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David Freemans Beyond Structure
Our colleagues over at Raindance the London-based group dedicated to fostering and promoting independent film regularly run training programmes which we think Script Factory friends might be interested in. Raindance have organised a special rate for us but only for people who book Raindance courses directly via The Script Factory we are now selling spaces on David Freemans Beyond Structure coming up in April.
Freeman is an internationally acclaimed screenwriting expert who has worked on a range of Hollywood titles as well as gained a reputation for delivering powerful inspirational workshops.
The 200 techniques taught in Beyond Structure are designed to 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 receives an extensive,100-page handout pack filled with valuable writing tools. 
David Freemans Beyond Structure
Sat 24 & Sun 25 April 2010
9.30am-7.45pm
Venue - Apollo Cinema West End, 19 Lower Regent St, SW1Y 4LR, London
To book at Script Factory discount price:
The reduced Script Factory price of this course is £235 + VAT (Total £276.12).
[Without Script Factory discount, the normal price for this course is £250 + VAT (Total £293.75).]
To book your place at this reduced rate, call Sheena Bucktowonsing now on 020 7851 4890.
About The 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.
About David Freeman
Working as a writer and producer, David Freeman has written and developed scripts and other properties 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
www.beyondstructure.com