Writing to picture

But the catch that lies behind the power of moving images - is that they can be either deliberately or carelessly, edited in ways that distort the real meaning or impact of an event. The script that accompanies the images, then, is crucial to providing context to the pictures themselves and to keeping the audience engaged. This workshop will encourage participants to view pictures and sequences critically and teach them to find ways to write their scripts in ways that use the pictures available as interestingly and meaningfully as possible.

Course outcomes: At the end of the course; trainees will be able to;

Use the pictures and critically engaging with their arrangement into different sequences to analyse how this potentially enhances or distorts meaning.
Write scripts that use words sparingly and powerfully to bring out the best narrative that is defined by the pictures available - and where the script can enhance or explain pictures that were not possible to obtain.
Understand how the visual limitation of film grammar intersects with script writing.
Understand the ethics of what is said or not said or shown or not shown will be a core concept.
Understand how to use pictures and script in a complementary way which creates interesting and engaging stories for their viewers.

Date: 20 April 2016 to 22 April 2016
Time: 08:30 - 16:00
Venue: IAJ Office, 1 Richmond Forum, Richmond,, Johannesburg