Online Script-Writing course June - August, 2019

       Write your own story, and adapt it into a script.

The Script Writing Course is divided into two parts, the Story and the Screenplay. All students will write their own short story and adapt it into a screenplay. 

 WRITING A STORY

 Is it true that anyone who dreams can also write a story? Is there any hope of  rejuvenating a lost talent ?Is it possible, to learn the art and the craft of writing a complete short story ? These four sessions are designed to guide you step by step to write your own short story.

Day 1 : Finding your own voice / Ras. The Navrasas, our immense wealth.

Day 2 : An exercise to deal with the writers block. Start your own story.

Day 3 : Structure of a story : Conflict and Resolution. Developing your story.

Day 4 : Making it flow : Transitions, both poetic and visual.

WRITING A SCREENPLAY

 What is the difference between a book and a script? What is the meaning of the term, audio and visual?  How do we understand the concept of  'Show, Do not Tell'? How is a story transformed into a screenplay? What are the elements of the narrative that could be stretched , and where should we condense the flow? What are the tricks of the trade used by the scriptwriter ? These five sessions are designed vy an FTII faculty, to answer all these questions and more. 

Day 5  : Format of the American Screenplay. Scene Construction.

Day 6 : Theme, Story and Plot. Integrating these in your script.

Day 7: Writing dialogues for Characterisation. 

Day 8 : Writing a complete five page script.

Day 9 : Going back to telling. Write a one-line script, and practice the pitch talk.

 You will be given links to free scriptwriting softwares, scripts to read up, and some films which I would like you to watch before and during the sessions. These sessions will be evenly spaced out, once a week, so that the student has enough time to finish his assignments.

The classes will be referring to popular Indian films like Sholay, Deewar, Dil Chahta hai, Pinjar, Satya, 3 idiots, Piku, Bajrangi Bhaijan, and American films like Kill Bill, American Beauty, Little Miss Sunshine, etc. So please watch most of these films if you have not seen them, before the course begins.

Fees : The fees for this scriptwriting course ( nine sessions of two hrs each)   is Rs 12,500/- If you need support for writing a longer script, we can talk about it. Women can avail a special discount of 10%. 

Faculty : Manjushree Abhinav

The main faculty for this course is Manjushree Abhinav, a novelist and film maker. She has taught at NID, FTII, SRISHTI, CEPT, Anant University, and Storygram. 

Venue :  C9, Shree Krishna Apartments, Judges Bungalow,  Ahmedabad. If the student finds it difficult to commute to this location, the online option is available.

Contact : Manjushree 9825476446, or mail gazeatthesun@gmail.com

ONLINE SCRIPT WRITING COURSE

Creative Writing and Scriptwriting Online Workshop

The Script Writing Course is divided into two parts, the Story and the Screenplay.

STORY

 

Aim – The secret behind a good film is a well told story. All of us have many stories in our cupboard, but we don’t know how to tell them. In this section, we learn the art and the craft of writing a complete short story, which we will later transform into a script. So, you will be guided  towards writing a short story which is scriptable, meaning which can easily fit into the audio-visual format of a screenplay. 

 1 : Storytelling in Cinematic language.

 2 : Indian Cinema: Inspirations from the Navras and Mythology.

3 : Characterisations, the back bone of a good story.

 4 : Structuring the story based on the dramatic need.

(The classes will be referring to popular Indian films, like Sholay, Deewar, Dil Chahta hai, Pinjar, Satya, 3 idiots, Piku, Bajrangi Bhaijan, etc. So please watch most of these films if you have not seen them, before the course begins. )

 

SCREENPLAY

 

Aim: Apart from the following lectures, you will be expected to write a five to ten minutes script for which I will give you feedback. 

 5 : Format of the Screenplay. 

 6 : Scene Construction.

 7:  The art of writing Dialogues.

 8 : Narrative Structure of the Script.

You will be given links to free scriptwriting softwares, scripts to read up, and some films and scenes which I would like you to watch before and during the sessions.

You will be given plenty of homework, it should keep you busy for an hour or two per day, so please be prepared to work hard if you want to really benefit from the course.

FEE STRUCTURE 

The fees for this ( nine / ten  sessions of two hrs each) online workshops is Rs 12,500/- You can pay this online. I will send you my bank account details if you want to register for the course.

Faculty : Manjushree Abhinav

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Manjushree is an author and a film maker. An alumnus of the Film and TV Institute of India, she has taught scriptwriting and film making at FTII, NID, and Storygram.

