Boots on the Ground
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A one-day intensive in crafting your screenplay!
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A great workout in one six-hour session.
Ideal for a new screenwriter, or for examining that 'work in progress',
or kick-starting that next project.
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Join Us!
Workshop Outline
Expanding on the ‘Five Pillars’ structure, which is the basis of all successful feature films, Brian and Keith will help you develop the ‘Seven Sentences’ that define your Central Character’s journey. When you can write these sentences, you can confidently set about writing the screenplay, knowing the structure will work and your Central Character will have a compelling journey. Throughout each session, you will be encouraged and helped to create, develop and refine your ‘Seven Sentences’.
Session 1 (Three Hours)
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First...
The six critical questions to ask yourself before you begin writing....
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Meeting your Central Characters...
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From opening scene to the birth of the conflict and the start of the Central Character’s journey
Brian and Keith detail sequences from the first act of three successful movies: Set-Up, Inciting Incident and New Direction. Each of you shares potential beginning scenes for your story, and what your story’s New Direction might be.
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Lunch Break: Food for Thought
Session 2 (Three Hours)
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From the Point of No Return to Climax and beyond...
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Midpoint and Reversal. Brian and Keith detail sequences from successful movies.
All share ideas about what their Midpoints and reversals might be.
Climax and Aftermath. Brian and Keith detail sequences from successful movies.
You share what your Climax and Denourment might look like and share your progress with the Seven Sentences of your project in the light of the workshop’s discussions and promptings.
Brian and Keith detail the practical next steps following the completion of your screenplay.
Finally...
We field your further questions, as time permits.
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Writing the Action Line
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When you submit your screenplay, somebody reads it… or at least the first five pages.
Even with your script goes on to have a fine story and great characters, if your action lines read ‘flat’, that’s probably all they’ll read. They won't get to the story.
Let Keith show you techniques that will enable you to write action lines that engage the reader right to the final page.
Max FIVE Participants. 1 Hour 30mins
$60
Next Session TBA
FIRST DRAFT BLUES?
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Finished your first draft, but finding there’s still something not quite right? And no matter how many times you re-read it, a solution just doesn’t seem clear?? Don’t delete files or rip up pages - Help is at hand! Email Brian your screenplay in .pdf format, then reap the benefits of discussing your work with a professional screenwriter who’s read hundreds of scripts and worked with dozens of aspiring screenwriters Brian will cast a fresh eye on your work with no preconceived ideas and discuss potential ways to achieve the story you want to tell... (live via FB Messenger or Google Chat – approximately 30 minutes)
$100