La construction de personnages et de dialogues
Quebec's screenwriters' guild runs this six-day French-language course on building fiction characters for film and TV and on what dialogue does, from function to subtext.
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Workshop or class Online
Developing and Pitching Drama
Run by National Film and Television School
Peter Ansorge, a former head of drama at Channel 4, runs three online days on shaping a drama idea and pitching it out loud. Writers bring a series or film idea, write scenes and a two-page summary overnight, and on the last day pitch to a head of development.
Starts May 5, 2027 (starts in 197 days)
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Dates
It runs May 5 to 7, 2027.
At a glance
- Cost
- From £485Freelance rate for the online intake; corporate rate GBP 970
- Formats
- Series, Feature
- Held in
- English
- Where
- Online
- Who can attend
- Writers, script editors and producers at the start of developing a feature film or a television drama series.
What to send
- Also asked for
- Online application form.
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What it gives besides money
Three online days with overnight writing (two scenes, then a two-page summary for agents), pitch rehearsal with the group, a final pitch to a head of development, and career advice on finding producers and agents.
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