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SUMMARY:Four Track Nights: Experimental Sounds workshops
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in making electronic experimental music and want to take it further? Do you have an interest in experimental music or want to expand your current audio knowledge and abilities? \nThe workshops will cover experimental sound\, field recording and some topical information on the genre. We will help you getting started taking your first steps in creating experimental sounds and we will look at DIY instruments and mic building techniques. These workshops are suitable for complete beginners or experienced musicians. \nYou will be able to get a better understanding of modular synthesisers and immersive audio techniques as well as meeting other like minded individuals and help grow a community of local experimental audio artists. \n\nThe workshops will run on the 3rd Saturday of the month on the following dates: Saturday 16th March\, Saturday 20th April\, Saturday 18th May 2024.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe workshops will all be 11am – 2pm at Refractive Production Hub\, 3rd Floor Witherspoon Building\, Storie St\, Paisley\, PA1 2AR.\n\n\n\n\n\nEach session costs £5\, it is expected that participants attend the sessions as a series (individual sessions can not be booked).\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo book a slot\, please email Muriel Ann at  refractivecollective@gmail.com\n  \nSESSION ONE: Introduction to experimentation \nThis session will introduce the genre\, some examples of 4TN guest experimentalists\, venues and opportunities where you can show off your work and some of the tools or equipment that you can use to get started. We will work with miRack and Garageband and set these up on your iPad. Attendees are welcome to bring their own computer/mobile device and should consider bringing their own wired headphones to each session \nSESSION TWO: Making microphones  \nThis session will have attendees construct their own microphone or hydrophone. From this we can then connect these to DIY instruments or make field recordings. We will then use these samples to make strange and experimental noises with a view to creating your own sound art. \nSESSION THREE: All about tape \nIn this session we will look at the application of analogue recordings to our soundscape. Through investigating tape loops the attendees will learn how to make their own loop tape and use it to create chaotic\, ambient drones.
URL:https://refractive.scot/event/four-track-nights-experimental-sounds-workshops/
LOCATION:Refractive Hub\, 3rd Floor Witherspoon Building\, Storie St\, Paisley\, PA1 2AR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Refractive Film and Digital Artist Meet Up - Friday 15th March
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to be hosting our second Film and Digital Artist Meetup at Refractive Production Hub. Join us for an evening of networking with two guest presentations from NEoN Digital Arts and Kevin Cameron. This event is free\, please come along! Refreshments provided.\n\n\n\nA note about NEoN Digital Arts and Donna Holford-Lovell:\nNEoN Digital Arts (SCIO) is a small charity based in Dundee. In recognising the profound connection between contemporary culture and digital technology\, NEoN believes in addressing digital poverty and promoting digital detox as integral aspects of its mission. Through a collaborative programme\, NEoN seeks to not only enhance critical understanding but also make digital art more accessible\, acknowledging the impact of technology on society today. \n\nDIRECTOR – Donna Holford-Lovell \nDonna has been with NEoN since its conception in 2009. She is a passionate advocate of digital (social) change\, working with digital art makers to change the binary systems which parallel the heteronormative structures of the patriarchy. She champions digital art practices that aim to be nonhierarchical and inclusive and use tools to bypass this patriarchy. Under the umbrella of new digital change feminisms\, many artists are changing the technology paradigms\, metaphorically and literally rewriting the code. It is here that she works and makes a difference. “After years of conformity\, I am now dreaming in the ruins of Big Tech”. \n  \n\nA note about Kevin Cameron: \nKevin Cameron is a filmmaker\, animator and artist with a particular focus on documentary and participative work. He graduated from Glasgow University’s Department of Film and Television Studies and The University of Bristol’s postgrad in Film production. With a wide ranging practice\, he has produced award winning work for BBC\, Scottish TV and Canal Plus in France and delivered  commissions for bodies such as Creative Scotland\, Education Scotland\, Screen Scotland and the Freedom of Information Commissioner. Kevin had a long running collaboration with writer and artist Alasdair Gray producing a number of shorts and the feature length documentary Alasdair Gray\, A Life in Progress which screened extensively at festivals and twice on the BBC.   \nKevin has a long standing interest and practice in collaborative and participative filmmaking and has worked in multiple contexts and with diverse members of the community. Highlights of this strand of his practice have included presenting work for the directors programme of the GI festival and presenting in the Carnegie Hall in New York as part of International Conference of Teaching Artists. Kevin has also worked extensively in formal education with young people and teaching staff and received a high commendation from Queen Margaret University’s course in Professional Practice in Film Education.    \nLochwinnoch based\, Kevin has firm local links\, recently presenting work at the Cycle Arts Festival as well as delivering a time capsule of Paisley Town Hall. Amongst others\, Kevin has been pleased to work alongside: Pachedu\, ReMode\, PACE\, Create and the TH.CARS2 programme.   \n 
URL:https://refractive.scot/event/refractive-film-and-digital-artist-meet-up-friday-15th-march/
LOCATION:Refractive Hub\, 3rd Floor Witherspoon Building\, Storie St\, Paisley\, PA1 2AR\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:REFRACTIVE: Film and Digital Artist Meetup
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to be hosting our first ever Film and Digital Artist Meetup at Refractive Production Hub. Join us for an evening of networking with two guest presentations from Alchemy Film and Arts and Kenny Glenaan. This event is free\, please come along! Refreshments provided. \nA note about Alchemy Film and Arts & Milo Clenshaw: \nAlchemy Film & Arts is based in the Scottish Borders town of Hawick. We work with artists and communities across local\, national and international contexts\, using film as a way to come together\, have conversations and strengthen community.\nWe deliver the UK’s festival of experimental film and artists’ moving image; an award-winning programme of community filmmaking\, skills development and creative learning; and Scotland’s only film-specific residencies programme\, supporting the generation of new knowledge through long-form\, practice-led research and multidisciplinary partnerships.\nWe are constantly questioning the broader contexts in which we live and work. Through collaboration and a critically engaged practice that places inclusion\, equity and social justice at its centre\, we aim to put Hawick on the map as Scotland’s Film Town\, and contribute to a fairer creative industry.\nOur team takes pride in the care and clarity with which we deliver our work\, and in the warmth and hospitality for which we are known. In all that we do\, we value openness\, experimentation\, creativity\, solidarity and humour.\n\nMilo first joined Alchemy as part of his Masters degree in Film Curation with the University of Glasgow\, and has since gone on to work with the organisation as a Trainee\, Print Traffic Coordinator\, Programme Assistant and currently as Assistant Producer. He also works freelance as a writer and curator\, with his first novel due to be published in the Spring of 2024. He is drawn to the intersection of art\, activism and social practice and has a particular interest in queer and DIY film.\n\nMore about Alchemy Film and Arts – https://alchemyfilmandarts.org.uk/\n\n  \nA note about Kenny Glenann: \nKenny is an award winning television and film director. Work includes Bafta winning film Summer\, Locarno film festival winner Yasmin and Gas Attack\, winner of the Michael Powell Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. He is currently taking part in the producers development programe run by BECTU\, Screen Scotland and the BBC; and working his way through a PhD. \nMore about Kenny’s work – https://www.kennyglenaan.com/
URL:https://refractive.scot/event/refractive-film-and-digital-artist-meetup/
LOCATION:Refractive Hub\, 3rd Floor Witherspoon Building\, Storie St\, Paisley\, PA1 2AR\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Thurs 14th Dec 2023 - Erskine Arts - The Defender
