With 33 local films released this year, it has never been a more promising time to be a screenwriter in South Africa.
If you are a first-time screenwriter, this workshop explores the fundamentals of what it takes to be a screenwriter in South Africa and examines the fine art of writing visual narrative, mastering the skill of plotting and structure, and developing and fine-tuning ideas and characters.
The Write Journey is ideal for first-time writers who would like to define their writing skills and recommended for seasoned writers who are trapped in the web of re-writes and unfinished projects, or lost in the maze of the daunting writing process, and novelists or playwrights who would like to adapt their story to a visual medium.
In four sessions writers will know what it takes to be a screenwriter and how to conquer the daunting writing process, how to read and evaluate film, what to write, who to write about, and how to write.
Writers will look at the unique nature of their stories that reflects their culture, history and experience, push their ideas to its maximum dramatic, comedic or tragic potential, and learn how to dramatise ideas, bring these characters to life, and learn the art of plotting a story effectively.
Writers will complete the first 10 pages of their screenplays at the end of the workshop that will be reviewed and developed through further one-on-one sessions.
The coach is Daniel Dercksen, head of Writing Studio and a published film and theatre journalist for 30 years, has been teaching workshops in creative writing, playwriting and screenwriting throughout South Africa for 19 years.
For more information, go to www.writingstudio.co.za.
