Sept 22 - Writers Factory - Intro to Screenwriting - Book your course now!

Venue: Screen Academy Scotland
2a Merchiston Ave, Edinburgh, EH10 4NU
0131 455 2572
Fee: £250 (£200 concession)
Course Dates: Sept 22 - March 8

Course Overview
The UK Film Council (now British Film Institute) commissioned the Writers’ Factory course syllabus to provide writers with foundation skills in screenwriting, and it’s become a well-established part of Scotland’s creative writing landscape.

The course takes place over 22 weeks and encourages you to explore more fully your storytelling instincts, study the craft of screenwriting, workshop with your peers, and develop and write a commercial ten-minute film drama.

Tutor
It’s delivered by multi-award winning Edinburgh-based film and television producer, screenwriter and experienced Writers' Factory lecturer, Nigel R. Smith. Trained at the Media Business School in Spain and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the US, Nigel’s many and varied credits include children's space adventure sitcom Intergalactic Kitchen and Tartan Shorts, Cry for Bobo, for the BBC.

Who’s it for?
Those with little or no prior experience of writing drama for the screen.

Those who’ve completed the course have continued to develop their screenwriting practice in a variety of ways. Some have found collaborators to produce their short film screenplays, with several receiving development and production funding through regional and national schemes and going on to screen at film festivals internationally. Many have gone on to craft speculative television drama and feature film screenplays and have formed supportive screenwriters’ groups to provide feedback on works-in-progress. Others have placed highly in national and international screenplay competitions - with one a successful finalist in the BBC’s Sharps initiative. Several have gained places on MA Screenwriting programmes at ESSAMA, Bournemouth and elsewhere.

Here’s what past participants have said about the course....

'I expected this course to be a real learning curve - and it has been.'

'I hoped it would encourage me to follow my creative instincts - it certainly did this.'

'An excellent course. Initially I was nervous about the workshops, but found them incredibly helpful and enjoyable. Looking forward to the Intermediate course.'

'Thoroughly enjoyed the course, encouraged to continue writing but with much better understanding of the field and its complexities.'

'Very enjoyable and informative course, relaxed but well structured. Thank you!'

'Tutor, material, workshops - basically the whole course was excellent'.

'I enjoyed the tutor, the engaging, well-prepared sessions, the workshops, and feedback from other students.'

'Enjoyed the course thoroughly. Sad that it’s at an end.'

Prerequisites
Solid grasp of English language.

Home access to computer and printer.

Some optional activities take place in an on-line forum, so ability to access the internet is preferred.

How to book
Download the booking form below and return to the Screen Academy Scotland, 2A Merchiston Ave Edinburgh EH10 4NU

NB: if you would like to pay by company invoice please contact us info [at] screenacademyscotland [dot] ac [dot] uk  0131 455 2572

Concessions
In order to qualify for the reduced concession fee, you must supply a copy of a document showing you receive one of the following. Please include a copy of one of these documents as we cannot return originals:

• Income based Job Seekers’ allowance
• Income Support
• Working Tax Credit
• Pension Credit
• Housing Benefit
• Council Tax Benefit
• Fulltime Student  (Student ID)

Please email to info [at] screenacademyscotland [dot] ac [dot] uk or drop into the Screen Academy Office 2A Merchiston Avenue, Edinburgh EH10 4NU in advance of the course start date.

Using an ILA to fund your short course
Individual Learner Accounts (ILA) - You could get £200 towards the cost of your fees with an ILA account. Check eligibility www.ilascotland.org.uk

Once your ILA a/c number is issued and active you can use it to pay for your course. Simply supply your ILA account number on the booking form and pay any balance by cheque or credit card.

We will then book you onto the course and ILA Scotland will send you a voucher (usually worth £200) to pay toward your remaining fees.  NB:  you must sign and return the voucher to us in order to complete the payment of your fees before the start date of the course