DESCRIPTION:Join Refractive for a screening of award winning feature film\, The Defender by Gary Hewitt (Director and Screenwriter)\, at Erskine Arts. The film screening will take place on Thursday 14th December 2023 at 6.30pm. Book a ticket for only £5 (see link below)! \nThe evening will include a screening of a short film animation ‘Gloaming – The Vegan Leather’ by Bovine\, alongside the screening of The Defender and a 10 minute Q&A with The Defender director\, Gary Hewitt. \nGloaming -The Vegan Leather\, by Bovine\,  3min 40sec\, Scotland 2022  music video / animation short\n\nBovine is film and digital artists based in Paisley\,  delivering unusual music video and capturing artistic and animated promotions of music and community events.\n\n\n\nGloaming promo image by Bovine\n\n\n\nBook tickets through the venue\, Erskine Arts\, here: https://bookwhen.com/erskinearts#focus=ev-sk2p-20231214183000  \n[Please note\, Refractive have classified this film as a 15. As such\, it is advised that people under 15 should not book a ticket to see this film.] \n  \nFor more film information and to watch the trailer for The Defender\, please see below. \n2023\, Scotland\,  Drama\, 1hr41min\, Language: English\, Refractive Classification: 15 \nDir: Gary Hewitt\, DOP: Steve Johnson \n  \nSYNOPSIS A child trafficking ring kidnaps a young boy named George. This traumatic event encourages an alcoholic\, PTSD-suffering vigilante called Sara to team up with a local social worker to track down the same criminals who have ties to her past. Sara must face her fears and learn to put her trust in people if she has any hope of finding the boy. Featuring Sasha MacPherson (Mortem) and Parmy Singh (River City). \n \nA Note from Gary Hewitt: \n‘The Defender’ started when I lost my mother at the early stages of the covid pandemic. I remembered her last words to me were “Be kind… Help others” This is the underlying message in the story\, but it also questions how far do you take that? This script was developed with the belief that something so personal to me is a clear universal message. While this film is dark with crime and abuse\, it’s about new beginnings\, change\, and how a family is more than blood. The Defender follows Sara Summers’ story\, whose aim to help others\, takes her down a dark path that makes Sara face her own haunted past. I wanted to examine how we deal with loss and abandonment. What will human beings do to relieve themselves of hurt? How will they find the power to break free of their own darkness and start again? \n  \nTHE DEFENDER was selected for:  \nthe EDINBURGH INTERNATION FILM FESTIVAL as part of CELTIC MEDIA SHOWCASE \nIt was one of 6 semi-finalists at this year’s FILM MARKET HUB  \nIt scored 7.5/10 on SCREENCRAFT and was a quarter finalist \nTHE DEFENDER has ranked in the TOP 30% of all 51\,735 projects on COVERFLY  \nIt scored 8/10 on FILM MARKET HUB REVIEW \nAwards: \nBest Indie Film\, Best Actress\, Best Cinematography: Milan Independent Awards \nBest Feature\, Best Producer & Best Cinematography: 8 & HalFilm Awards \nBest Feature Film & Best Actress: Sweden Film Awards \nBest Thriller: Robinson Film Awards (August 2023) \nBest Producer\, Best Director\, Best Feature: White Rose Film Fest  \n 
URL:https://refractive.scot/event/thurs-14th-dec-2023-erskine-arts-the-defender/
LOCATION:Erskine Arts\, Kilpatrick Dr\, Erskine\, PA8 7AF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Cinema Tickets
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SUMMARY:Mon 4th Dec 2023 - Paisley Town Hall (Screening Room) - The Defender
DESCRIPTION:Join Refractive for a screening of award winning feature film\, The Defender by Gary Hewitt (Director and Screenwriter)\, at Paisley Town Hall Screening Room. The film screening will take place on Monday 4th December 2023 with two screening times available\, 6pm 0r 8pm. Book a ticket for only £6 below! \nEach screening will show a short film animation\, ‘Gloaming – The Vegan Leather’ by Bovine\,  alongside the screening of The Defender and a 10 minute Q&A with The Defender director\, Gary Hewitt. \nGloaming -The Vegan Leather\, by Bovine\,  3min 40sec\, Scotland 2022  music video / animation short\n\nBovine is film and digital artists based in Paisley\,  delivering unusual music video and capturing artistic and animated promotions of music and community events.\n\n\n\nGloaming promo image by Bovine\n  \n\nFor more film information and to watch the trailer for The Defender\, please see below. \n[Please note\, Refractive have classified this film as a 15. As such\, it is advised that people under 15 should not book a ticket to see this film.] \n  \n2023\, Scotland\,  Drama\, 1hr41min\, Language: English\, Refractive Classification: 15 \nDir: Gary Hewitt\, DOP: Steve Johnson \n  \nSYNOPSIS A child trafficking ring kidnaps a young boy named George. This traumatic event encourages an alcoholic\, PTSD-suffering vigilante called Sara to team up with a local social worker to track down the same criminals who have ties to her past. Sara must face her fears and learn to put her trust in people if she has any hope