You can watch her recent film, And Then The Mountain Called Her, here :https://vimeo.com/96907398.

And here you can watch short films made by her students at Storygram https://vimeo.com/96907398.

You can contact her at manjushree.abhinav@gmail.com, or call 0982574664 .

Creative Writing and Script Writing workshop in Ahmedabad

This is for young Amdavadis who have just escaped alive from exams

Creative Writing and Scriptwriting Workshops

by Manjushree Abhinav
from 19th March, 2016,  for 4 weekends

The Script Writing Course is divided into two parts, the Story and the Screenplay.

STORY

Aim – The secret behind a good film is a well told story. All of us have many stories in our cupboard, but we don’t know how to tell them. In this section, we learn the art and the craft of writing a complete short story, which we will later transform into a script.

Day 1 : Finding your own voice / Ras. The Navrasas, our immense wealth, the source of the (so-called) masala formula.

Day 2 : An exercise to deal with the writers block.
Identify your pain. And feel free to spice it, colour it or enhance it.
Day 3 : Cathartic structure of a story : Resolve the conflict, free yourself from poor Cinderella by marrying her off to Prince charming.
Day 4 : Play with suspense, surprise and humour. Convert the story into an interesting plot.
Day 5 : Make it flow : Final touches to the story. Self Editing. 

SCREENPLAY

In the professional world of films, the audio visual format of the screenplay is the only way to ‘show’ your story. Your script will not be read unless it is written in the correct format.
Any kind of cinema, when (re-)looked at calmly, gives away its secrets. Which is why film appreciation is such an interesting study.

Day 1 : Show, do not tell : Re-learning to write Audio - Visually. Format of the Screenplay. Writing a scene. (this can take a day or two )
Day 2 : Zoom out, get a perspective. Theme, Story and Plot. Writing a one line script.
Day 3: Characterisation, Dialogues and Scene Transitions. Analysing your favourite films/ scenes.
Day 4 : Writing a five page script, based on your own story.

You will be given links to free scriptwriting softwares, scripts to read up, and some films which I would like you to watch before and during the sessions.
The fees for this ( eight/ nine sessions of two hrs each) workshop is Rs 9,500/-

Send your application to manjushree.abhinav@gmail.com with the subject summer scriptwriting workshop . or, call 91 98254 76446

Script-writing workshop in Ahemdabad and Online

So you want to make films. If your ambitions go beyond the glamour, you will realise that it is the script that is the driving force behind any fiction film or tv serial. Writing for films is a deeply satisfying process, and it can be learned by anyone who is passionate about cinema. 

I offer this workshop online, we can meet on gtalk, or on skype.  

This is an ongoing workshop. Mostly carried out on google hangouts, the time and date is mutually decided.

Syllabus 

The Script Writing Course is divided into two parts, the Story and the Screenplay.

STORY

Aim – The secret behind a good film is a well told story. All of us have many stories in our cupboard, but we don't know how to tell them. In this section, we learn the art and the craft of writing a complete short story, which we will later transform into a script.

Day 1 : Finding your own voice / Ras. The Navrasas, our immense wealth.

Day 2 : An exercise to deal with the writers block. Start your own story.

Day 3 : Structure of a story : Conflict and Resolution. Developing your story.

Day 4 : Making it flow : Final touches to the story.

SCREENPLAY

Aim – In the professional world of films, the audio visual format of the screenplay is the only way to 'show' your story. Your script will not be read unless it is written in the correct format. The final stage of the process is a storyboard, which is an illustration of all the shots such that the images and camera angles are clearly visualised. If you can master the art of the storyboard, your script is ready to be shot.

Day 1 : Format of the American Screenplay. Writing a scene.

Day 2 : Theme, Story and Plot. Writing a one line script.

Day 3: Characterisation, Dialogues and Transitions.

Day 4 : Writing a five page script.

Day 5 : Making a Storyboard. 

 

You will be given links to free scriptwriting softwares, scripts to read up, and some films which I would like you to watch before and during the sessions.

The fees for these ( nine sessions of two hrs each) online workshops is Rs 9,500/- 

Faculty : Manjushree Abhinav

Manjushree is an author and a film maker. An alumnus of the Film and TV Institute of India, she has taught scriptwriting and film making at FTII, NID, and Storygram. 

You can watch her recent film, And Then The Mountain Called Her, here :https://vimeo.com/96907398.

And here you can watch short films made by her students at Storygram https://vimeo.com/96907398.

You can contact her at manjushree.abhinav@gmail.com, or call 0982574664 .