SCREENWRITING – INTRODUCTION
MKCW – Screenwriting : Introduction Course Outline
Thanks for enrolling in the course. I hope you enjoy it and find it very rewarding. Please see the outline below. We have upgraded this course to prove a host of exciting new aspects. Every screenwriter will be able to avail of a 1-1 with an expert tutor during the course. Each screenwriter will be invited to pitch their project to class and test out their film idea. We have also extended the contact time to 2.5 hours, so you will be getting 30 hours of expert contact on Zoom. We will also be welcoming key speakers from the industry to discuss challenges for getting work produced, precisely what producers are looking and what will help get your script on screen. If you have any further queries relating to the course, please email info@martinkeaveney.com.
Week 1
Introduction to Visual Writing
Week 2
Character
Week 3
Story / Guest Speaker
Week 4
Screenwriting / 1-1 Tuition
Week 5
Adaptations / 1-1 Tuition
Week 6
Production / Funding
Week 7
Treatments / 1-1 Tuition
Week 8
Productions & Funding / Guest Speaker / Personal Project
Participants have the option to submit weekly writing for feedback and read their material during weekly workshop. A Final Project option is available to all at the end of the course.
Outcomes
- Completed short film / 25 page feature sample screenplay
- Film treatment
- Film logline
- Draft pitch document
- Regular script-writing regime
Reading list
Readings are optional but they are helpful for weekly discussion. It is not necessary to purchase any of these titles as excerpts will be provided in advance.
Horton, Andrew et al. Screenwriting. Rutgers University Press, 2014.
Ballon, Rachel. Blueprint for Screenwriting : A Complete Writer’s Guide to Story Structure and Character Development. Taylor & Francis Group, 2004.
Docter, Pete, Inside Out. Disney/Pixar, 2015.
Lucas, George. Star Wars. Fox, 1977. (Boxtree, 1995).
Pinter, Harold, The Caretaker. Arts Theatre, 1960. (Faber, 1991) (1963 Michael Birkett filmed version for reference)
Designed and Presented by Dr Martin Keaveney, novelist & screenwriter / associates/ guest speakers
May be attended as part of 1-1 Mentorship or other series.
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