'BIG SCREEN' Writing Workshop - Write Better Books & Stories

'BIG SCREEN' Writing Workshop - Write Better Books & Stories Using Screenwriting Techniques

In this engaging workshop, novelist, script writer and filmmaker, Wayne Kelly will help you take your novels and short stories to the next level.

‘Big Screen’ Writing is a fun, interactive and inspiring one day workshop designed to give novelists, aspiring novelists or short story writers, a screenwriter’s perspective on their work. Delegates are encouraged to bring their existing drafts or novel ideas so they can apply some of the techniques discussed. All delegates receive a booklet outlining the concepts and exercises covered.

Please note - this is not a screenwriting course. 'BIG SCREEN' uses film and TV techniques to help you create page-turning and compelling books and stories.

SELL IT LIKE A MOVIE

How to craft a logline – your book in a nutshell and a way to sell the book to you, your readers and prospective agents/publishers.

SEE IT LIKE A MOVIE

The cinematic take on the maxim ‘show don’t tell’ – through analysis of a classic film opening, we look at ways to craft an arresting opening that creates the tone, pace and character of your book.

BUILD IT LIKE A MOVIE

Screenplays are structure – how we can adapt the tried-and-tested three act structure to craft the perfect story arc for our novels.

MAKE IT SOUND LIKE A MOVIE

Dialogue – using a classic Rom-Com scene and a fun exercise, we examine the importance of good dialogue and how it can and should be so much more than ‘people talking’.

SHOOT IT LIKE A MOVIE – CAMERA ANGLES/POV

Whose story is it? Why does that matter? Should you choose first person perspective, third person perspective or something else? With more clips and a practical exercise, we look at how a scene can be transformed with a different perspective.

EDIT IT LIKE A MOVIE – THE REWRITE

Writing is rewriting – starting with a page one rewrite and utilising some of the techniques we’ve discussed so far, we take a fresh look at the opening of your book.

ACTUALLY WRITING A MOVIE – SOME TIPS

Screenwriting Introduction – We round out the course with a quick overview of screenwriting for new writers interested in learning to write in a different format, along with some suggested further reading materials.

Through film clips, examples and exercises, ‘Big Screen’ Writing gives delegates a range of tools to bring a cinematic flair to their books and add that ‘Big Screen’ appeal now demanded by modern readers and audiences.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Attenborough Arts Centre, Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester, United Kingdom