of finding the boy. Featuring Sasha MacPherson (Mortem) and Parmy Singh (River City). \n \nA Note from Gary Hewitt: \n‘The Defender’ started when I lost my mother at the early stages of the covid pandemic. I remembered her last words to me were “Be kind… Help others” This is the underlying message in the story\, but it also questions how far do you take that? This script was developed with the belief that something so personal to me is a clear universal message. While this film is dark with crime and abuse\, it’s about new beginnings\, change\, and how a family is more than blood. The Defender follows Sara Summers’ story\, whose aim to help others\, takes her down a dark path that makes Sara face her own haunted past. I wanted to examine how we deal with loss and abandonment. What will human beings do to relieve themselves of hurt? How will they find the power to break free of their own darkness and start again? \n  \nTHE DEFENDER was selected for:  \nthe EDINBURGH INTERNATION FILM FESTIVAL as part of CELTIC MEDIA SHOWCASE \nIt was one of 6 semi-finalists at this year’s FILM MARKET HUB  \nIt scored 7.5/10 on SCREENCRAFT and was a quarter finalist \nTHE DEFENDER has ranked in the TOP 30% of all 51\,735 projects on COVERFLY  \nIt scored 8/10 on FILM MARKET HUB REVIEW \nAwards: \nBest Indie Film\, Best Actress\, Best Cinematography: Milan Independent Awards \nBest Feature\, Best Producer & Best Cinematography: 8 & HalFilm Awards \nBest Feature Film & Best Actress: Sweden Film Awards \nBest Thriller: Robinson Film Awards (August 2023) \nBest Producer\, Best Director\, Best Feature: White Rose Film Fest  \n 
URL:https://refractive.scot/event/mon-4th-dec-2023-paisley-town-hall-screening-room-the-defender/
LOCATION:Paisley Town Hall\, Abbey Cl\, Paisley\, PA1 1JF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Cinema Tickets
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SUMMARY:Working with RED Digital Cinema Cameras
DESCRIPTION:A 4-day class hosted by Steve Johnson \nA practical\, hands-on class looking at all aspects of the RED Digital Cinema Cameras from operation all the way through to Post Production. \nBook a space at: info@refractive.scot or call: 07789117740 \nDates\n\nSaturday 14th October\nSunday 15th October\nSaturday 21st October\nSunday 22nd October\n\n10am – 3pm each day \nFUTURIST ACADEMY IS COMMITTED TO HELPING SHOOTERS DEVELOP HANDS-ON\, INDUSTRY SPECIFIC SKILLS THROUGH MULTIPLE TRAINING PROGRAMMES WORLDWIDE. WE HAVE INSTRUCTED AND MANAGED MULTIPLE RED CAMERA TRAINING EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDING: AMSTERDAM; BERLIN; BRISBANE; DUBAI; LONDON; LOS ANGELES; MADRID; MOSCOW; OSLO AND SINGAPORE. \nOver the course of these 4-days\, we will provide the experience needed to feel confident when shooting with any of RED’s professional cameras. The course is tailored for all skill levels\, from students to working professionals\, teaching application knowledge of RED’s entire RAW workflow process\, from digital acquisition through post production. \n \nDay 1:\n\nHistory of RED Digital Cinema\nBrains & Sensor Comparisons\nCamera Builds\nFirmware and Black Shading Calibration\nRecording Media\nGraphic User Interface\n\nDay 2:\n\nExposure Techniques\nExposure Shooting Exercise\nDeep Menu Dive\nFootage Review\n\nDay 3:\n\nSensors\, Compression and REDcode\nCompression Shooting Exercise\n3D LUTs & ProRes\nFootage Review\n\nDay 4:\n\nImage Process Pipeline 2\nData Management\nSystems & Workflows\nWorking with R3D Files in Post Production
URL:https://refractive.scot/event/working-with-red-digital-cinema-cameras/
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Digital Illustration
DESCRIPTION:To book your space\, email refractivecollective@gmail.com or call/text 07789117740. \nDates: \n\n06 October\n13 October\n20 October\n03 November\n10 November\n\n£5 per session – 6PM – 8PM. \n3rd Floor Witherspoon Building. \n\n5 Week Advanced Digital Illustration and Design Workshops Using Procreate with Indie McCue.\nIntroduction: Welcome to our 5-week Advanced Digital Illustration Workshops using Procreate! This comprehensive program is designed for individuals who already have a solid foundation in digital illustration and want to take their skills to the next level using the powerful Procreate app. Through a series of engaging workshops\, participants will explore advanced techniques\, refine their artistic style\, and create stunning digital illustrations. \nThis proposal outlines the structure\, topics\, and objectives of the workshops. \nWorkshop Objectives:\n\nMaster Advanced Procreate Tools: Participants will learn advanced features and tools within the Procreate app\, including custom brushes\, layer management\, blend modes\, and advanced selection techniques.