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SUMMARY:Starting in Screenwriting with Gary Hewitt
DESCRIPTION:Take your first steps in screenwriting with Gary Hewitt.\n\nA monthly writing workshop running over 12 months\, these in-person workshops are for beginners and those interested in screenwriting. Do you have a excellent idea for a film and want to turn it into a script? Have you already started a screenplay and hit a wall? New screenwriters will be able to learn the concepts and techniques of storytelling and look at how to develop and structure a screenplay by using hands-on\, interactive learning.\n\nThis will provide new screenwriters with the skills and techniques required to kickstart their imagination as an emerging screenwriter. These workshops will help unlock storytelling potential of scripted dialogue and express dramatic ideas on the page. You’ll receive friendly\, constructive feedback throughout the course and have the opportunity to discuss and share your script ideas with a group of fellow writers. This can be an incredibly useful part of the creative process\, helping you develop the style and scope of your writing.\n\nPLEASE NOTE: fluency in English is required for this course.\n\n\n\nSCREENWRITING WORKSHOP SCHEDULE (ROUGH BREAKDOWN)\nEach class will run on the first Monday of every month\, 7-9.30pm at Refractive Production Hub. The classes will be a 2.5 hours long with a break for refreshments. \nMONTH 1 – PROJECT TREATMENT – Monday 2nd September 2024\nLearn the craft of writing your project treatment: \n\nLogline\nSynopsis\nGenres\nTones & themes\n\nMONTH 2 – CHARACTERS – Monday 7th October 2024\nLearn how to develop your characters including: \n\nCharacter Arcs and character motivations\nProtagonists\nAntagonists\n\nWriting unlikable protagonists & inhuman antagonists \nMONTH 3 – STRUCTURE – Monday 4th November 2024\nLearn how to map out the structure of your script with: \n\n3 Act Structure\nturning points & midpoints (SOTL & titanic will be used as examples)\nconflicts\n\nMONTH 4 – STEP OUTLINE – Monday 2nd December 2024\nLearn how to write out your Step-outlines and work out if your project will be written from an omniscient narrative\, restrictive narrative or an unrealisable narrative. \nMONTH 5 – SCREENPLAY FORMATTING – Monday 6th January 2025\n\nScreenplay Formatting\nUsing the white space\nWriting unfilmable‘s\nBest script software to use\n\nMONTH 6 – SCENE STRUCTURE – Monday 3rd February 2025\nWe will go in-depth into writing Scenes including: \n\nScene structure\nis the scene needed?\nWriting opening scene\nCharacter introduction and Status and power in scenes\nGuest Speaker\n\nMONTH 7 – MCGUFFIN’S AND OTHER ITEMS – Monday 3rd March 2025\n\nFind out the difference between Talismans & McGuffins\nset ups and payoffs Chekov’s gun. (Shaun of the dead & EEAAO will be used as examples)\n\nMONTH 8 – WORLD BUILDING – Monday 7th April 2025\nWorld building and visual storytelling. \n\nDoes the rules of your world make sense\nAre the rules clear from the start\nA prologue\nCan you move the story forward in other ways rather than Dialogue\n\nMONTH 9 – REWRITING  – Monday 5th May 2025\nWhat’s the best way to go about rewriting your script. \n\nTake a vacation From Your First Draft\nKill Your Darlings – Can any CHARACTERS or PLOTS be cut out or combined?\nWrite from each character POV (treat them as your main character)\nCan you identify the CATALYST\, FIRST ACT BREAK\, MIDPOINT\, SECOND ACT BREAK\, and CLIMAX?\nDoes the main character have a clear ARC?\nDo the STAKES escalate throughout the script?\nDo the SUBPLOTS connect to the main plot? Is a THEME emerging?\n\nMONTH 10 – ONE ON ONE MEETINGS – Monday 2nd June 2025\nLet’s look at your project one on one \n\nWhat issues are you having?\nHow far along are you with the script?\nHow can we make it better?\n\nMONTH 11 – EXPOSITION & WRITING BETTER DIALOGUE – Monday 7th July 2025\n\nHow to write exposition properly.\nHow can you tell the story through meaningful dialogue.\nExposition should be brief\nExposition through character\n\nMONTH 12 – TAKING YOU SCRIPT INTO THE WORLD – Monday 4th August 2025\n\nCreating Pitch decks\,\nEntering competitions\nFinding agents\nGuest Speaker\n\n  \nTUTOR\nClasses are taught by award-winning filmmaker Gary J Hewitt who has been working in the industry for over 10years. Gary J Hewitt is a Screenwriter and Director from Glasgow\, Scotland. His debut feature film Cleek has its festival run in 2018. It was distributed by Shami Media Group on Amazon Prime and later went to DVD on March 15th 2019. Following the success of Cleek. Gary directed multi award winning film ‘Mia: A Rapture 2.0 Production’. The film won over 10 awards including Best British Film\, Best Film and the IAC Diamond Award at BIAFF. Since then\, Mia: A Rapture 2.0 Production has been distributed by North American company Meridian Releasing Group and can be purchased on Amazon. Gary’s most recent project The Defender (currently in Production) ranks in the top 30% in coverfly\, was one of 6 semi-finalists at FILM MARKET HUB\, scored 7.5/10 on SCREENCRAFT and was a quarter finalist . \n\nFINAL WORDS\nThis will serve as a fantastic platform to jump-start screenwriting careers for people who have had no formal education or experience in the field. The class will provide an intuitive structure to the art of screenwriting and will be a creative home where writers develop their craft. It is designed to offer personalised attention to your ideas\, with an emphasis on industry expectations and standards. \nOnce the fundamentals have been established the students will be able to immediately put these new skills to use by writing their own scripts.
