Beyond Structure with David Freeman in association with Raindance

Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th April 2009

Beyond Structure is the most popular screenwriting workshop in Los Angeles, and this is David's only UK appearance this year.

The 200 powerful techniques taught in Beyond Structure will advance the experienced screenwriter, fiction writer, or development exec to the next level and shave years off a beginner's learning curve. The use of film clips, together with hands-on, in-class writing exercises give you practice and confidence in all these new skills. Additionally, each student will receive an extensive,100-page handout pack filled with valuable writing tools.

About This Course

DAY ONE : 100 Techniques For Making Characters and Dialogue Stand Out

Learn and practice techniques to:

  • Create Riveting, 3-Dimensional Characters
  • 10 techniques for crafting unique, psychologically complex characters
  • 38 kinds of character growth for heroes
  • 36 ways to make leading characters likable without making them bland
  • How to create characters who aren't limited to real people you've met
  • 25 types of character quirks and eccentricities
  • 37 techniques for giving characters depth
  • 11 ways to show character development in stages
  • Techniques to create interesting villains
  • Write Luminous Dialogue
  • How to give each character their own distinctive voice
  • 5 ways to express a characters dimensionality in dialogue
  • 14 techniques to capture the rhythm and sound of conversation
  • 4 ways to inject depth or subtext into dialogue. Advanced Dialogue Techniques
  • The ultimate dialogue challenge
  • 6 techniques for revealing ambivalence in dialogue

DAY TWO : 100 Techniques For Creating Compelling Plots and Scenes And How to Write or Develop What Sells

Learn and practice techniques to:

  • Invent Great Premises
  • 8 techniques for generating fresh story ideas
  • 11 ways of modifying ideas to develop radically alternative story-lines
  • Develop These Premises Into Imaginative Plots
  • 70 types of plot twists
  • 35 possible objectives for your hero
  • Using plot to shape characters emotional growth
  • 5 additional ways to relate character growth to the plot
  • Learn the most efficient way to brainstorm a story from beginning to end
  • Create Memorable Scenes
  • Scene Sculpting
  • Ways to make scenes interesting and emotionally layered
  • The Marketplace Guidelines for Hollywood vs. independent films
  • Learn to use the brainstorming computer to improve your pitches

Click here for a detailed article about this course.

Who should attend:

Screenwriters, novelists, storytellers, directors and producers seeking a greater understanding of the elements of great screenwriting.

About the Tutor:

Working as a writer and producer, David Freeman has written and developed scripts which have been bought or optioned by Columbia Pictures, MGM, Paramount, Castle Rock, Buena Vista Television, Atlas Entertainment, Hearst Entertainment, and many other major film and television production companies. He's a long-standing member of the Writers Guild of America.

The workshop has been taken by Writers, Directors, Producers, Stars, and Key Creative Executives behind: Minority Report, Good Will Hunting, The Fugitive, E.R., Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Simpsons, The X-Files, Total Recall, Face/Off, 12 Monkeys, King of the Hill.

Where and When?

DATE: Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th April 2009, Workshop: 9.30am to 7.45pm
VENUE: Central London
PRICE: £287.50 (£150 plust VAT at 15%)

FURTHER DETAILS FROM: E-mail: info@raindance.co.uk