\nDevelop Advanced Illustration Techniques: The workshops will focus on advanced illustration techniques such as digital painting\, texture creation\, dynamic shading and lighting\, and realistic rendering.\nExplore Composition and Colour Theory: Participants will delve into the principles of composition and learn how to effectively use colour theory to create visually striking and harmonious illustrations.\nEnhance Personal Style: The workshops will encourage participants to develop their own unique artistic style by exploring different approaches\, experimenting with various brushes\, and refining their visual language.\nDigital Mixed Media: Participants will explore the integration of traditional media elements within Procreate\, such as scanned textures\, hand-drawn elements\, and mixed media effects. 6. Portfolio Development: The workshops will guide participants in creating a cohesive and impressive digital illustration portfolio\, showcasing their best work and attracting potential clients or employers.\n\nWorkshop Outline:\nWeek 1: Procreate Tools and Techniques – Exploring advanced brush customisation and creating custom brushes – Mastering layer management and blend modes for more complex illustrations – Advanced selection techniques for precise editing and manipulation – Utilizing Procreate’s built-in effects and adjustments for enhancing artwork \nWeek 2: Advanced Illustration Techniques – Digital painting techniques and creating depth in illustrations – Texture creation and applying realistic textures to digital artwork – Advanced shading and lighting techniques for dynamic illustrations – Enhancing details and refining artwork using Procreate’s precision tools \nWeek 3: Composition and Colour Mastery – Principles of composition and visual storytelling – Exploring advanced colour theory and colour harmonies – Using Procreate’s colour tools and palettes effectively – Creating balance\, focal points\, and visual interest in illustrations \nWeek 4 & 5 : Personal Style and Mixed Media Integration – Developing a personal artistic style and visual language – Incorporating traditional media elements into Procreate artwork – Experimenting with mixed media effects and techniques – Building a professional digital illustration portfolio using Procreate’s features. \nDelivery Format:\nThe Workshops will be conducted through practical in-person sessions that will be delivered from the Refractive Hub. In addition to this Participants will have access to a dedicated learning platform where they can access workshop materials\, engage in discussions and submit their work for feedback. \nLive Q&A sessions will also be held to address any questions or concerns. \nTarget Audience: The workshops are suitable for intermediate to advanced digital illustrators who are already familiar with the Procreate app and want to further refine their skills. This may include freelance illustrators\, artists\, designers\, or students looking to enhance their digital illustration abilities using Procreate. \nConclusion: Our 5-week Advanced Digital Illustration Workshops using Procreate aim to provide a comprehensive and immersive learning experience for participants to excel in digital illustration. By mastering advanced Procreate tools\, exploring illustration techniques\, refining personal style\, and understanding composition and colour theory\, attendees will be equipped to create stunning and professional digital illustrations. Join us on this artistic journey and take your digital illustration skills to new heights with Procreate! \nIndie McCue : Tutor\nMulti- faceted and multi-skilled\, Indie McCue resides in Paisley\, Renfrewshire bringing with them a multitude of creative skills; from arts production\, creative project management\, facilitation\, community arts engagement and outreach. However\, first and foremost Indie is a practicing creative\, driven by process\, passion for community and collaborative creation. \nIndie McCue is a multidisciplinary creative\, never limited by any one medium they seek to explore the contextual realms of sociopolitical charades. Since the conception of their creative career\, Indie has played with the external narratives of existing out with the mould and the predispositions that accompany such an existence. \nIn recent years the creative outputs Indie has produced have taken on more digital mediums such as graphic design\, 3D modelling\, experimental film\, animation and game design; This is in response to the lack of space available for creatives to produce work in. Their work is not confined to any one physical manifestation but instead holds each form as equal in conjunction with their current conceptual focal point.
