Dates: 14/ 15 April (Johannesburg), 21/ 22 April (Cape Town)
The Write Journey: a workshop for storytellers
Do you have an idea that you know is better than most films you watch? Do you want to take your idea to the extreme and turn potential into profit? Learn the fundamentals of building and telling a compelling story, and how to effectively dramatise your idea, characters and plot.
If you're an aspiring storyteller with a vivid imagination whose ideas are larger than life, The Write Journey weekend workshop offers you a unique opportunity to become the best writer you can be: a storyteller that will inspire storymakers and give the world unforgettable stories!
This motivational and outcome-based workshop explores the writing process, developing characters and mastering the art of structure, as well as examining the world of contemporary filmmaking and films.
It is a basic workshop that explores the art of storytelling and the craft of writing a universal story that reflects the uniqueness, history and culture of South Africa and Africa.
The Write Journey is about writers connecting with the process of writing productively in their comfort zones and producing South African stories the world wants to experience.
At the end of the workshop budding screenwriters will understand the principles of writing for a visual medium and what it takes to be screenwriter in South Africa.
The inspirational and motivational workshop is ideal for ANYONE with an idea for a story. If there is something or someone you want to write about this is your opportunity to turn thoughts into words.
Ideas are transformed into concepts that will be reworked into hardcopy, into 120 pages filled with dramatic action, lively characters and description.
The course turns theory into practise and ideas inside out. It explores the full dramatic or comedic potential of stories and empowers storytellers to write a compelling story that will reflect the uniqueness of their culture, history and experience.
Cape Town
- Dates and time: April 21/ 22 from 10am until 6pm
- Venue: The Writing Studio, Greenpoint, Cape Town
Johannesburg
- Dates and time: April 14 and 15 from 10am until 6pm
- Venue: Sasani Studios, Block B1, 2 Johannesburg Road, Highlands North, Ext 6, Johannesburg (call 011 719 4000 for directions
Cost: R900 (which includes comprehensive notes and a free follow up assessment session). Discounted rate of R800 for students, scholars and pensioners
Your trainer: The workshop in Cape Town is presented by Daniel Dercksen, a published playwright, writer, and movie journalist, who has been teaching workshops in screenwriting, creative writing and filmmaking throughout South Africa the past 18 years. Read more about Daniel Dercksen
How to register: For the full agenda and registration send email to info@writingstudio.co.za
NOTE: Although the workshop is aimed at screenwriters it is ideal for novelists and playwrights. Writing for a visual medium empowers the writer to fully develop the art of writing visual narrative.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For inquiries: info@writingstudio.co.za
Website: http://www.writingstudio.co.za/