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Script Factory at Screen Lit Festival
Thu 2 July 2009
Photo: Linda Nylind
ScreenLit festival guest Paul Schrader
The Script Factory heads for Nottingham's new festival of Film & TV Writing for a seminar on Truth and Fiction
Most new writers will start out by drafting original spec screenplays, but even a quick scan of recent cinema releases will reveal that most produced films are based on existing stories (novels, short stories, plays, real lives and true events). The prospect of adapting the latest bestseller may seem a distant dream but the ability to structure a story from existing material is a skill every serious screenwriter should master. This session considers various creative approaches to working with source material plus some very practical principles.
This session is taught by Rob Ritchie - tickets costing £15 full / £12 concs & members, are available now from www.broadway.org.uk/festival
Rob will also be hosting the conversation with Festival Guest Paul Schrader after a screening of Mishima later the same evening.