URL:https://refractive.scot/event/digital-illustration/
LOCATION:Refractive Hub\, 3rd Floor Witherspoon Building\, Storie St\, Paisley\, PA1 2AR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:4 Track Nights-EVENT POSTPONED please contact refractivecollective@gmail.com for more information
DESCRIPTION:Event Postponed – The tutor is unwell and cannot attend tomorrow. Please contact refractivecollective@gmail.com for the new dates.\nFour Track Nights – Experimental Sound Workshops\nA series of 7x monthly practical workshops focused on experimental music and noise culture aimed at supporting interest\, additional growth and skill development for experimental audio artists\, while opening up access to a community of like minded individuals. Each workshop is aimed at those already working within this field and have previous experience and knowledge to relate\, but may be of interest to those who are looking to take their 1st steps into experimental audio works. \nThese sessions will be approximately 2 hours and at a monthly schedule\, £5 per session Book as space at: refractivecollective@gmail.com or call: 07789117740 \n4TN workshop tutors\nChris Duddy – Mic Building\, ReAmping\, Live immersive works with Qlab\,  iPad for experimental music\nChris is an established events and performance technologist working within the creative industries and in education.\nCreator of the PRNT KTCHN an educational\,recycling and design initiative and Four Track Nights a platform and research project for the curation of experimental audio and video artists. Currently based in Paisley\, Chris’s main arts practice focuses on technology applied to video and sonic performance and immersive installations. \nKeny Drew – Tape Loops\n1 part of the dynamic experimental sound and installation duo JAMP. Keny Drew a Former Paisley resident and now Crail based glass artist and musician\, creates works using modular synths\, acoustic samples and 4 track tape loops. As part of JAMP Keny creates unique immersive soundscapes paired with visual performances. \nFraser Rowan – Modular Demystified\nFraser Rowan is a Glasgow based producer performing\, writing and recording music under the name Ty Lumnus. For many years his instrument of choice was guitar\, working in collaboration with other musicians. After a short time working with an electronic artist his eyes were opened to a new way of creating music which enabled an artist to write\, record and perform music without the requirement of other musicians. At this stage he adopted Ableton and a laptop into his workflow and found that his output rapidly accelerated. Always preferring to work out of the box\, Fraser had collected a number of hardware synths\, however they never felt like the natural instrument of choice. After feeling more of an affinity towards the flexibility of semi modular synths\, Fraser took the plunge into a fully modular system that he has been building for >6 years.
URL:https://refractive.scot/event/4-track-nights/
LOCATION:Refractive Hub\, 3rd Floor Witherspoon Building\, Storie St\, Paisley\, PA1 2AR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Workshops
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SUMMARY:Starting in Screenwriting
DESCRIPTION:Taking Your first Steps in Screenwriting with Gary Hewitt.\n\nSold out – Please contact Refractive to find out about the next screenwriting workshop programme.  \n\nDo 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. This 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. \nPLEASE NOTE: fluency in English is required for this course. \nSCREENWRITING WORKSHOP SCHEDULE (ROUGH BREAKDOWN) \nEach class would be a 3hour class\, with a 20min break for students to network and ask questions. \nMONTH 1 – PROJECT TREATMENT – 28th Aug\nLearn the craft of writing your project treatment: \n\nLogline\nSynopsis\nGenres\nTones & themes\n\nMONTH 2 – CHARACTERS – 25th Sept\nLearn how to develop your characters including: \n\nCharacter Arcs and character motivations\nProtagonists\nAntagonists\n\nWriting unlikable protagonists & inhuman antagonists \nMONTH 3 – STRUCTURE – 23rd Oct\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 – 27th Nov\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 – XMAS DAY – So need to make it 18th DEC\n\nScreenplay Formatting\nUsing the white space\nWriting unfilmable‘s\nBest script software to use\n\nMONTH 6 – SCENE STRUCTURE – 22nd  Jan\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 – 26th Feb\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 – 25th March\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  – 22nd April\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 – 27th May\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 – 24th June\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 – 22nd July\n\nCreating Pitch decks\,\nEntering competitions\nFinding agents\nGuest Speaker\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 . \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.
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