The write journey workshop for storytellers
With the explosion of the local film industry and countless foreign films being made in South Africa, It has never been a better time to be a storyteller.
Following in the tradition of 19-years of workshops throughout South Africa, The Writing Studio's The Write Journey weekend workshop on April 11 and 12 in Cape Town is all that is needed to write a screenplay - it is also presented as a correspondence course for writers who would like to write in their own space and at their own pace.
Graduates of previous workshops include filmmakers John Barker (Spud 3: Learning to Fly, Bunny Chow and How To Steal a Million) and Henk Pretorius (Leading Lady, Bakgat, Fanie Fourie Se Lobola), producer screenwriter and filmmaker Sallas de Jager (Roepman, Verraaiers, Musiek vir die agtergrond and Stuur Groete aan Mannetjies Roux), award-winning playwright Neil Coppen (Abnormal Loads) and Jeremeo Le Cordeur (Tannie Dora Gaan Bos), novelists Lauren Beukes (Zoo City, The Shining Girl) Gary Hirson (The Magic That is Ours and Calm in Storm)and Consuelo Roland (who received acclaim for her Lady Limbo Novel, and was Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Fiction Award and received an Honorary mention for the Olive Schreiner Prize for her novel The Good Cemetery Guide).
Within one weekend you will know what it takes to be a screenwriter and how to write your screenplay.
The workshop looks at how to make the most of what you want to write about, how to conceptualise your ideas, and conquer the daunting writing process to take your idea from a blank page to a sellable draft filled with captivating visual narrative that will inspire the imaginations of prospective producers and filmmakers.
The workshop explores the art of plotting your story and understanding the journey of dramatic action, bringing the people who live in your story to life, and turning dull and meaningless story events into memorable actions.The workshop is ideal for anyone who has a story to tell and want to turn inspiration into big screen action.
Following the workshop writers will receive one-on-one assistance during the process of writing their screenplays, and completed drafts will be promoted through The Write Agency to potential investors. Although the workshop is aimed at writing visual narrative, it is ideal for novelists, playwrights or writers who would like to adapt their story into a visual medium.
The trainer is Daniel Dercksen, the driving force behind the successful independent training initiative The Writing Studio, who has been a published film and theatre journalist for 30 years and has been teaching workshops in creative writing, playwriting and screenwriting throughout South Africa the past 19 years.
The Write Journey weekend workshop takes place on April 11 and 12 March 28 and 29 from 10am until 6pm.
The Write Journey is also available as a correspondence course for writers who would like to write in their own space and in their own time.
Date: 11 April 2015 to 12 April 2015Time: 10:00 - 18:00
Venue: The Writing Studio, Somerset Road, Green Point, Cape Town
Cost: R950 (inclusive or comprehensive notes)