Writers Room, Live Script Workshop
December 2 @ 7:45 pm – 10:15 pm
Session led by Adrian Dean
Welcome back to the writers room.
We are turning the evening into a live script workshop. If you have a script, or even just a few scenes, that you think could be stronger, this is a chance to put it in front of your fellow filmmakers and get some honest, constructive help.
Most of us write because we want to see our stories made into real films. The hard part is getting the script to the level it needs to be before anyone points a camera at it. It is very easy to work in a bubble, not get notes, and only discover the weak spots when it is too late, on set, with a crew waiting.
On this writers room night we will sit together, read sections of your script, and break them down in a supportive way. We will talk about structure, character, dialogue and pacing, and look at how clearly the film appears in the readerās mind. The aim is not to tear work apart, but to find the strongest version of your idea and help you move towards it.
Your script does not have to be finished. You can bring a first draft, a problem scene, or even a rough outline if you are stuck and need to know whether to push on or start again. Sometimes a ten minute conversation saves you months of circling the same issue.
How will Live Script Workshop work
- Send us your script, or an extract, in advance, preferably as a PDF, use the script submission page (its one we use for lots of submissions so some of the fields wont be appropriate but ignore them) , with āWriters Roomā in the subject line.
- On the night we will work through as many scripts as we reasonably can, scene by scene, with the writer in the hot seat to answer questions and hear suggestions.
- If you are not ready to share your own work yet you are still very welcome to come along, listen in, and join the discussion. Watching other peopleās scripts being pulled apart, gently, is one of the quickest ways to improve your own writing.
Come ready to give and receive feedback, ask questions, and bounce ideas around. With a bit of courage, and a room full of peers behind you, you might find that the script you have been wrestling with is closer to production ready than you thought.
Guests welcome. First two sessions free for visitors.