Hollywood Calling - Creative Writing Course
Outline
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Part 1: The Heart of any
story – “X wants to do Y, but Z tries to stop
them.”
Characters – Heroes and Villains
Outlining
Part 2: Scenes –
Settings; Twists; Conflict; Hope and Fear
Dialogue: Natural dialogue; Adverbs; Individual
voice
Part 3: Opening
Closing
Deus ex machina
Part 4: Descriptive
Language
Re-writing
Questions
Part 5: Certificate of
Achievement
Read selected story/stories
Selected clips from the following
films will be used:
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The Incredibles |
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Finding Nemo |
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Star Wars III |
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Shrek II |
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Monsters Inc |
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Robots |
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Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban |
| Other films may be added
as appropriate. |
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"I have worked with Don on three scripts over the
past 18 months, and I am looking forward to an ongoing working
relationship.
Creatively, he is highly imaginative, capable of
utilising both his own ideas and incorporating those of others to their maximum
potential. Don is very hard-working - he works fast, but cares - which means that it
becomes very energising for those he works with.
Tough deadlines are a challenge rather than a
problem, so if time is of the essence, Don is the ideal person to have on your
team."
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PR, Copenhagen |
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Don is by far the fastest scribe I've had the
pleasure of working with. In fact, I am puzzled by how high the quality is; you would
think it would suffer accordingly.
Don is always just an email away, and didn't
hesitate to open up his phone lines despite us being in two different countries. Note
that he insisted on picking up the bill every time, which I thought was
class.
Don's educational background, with a Masters in
Screenwriting, plus his global travels and experiences, all come through and result in
rich, pointed prose. Highly recommended.
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| Rhys Trenhaile,
Writer/Producer/Actor, Probity Productions Inc., Canada. |
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