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This year-long series of monthly workshop program is designed for beginners and aspiring writers looking to bring their film ideas to life. Whether you have a concept for a movie or a half-finished script, this course will help you develop the craft and confidence to complete a full feature-length screenplay. Each session combines eLearning, hands-on exercises & practical techniques. Over 12 months, you’ll explore story development, structure, character, dialogue, and the professional tools of screenwriting. By the end, you’ll have the foundation and the momentum to take your script into the world.Who Is This Course For?
• Complete beginners to screenwriting
• Anyone interested in creative writing or storytelling
• Writers looking to transition from other forms, including novelists, playwrights, poets, or short story writers.
Workshop Schedule
(Monthly Breakdown – Subject to change) Each session runs on the first Tuesday of the month, starting on Tuesday 3rd February between 7–9:30pm (with a short break).
1. Project Treatment – Loglines, Synopsis, Genre & Theme
2. Characters – Arcs, Motivation, Protagonists & Antagonists
3. Structure – Three-Act Structure, Turning Points, Conflict
4. Step Outline – Narrative Approach & Scene Mapping
5. Screenplay Formatting – Industry Standards & Software
6. Scene Structure – Openings, Power, and Purpose
7. McGuffins & Payoffs – Talismans, Setups & Chekhov’s Gun
8. World Building – Visual Storytelling & Internal Logic
9. Rewriting – Editing, Arcs, Subplots & Theme Development
10. Get your head down – One-on-One Meetings, project Feedback
11. Exposition & Dialogue – Writing Natural, Meaningful Exchanges
12. Taking Your Script Into the World – Pitch Decks, Competitions, Agents (Guest Speaker)
Workshop location:
The monthly workshops will take place at the Refractive Hub at Witherspoon Building Storie Street, Paisley, PA12AR
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Refractive Scot, Paisley, United Kingdom
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