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Session 1
What it takes to be a writer and developing the write attitude
Understanding the art of storytelling and the craft of writing
What it takes to be screenwriter in South Africa. Being a writer and writing a story the world wants to see, hear and read
The writing process versus the film process: word and image
Explore your strengths and weaknesses as a storyteller
Taking ownership of your writing and making the most of your creative talent
Sitting down and writing the story: discipline and commitment
Steps to make the process of writing easier; your first step in the write direction
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Session 2
Knowing what to write: Exploring the world of ideas
Being a screenwriter and turning ordinary life into extraordinary drama
Understanding premise, concept and story
Signing a contract with yourself as a writer
Making ideas sizzle and spark
Knowing who to write for: signing a contract with your audience
Dramatising your idea; the art of writing high concept
Exploring and researching the idea
Turning ideas inside out and upside down
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Session 3
Knowing Who to Write About: The relationship between the writer and the characters
Developing characters to make the story sizzle
Turning dull, lifeless characters into exciting beings
Elements that build dynamic, 3-dimensional, solid characters
Visual dynamics of character
The art of writing dialogue
Writing character biographies
Researching characters
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Session 4
Knowing How To Write: The writer and structure
Making structure work for you: the magic of classical design
The power of manipulating and challenging your audience
The rebellious creative self versus formulaic and didactic structure
The relationship between characters and structure: the journey
Different plots for different stories
Making sense of story as a whole
The parts that make up the whole: beats, scenes, sequences and acts
Selling and re-inventing yourself as a writer
What happens when your draft is ready?
Re-inventing yourself as a writer
Writing top sheets, synopsis', treatments and outlines
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