Screen Lab Course Content

Screen Lab will take place over 3 days as follows:

DAY ONE

MORNING

10.00  START

1. WHERE DO I START?

2. WHY BE A SCREENWRITER?  

3.  BE A PROFESSIONAL

4. THE FILM AND TV INDUSTRY

5.  GETTING STARTED

11.30  BREAK

6.  SCREENWRITING COURSES  - 

7.  THE INGREDIENTS FOR SUCCESS –

1.00  LUNCH

AFTERNOON

1. FEEDBACK

2. THE WRITER’S WORKING DOCUMENTS

3. FEEDBACK GROUPS

OVERNIGHT WORK

 
DAY  TWO

MORNING

START 10.00

1. WHAT SHOULD YOU WRITE?

2. WHEN IS MY SCRIPT READY TO SEND OUT?

BREAK 11.30

3. RAISING YOUR PROFILE

4. THE TRANSITION PERIOD

5. MEETING SCRIPT EDITORS AND PRODUCERS

6.  GETTING PAID

7. WHAT DOES A DIRECTOR LOOK FOR IN A SCRIPT? 

8. WHAT YOU SHOULDN'T PUT IN A SCRIPT.

LUNCH 1.00

AFTERNOON

1. WHAT DOES AN ACTOR LOOK FOR WHEN CHOOSING A SCRIPT

2. WHAT WRITERS SHOULDN'T PUT IN A SCRIPT

3. HOW DO ACTORS PREP WHEN GETTING READY TO WORK WITH A DIRECTOR

READ THROUGH AND WORKSHOP

4.  RECEIVING NOTES 

5.  REWRITES

DAY  THREE

MORNING

START 10.00

1. INTRODUCTION TO ADAPTATION

BREAK 11.30

2. WHEN IS A BOOK, ARTICLE OR BLOG SUITABLE FOR ADAPTATION?

3.  MODERN ADAPTATION MATERIAL – ARTICLES BLOGS, TRUE LIFE EVENTS AND STORIES. 

LUNCH 1.00

AFTERNOON

4. THE TECHNIQUES OF ADAPTATION