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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:https://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:Advanced Skills in Screenwriting workshops with Simon McCallum
DESCRIPTION:If you don’t have a screenplay yet these sessions will give you the tools to assist you in getting your vision onto the page. If you already have written a script these sessions will help to make sure it’s the best version you can deliver\, and how to get it into the world.\nA series of 6 monthly scriptwriting sessions hosted by Simon McCallum. Monthly on Thursdays 7-9.30pm at Refractive Production Hub\, 3rd Floor Witherspoon Building\, Storie Street\, Paisley PA1 2AR. \n  \nWHAT WE WILL COVER IN THESE SIX SESSIONS \nHow to use intention and obstacle to create exciting scenes.  The importance of the first ten pages of your screenplay.  What is it like working in continuing drama?  How do you collaborate with Producers and Script editors to create a good script? How to receive notes properly that will help improve your script.  How to pitch your project and what you need to do in general meetings.  Most importantly how to create a good spec script that can be used as your calling card for agents\, producers\, and film and TV companies. Throughout the sessions you will be doing short practical writing exercises. \n(Please note: fluency in English is required for this course) \n  \n ABOUT THE TUTOR – SIMON McCALLUM \n Simon’s first play ‘Shadowboxing’ was nominated for Meyer Whitworth award\, second play ‘Timewatching’ was shortlisted for Verity Bargate award.  He was selected for the Royal Court/BBC Writers room ‘50 scheme’ The Traverse Emerging Writers project and Channel 4’s Pilot Scheme. He has been commissioned by Dundee Rep\, Oran Mor\, Raindog and Birds of Paradise and written plays for Radio 4 and Radio Scotland. He began working on the continuing drama River City in 2020 and has written several episodes.  He has two feature films in development The Gorbals Postie and The Falkirk Cowboys\, which he originally produced as a documentary for BBC Scotland.  The short film he adapted Caught in this moment of Time is out later this year. Simon has run workshops for The Playwrights Studio\, for young writers in Ayrshire and a single mother’s group in Falkirk\, he currently teaches screenwriting for the BSL course at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow. \n  \nMonth one – 12th Sept:  What makes a good story? How do we use content\, form and structure? How to find your voice.  How to write a scene using intention and obstacle. Practical writing exercises including writing a short scene. \n  \nMonth two – 17th Oct:  Character development.  Character voice. Six types of conflict. How to use conflict in your script. Practical exercises:  Developing complex characters\, writing conflict. \n  \nMonth three- 14th Nov:  The first ten pages. How to hook the reader with your script opening. How to create the perfect ending to your script. How to write action. \n  \nMonth four – 5th Dec:  Working in continuing Drama. Insider tips on the development process in TV and film. Notes from Script editors and producer\, how to tell what is ‘behind’ the note. \n        \n Month Five – 23rd Jan:  Script surgery the first ten pages.  One to one feedback on the           first ten pages of participants work. \n       \nMonth six – 13th Feb:  Pitching your script. Examples of good pitches.  General meetings with producers and agents.  What is expected? How can you make a living from scriptwriting? \n \n 
URL:https://refractive.scot/event/advanced-skills-in-screenwriting-workshops-with-simon-mccallum/
LOCATION:Refractive Hub\, 3rd Floor Witherspoon Building\, Storie St\, Paisley\, PA1 2AR\, United Kingdom
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