Beginners Screenwriting Stephen Walsh

Course details

Eight evenings devoted to exploring the ins and outs of scriptwriting, geared towards those with little or no previous experience in the field. Priority is placed on putting a lot of the scary myths of screenwriting to rest and creating a context in which the participants can develop their own project over the duration of the course. People should come along armed with a story idea they’d like to pursue, whether it’s at the “two lines on a scrap of paper” stage or even if they’ve already had a crack at a script.

Course Content

• The basis of script formatting
• Dramatic structure
• Writing the individual scene
• Connecting scenes
• Dealing with writers block – are you over thinking it?
• Making your scene visual – writing descriptions
• What is genre?
• Character development – writing credible characters and avoiding stereotypes.
• Writing dialogue.
• Why is comedy hard to get funny?
• Selection of screenings relevant to individual projects