Basic scriptwriting

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Basic scriptwriting

This motivational and educational course guides aspirant writers through the process of working on the first draft of a script for feature film or television.

It explores the exciting world of the screenwriter and examines the world of contemporary filmmaking and films. The course is designed around understanding storytelling per se and at the end of the course the students will submit a short format screenplay to assess their understanding of the basic craft of writing a story in screenplay format.

Who should attend?
Aspirant writers who would like to explore their writing skills and develop their craft.

Admission requirements
• English proficiency
• 18 years or older

Job opportunities
Screenplays that are submitted will be developed and candidates will be shown the opportunities that exist for submission. The course will empower writers with the right skills to tell powerful and unique stories in a format relevant for the screen.

Course outline
• What is a story?
• Genre: what does this mean for a writer?
• How about characters?
• The difficulty of dialogue.
• Archetypes and their uses.
• Treating it write!
• Formatting scripts.
• Presenting your work!

Venue

Date: 05 May 2008 to 28 May 2008
Location: City Varsity Newtown, Johannesburg
Cost: R3800

Contact: Oyama Dyosiba - Brand Manager
Company name: City Varsity
Telephone number: +27 11 634 9840
Email address oyamad@cityvarsity.co.za