About:
If you have an idea for a film and have never written a script, or if you have a script and feel there’s something missing, then this is the workshop for you! Learn the mental process of turning a raw idea into a screenplay.

After this workshop you will have transformed your idea/s into the start of a cinematic script.

You will also learn the basic universal structure of narrative, and the key rules of cinematic dramatic construction. How do we create cinematic stories that grip our audience using the medium of film???

This workshop is all about demystifying the art of writing for film by teaching the process of dramatic construction. Based on the theories of Alfred Hitchcock, Francois Truffaut, Francis Ford Coppola amongst many others Murray will teach key narrative principles which have been developed and defined by some of the masters of cinema, for you to apply to your own projects.


Here are some topics that will be covered during the workshop:
Pre Verbal of Language of Cinema
What is a Story
Basic Structure
Exposition, Complication and Resolution
Techniques for having ideas
The one sentence synopsis
The One Page Treatment
How to pitch a project for international market
How to Pitch a project for the local market

What you need for this workshop:
Notebook
Pen
Open Mind
Ideas

About the Instructor:
Murray Kerr Is a filmmaker originally from the UK. Having studied Film and Television at the University of Westminster he has gone on to write, produce, direct, shoot and edit short films, music videos, commercials, documentaries and features. His last feature film ‘Sick City’ picked up the domestic award for best feature at KIMFF in Dec 2010.

Of the course he says ‘this is a great experience for filmmakers/writer from all levels of experience as we get the chance to explore the essence of what doesn’t and doesn’t make our stories work cinematically and begin to mould raw inspiration into cohesive dramatic scripts.

One of the most important factors in this workshop is the diversity of the participants, as discussion and brainstorming is essential to the experience!!!

Some of Murray’s Work:
Murray’s Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/magicbeard

Murray’s Film: Sick City (shot and produced in Nepal)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB6X2y3gDMA

To apply, please fill out the application here: http://sattya.org/2012/10/writingforfilm/

If you are interested in a scholarship, please email sara@sattya.org and she will provide you with the scholarship questions and regulations.