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Story masterclass
Application deadline: Extended to October 24th
Two weeks: From Monday the 31st of October to Friday the 11th of November.
The story masterclass is designed for writers within all media – books, tv, crossmedia, games, animation, film, comic books etc. The masterclass focuses on serial stories, in other words stories that continue in several separate installments and are based on either original or well known character universes.
The serial story has its own characteristics but is based on the firm principles and structures of Story. Therefore, the masterclass will both teach you basic and advanced techniques of writing as well as how to create a serial story – or work within a given character universe.
The course will be taught by international screen writer and experienced story teacher Barbara Slade.
Participants will arrive with an idea for a serial story in their preferred medium and during the course of the workshop they will complete a fully developed and written pitch ready to take into the marketplace.
With a combination of lecture, individual and group tasks, participants will be led through a step by step process in order to build their skills as writers and gain a firm understanding of what it takes to succeed in today’s competitive world of storytelling media.
Application deadline: October 24th
Applicants must include cv of earlier work as well as a brief presentation of their project.
Send application to Peter Dyring-Olsen at peterd@animwork.dk
Fee: 335 Euros, coffee and tea included.
The fee does not cover travel or accommodation, but here are some useful links to accommodation in Viborg:
Best Western Palads Hotel
Bed and Breakfast
Hostel
The Animation Workshop can help you find cheap housing in Viborg. Please indicate this in your application. One housing option is to rent a small flat for the two weeks. The price for this is 215 Euros.
Location: The Story Masterclass course takes place at:
The Animation Workshop
Kasernevej 5
8800 Viborg
Denmark
Barbara Slade: Barbara Slade is an accomplished screen writer and educator who has worked with Disney Channel, The Jim Henson Company, Hit Entertainment, BBC and many others on such series and movies as Dead Gorgeous, Winnie the Pooh, Angelina Ballerina, Rugrats and many others.
Overview of the course:
1) The Concept and Finding the ‘Hook’ of a Story
Character ‘Arc’ – A Person with a Problem
2) Three Act Structure
3) The use of ‘Action’
4) Scene Structure
5) How to Write Strong Dialogue
6) Working as a ‘Professional’ writer in today’s industry.
Application deadline: Extended to October 24th
Two weeks: From Monday the 31st of October to Friday the 11th of November.
The story masterclass is designed for writers within all media – books, tv, crossmedia, games, animation, film, comic books etc. The masterclass focuses on serial stories, in other words stories that continue in several separate installments and are based on either original or well known character universes.
The serial story has its own characteristics but is based on the firm principles and structures of Story. Therefore, the masterclass will both teach you basic and advanced techniques of writing as well as how to create a serial story – or work within a given character universe.
The course will be taught by international screen writer and experienced story teacher Barbara Slade.
Participants will arrive with an idea for a serial story in their preferred medium and during the course of the workshop they will complete a fully developed and written pitch ready to take into the marketplace.
With a combination of lecture, individual and group tasks, participants will be led through a step by step process in order to build their skills as writers and gain a firm understanding of what it takes to succeed in today’s competitive world of storytelling media.
Application deadline: October 24th
Applicants must include cv of earlier work as well as a brief presentation of their project.
Send application to Peter Dyring-Olsen at peterd@animwork.dk
Fee: 335 Euros, coffee and tea included.
The fee does not cover travel or accommodation, but here are some useful links to accommodation in Viborg:
Best Western Palads Hotel
Bed and Breakfast
Hostel
The Animation Workshop can help you find cheap housing in Viborg. Please indicate this in your application. One housing option is to rent a small flat for the two weeks. The price for this is 215 Euros.
Location: The Story Masterclass course takes place at:
The Animation Workshop
Kasernevej 5
8800 Viborg
Denmark
Barbara Slade: Barbara Slade is an accomplished screen writer and educator who has worked with Disney Channel, The Jim Henson Company, Hit Entertainment, BBC and many others on such series and movies as Dead Gorgeous, Winnie the Pooh, Angelina Ballerina, Rugrats and many others.
Overview of the course:
1) The Concept and Finding the ‘Hook’ of a Story
Character ‘Arc’ – A Person with a Problem
- The Protagonist/Antagonist
- The important element of ‘Conflict’ in a great script
- The element of ‘Comedy’ in a great script
- How to come up with fresh stories
2) Three Act Structure
- The importance of 3 act structure
- Purpose of Each Act < -Turning Points
- Using index cards to block out a story.
-Plot Points
3) The use of ‘Action’
- Using ‘action’ to move the story along
- Using ‘action’ to reveal character and relationships?
- How ‘action’ is used to build drama and emotion?
- How is action used to bring comedy to a series?
- How to keep your audience ‘hooked’
- Twists and turns and the element of surprise.
4) Scene Structure
- A good scene also has a beginning, middle and end.
- Pacing Plot points.
- How to open and end a strong scene.
- Blocking out a scene. Understanding ‘beats’ of a scene.
5) How to Write Strong Dialogue
- How can dialogue be used to move the story along?
- How can dialogue be used to reveal character and relationships?
- How can dialogue build emotion and drama in a script?
- How can dialogue be used to build comedy and attitude.
- What makes Strong dialogue vs. weak dialogue.
- How to develop a ‘natural’ pace and rhythm.
6) Working as a ‘Professional’ writer in today’s industry.
- Under a Producer
- As part of a writing team
- Under a ‘script editor’
- The process of re-writing.
- Learning to be your own editor and catch the problems before a Producer does.
- The career path towards ‘Head Writer’.
- How to develop a strong series. What is a ‘brand’
- The series concept and the importance of a ‘hook’
- Creating your hero
- Creating the world of your series
- Secondary characters
- How to insure that the series has ‘legs’