URL:http://refractive.scot/event/starting-in-screenwriting-with-gary-hewitt/
LOCATION:Refractive Hub\, 3rd Floor Witherspoon Building\, Storie St\, Paisley\, PA1 2AR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Extreme Location Camera with Thomas Hogben
DESCRIPTION:This hands-on course is designed for videographers and aspiring filmmakers seeking to enhance their technical and creative camera skills in demanding and unpredictable environments. Drawing on real-world experience from documentary filmmaking\, participants will learn how to adapt to varied conditions while maintaining professional production standards. \nThis course is ideal for intermediate to advanced videographers\, filmmakers\, and content creators who want to expand their skills and confidence working in challenging settings. \nParticipants will be set a bit of a task…. Like go shoot something at night.. for shooting in challenging situations.. and then we review at the next session. \n  \nWednesday 12th February \, 7-9pm Module 1: Foundations of Advanced Camera Techniques \n\nUnderstanding Your Gear: Maximizing the potential of your equipment.\nLenses and Their Impact: Choosing the right lens for dynamic storytelling.\nTechnical Fundamentals: Exposure\, focus pulling\, and white balance mastery.\n\n  \nSaturday 15th Feb: 10am -12pm  Module 3: Visual Storytelling in the Field \n\nComposition and Movement: Advanced framing and camera motion for emotional impact.\nAdapting to Unscripted Moments: Capturing spontaneity with precision.\nWorking with Natural Light: Harnessing available light to create cinematic visuals.\n\n  \n Wednesday 19th Feb  7pm – 9pm Module 2: Working in Challenging Environments \n\nAdapting to Weather: Techniques for shooting in rain\, snow\, wind\, or extreme heat.\nLow-Light Filmmaking: Creative solutions for minimal lighting conditions.\nRemote and Rugged Locations: Packing light\, staying mobile\, and ensuring equipment safety.\n\n  \nWednesday 26th Feb: 7pm – 9pm Module 4: Problem-Solving on the Fly \n\nDealing with Equipment Failures: Quick fixes and backups.\nImprovising Shots: Creative solutions when plans change.\nKeeping Calm Under Pressure: Strategies for staying focused in high-stress situations.\n\n  \nWednesday 12th March  7pm – 9pm  Module 5: Post-Production Considerations \n\nShooting for the Edit: Tips for ensuring smooth transitions and continuity.\nColor Grading Challenges: Working with footage from difficult conditions.\nReview and Feedback: Analyzing participants’ footage to refine skills.\n\n  \nCost £25 for 5 workshops.  These workshops are subsided to enable access to makers at different career stages. Access to your own camera is preferred. Contact Refractive  if you require camera access. \nFor further information contact: murielann@refractive.scot \n  \nAbout the Tutor: \nThomas Hogben is a Scottish-based Director of Photography\, who specialises in working within Documentary. He studied a BA in Photography & Film Production at Napier University and holds an MSc in Animation and Visualisation from DjCAD. \nHe was one of only 7 chosen for the Scottish Documentary Institute Bridging the Gap Scheme in 2016\, and the resulting short documentary film\, Teeth\, premiered at EIFF and won Best Documentary at the Scottish Short Film Festival as well as screening at Aesthetica\, Athens International\, and Sebastopol Documentary Festival. From there he DoP’d the BBC Four short documentary Outlying and 30min Our Fathers documentary for BBC Scotland. In 2020\, he was commissioned to undertake the experimental art film titled The Soul Of A Statue focusing on the work of renowned Czech glass artist Martin Janecky for exhibition at the Toyama Glass Museum in Tokyo. More recently in 2022\, he worked as the DoP for Maurice O’Briens on his latest feature The Artist and the Wall of Death. \nBeyond this\, he is a skilled gimbal operator for both ground and aerial work having credits on Outlander and Christian Carions My Son as well as working as the second unit DoP on Richie Adams drama The Road Dance which won the Audience Award at the 2021 EIFF. \nSpecialties: Film\, Photography\, Post production\, GFX\, Editing\, Production\, Digital Media \n  \nTo explore Tom’s latest work visit:    https://www.thomashogben.com/blog
URL:http://refractive.scot/event/extreme-location-camera-with-thomas-hogben/
LOCATION:Refractive Hub\, 3rd Floor Witherspoon Building\, Storie St\, Paisley\, PA1 2AR\, United Kingdom
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