SCRIPTWRITING

Duration
15h over 6 sessions

Workshop Fee
$390 (Eligible for use of SkillsFuture Credit)
If you wish to use SkillsFuture Credit for this workshop, please still complete a registration form via our website (scroll down to the end of this page). We will follow up via email to advise you on how to submit your claim through the SkillsFuture portal. 

Next Dates
12 Jan to 16 Feb 2019 (Group A), by Ellery Ngiam (View Profile)
21 Feb to 28 Mar 2019 (Group B), by Ric Aw (View Profile)

Course Description
A good story and script are the foundation of all successful films. Designed for the beginner screenwriter with little or no film or television experience, this workshop aims to build a solid foundation in screenwriting through a blend of lectures and writing exercises.

Taking the short film as a starting point, participants will learn about crafting their stories and ideas into screenplays with interesting characters and compelling plots. Participants will learn the fundamentals of the 3-act narrative structure, visual storytelling, and how to craft dialogue and characters for the screen. The learning experience is enhanced by online critique and discussion of writing exercises, in between class sessions. At the end of the workshop, each participant will have a completed first draft for a short film (up to 10 pages).

COURSE OVERVIEW

Session 1: Introduction
• What makes a good script
• Structure and elements of a screenplay
• Beats, outlines, treatments, synopses and loglines
• Reviewing short film clips
• Pitching exercise
Session 2: Focus on Act One
• Set-up, exposition and backstory
• Themes • Visual storytelling
• Setting and character
• Reviewing films
Session 3: Focus on Act Two
• Plot developments, escalating conflict, stakes
• Writing compelling characters, dialogue and subtext
• Story and character arcs
Session 4: Focus on Scenes
• Set ups/pay offs, causality
• Sequences
• Pacing, rhythm
Session 5 : Focus on Act Three
• Climax
• Resolution, denouement, deus ex machina
Session 6
• How to rewrite, generate new ideas and receive critique
• Exercises to improve writing

Workshop fee:
$390 (Eligible for use of SkillsFuture Credit)

If you wish to use SkillsFuture Credit for this workshop, please still complete a registration form via our website (scroll down to the end of this page). We will follow up via email to advise you on how to submit your claim through the SkillsFuture portal. 

 

SCHEDULE

Dates:

 

Group A – 12 Jan to 16 Feb 2019
By Ellery Ngiam (Instructor Profile)
This workshop takes place over six sessions as follows totalling 15h of instruction time.

#1 Sat 12 Jan 1pm to 3.30pm
#2 Sat 19 Jan 1pm to 3.30pm
#3 Sat 26 Jan 1pm to 3.30pm
#4 Sat 2 Feb 1pm to 3.30pm
#5 Sat 9 Feb 1pm to 3.30pm
#6 Sat 16 Feb 1pm to 3.30pm

Group B – 21 Feb to 28 Mar 2019
By Ric Aw (Instructor Profile)
This workshop takes place over six sessions as follows totalling 15h of instruction time.

#1 Thurs 21 Feb 7.30pm to 10pm
#2 Thurs 28 Feb 7.30pm to 10pm
#3 Thurs 7 Mar 7.30pm to 10pm
#4 Thurs 14 Mar 7.30pm to 10pm
#5 Thurs 21 Mar 7.30pm to 10pm
#6 Thurs 28 Mar 7.30pm to 10pm