshop

Looking at your work.
Group discussion.
Constructive criticism and feedback.

Please note: this course has now been updated and integrated into the new Film & TV Scriptwriting Introduction Training Course.

5-20% discount if you book for more than one delegate!
Further discounts are available when booking multiple courses,
Please call our training secretary on 0844 844 2428.

Film Scriptwriting Intensive Training Courses
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