September 29, 2011
ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT WRITING FOR THE SCREEN?
The Emerging Artists Trust is forming an intensive workshop for screenwriters and actors. 16 writers and 10 actors will meet for 3 hours a week in a process that will dramatically improve their storytelling craft, their analytical skills, and their ability to work successfully within our highly collaborative industry.
Meetings work in a round-robin fashion, with 4 writers showing their work each session. Each writer will bring 20-25 pages of a screenplay in development and cast from the cadre of actors, who will then cold-read the material.
After each reading, the group will offer feedback and constructive criticism moderated by Steve Barr, a screenwriter living in New Zealand after 16 years in the Hollywood industry. Once an entire screenplay has been through this process, the writer will have the option of a full reading of the script, to which they can invite an audience.
The benefits of this format are many:
- Screenwriters will hear their work “on its feet” and develop their analysis tools and the skills and mindset necessary to constructively give and receive criticism.
- Actors will hone their cold-reading technique across a wide array of characters and genres, and see in practice how their performance decisions affect an ongoing narrative.
6.30-9.30pm for 16 weeks.
Timetable: Thursdays:
27 October,
3, 10, 17 November,
15 December,
12, 19, 26 January,
2, 9, 16, 23 February,
1, 8, 15, 22 March
Venue: Toi Whakaari, NZ Drama School, 11 Hutchison Rd, Newtown, Wellington.
To apply: Screenwriters send 10-15 pages of a feature script
Actors send a photo and CV to Sally Thorburn:
admin@eatwellington.org.nz
or contact Sally for more information 801 6470, 0274 328 935
Deadline: 9am Monday 17th October (late applications will NOT be considered).
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