UK FILM COURSES

There’s literally THOUSANDS of screenplays out there in limbo that could go somewhere … if they were simply WRITTEN BETTER!

The Craft: Advanced

There’s literally THOUSANDS of screenplays out there in limbo that could go somewhere … if they were simply WRITTEN BETTER!

The Craft: Advanced Fundamentals of Screenwriting is a must for any writer who needs to get laser focus on their actual pages and elevate their projects from ‘good’ to ‘recommend’.

Be it structure, theme, plot, characters, scene descriptions, dialogue… Each area will be addressed and you will learn how to refine, reduce and write / rewrite with significantly greater impact.

The goal is to get the reader to EAGERLY turn the pages of your script, and leave it with the rubber stand of ‘recommend’.

So, buckle up and prepare to massively transform your writing!

When: Sat 19th – Sun 20th Oct 2019
Where: Ealing Studios, Ealing W5 5EP
Standard Ticket: £139.00
www.screenwritingfundamentals.com/
Get £40 off with discount code SUCCESS40

Bring your laptops, pens, highlighters, print-outs and game-faces! Expect to write and rewrite.

WHAT HAPPENS OVER THE TWO DAYS?

In this highly practical Masterclass, you will learn how to create screenplays that stand out from the tsunami of good (but not killer) scripts out there… Key elements covered include:

▪ HOW to write MORE visually to create powerful images in the reader’s mind
▪ HOW to craft your characters so they become even more unforgettable
▪ HOW to write dialogue that sparkles, giving unique voices to each character
▪ HOW to avoid dialogue taking over your scenes
▪ WHICH structural methods will keep you on track and how to avoid overthinking
▪ HOW to spot and avoid your ‘static scenes’ and ‘false movement’ and remove forever
▪ WHY ‘good craft’ is NOT just screenplay formatting!

This Masterclass is tailored for those who want to gain understanding of how writing craft works on the actual page, so writers can ensure readers, agents and producers truly ‘get’ their story.

The Craft: Advanced Fundamentals will equip you with the ability to SEE scriptwriting on the page in a whole new way … Put simply, this class will make you a BETTER WRITER.

WHAT IS INCLUDED?

This is an interactive writing workshop that will give you the tools to make better choices from foundation level every time you write. In other words, we will be writing and rewriting on the spot, as well as facilitating and strengthening our feedback skills. During the workshop we will be reading one another’s work and giving feedback in pairs and small group work. In the class we will be analysing:

▪ Unclear concepts and muddy loglines and how to rework so that they crackle
▪ How the first ten pages can work FOR you – or AGAINST you
▪ How to overcome expositional issues and backstory problems so your story flows effortlessly
▪ How to spot and eliminate pace killing scenes that feel essential but can be reworked or cut
▪ How to inject new life into character role functions that feel samey or generic
▪ How to clarify genre conventions that may feel confused or stale in your story
▪ How to rewrite scene descriptions that feel overwritten or overly prescriptive
▪ Zing it up and kill boring chains of dialogue
▪ How to leverage often maligned devices like flashback, montage, dream sequence – they can be used to great effect

We will be breaking down your story, script and characters and then putting it back together, better than ever …

If you’ve been to Lucy’s Live Script Edit at London Screenwriter’s Festival, then you know drilling down into the fundamentals of screenwriting is HARD WORK. You may hear things you don’t want to about your ideas, or have to confront gaps in your craft knowledge. But we’re all in this together –you just have to COMMIT to taking your writing to the next level and seeing it through. Are you ready and willing?

When: Sat 19th – Sun 20th Oct 2019
Where: Ealing Studios, Ealing W5 5EP
Standard Ticket: £139.00
www.screenwritingfundamentals.com/
Get £40 off with discount code SUCCESS40
Feedback from 2018 delegates

“An engaging and fun course. Yes it points out where you’re writing is going wrong, but then it gives you the tools to get it right’
Adam Hoare, Writer & Filmmaker – 5 Stars!

“Lucy is an amazing and inspiring lady! Will be coming to more of her classes as I learn so much and remember my passion for scripts. Thank you Lucy!”
Coral Talbot, Script Reader – 5 Stars!

“Lucy is friendly, informative and an excellent, approachable teacher. This was a very valuable weekend”.
Jamie Kutner, Writer – 5 Stars!

“I would highly recommend this course to help in going back to the basic fundamentals and to give your work a new lease of life. It gave me a kick up the bum in regards to focusing my script and to respect that screenwriting is a craft and I must put in the work!”
Robert Bertrand, Writer & Director – 5 Stars!

“Lucy is the fountain of all knowledge and I wish I could drink from her every day – but not in a weird way!”
Jo Raggett, Screenwriter & Novelist – 5 Stars!

“This has been a huge boost to my confidence and ability to write a good script”
Kay Smith, Writer – 5 Stars!

“This course has helped me understand how to improve my writing by identifying my flaws and, more importantly, identifying what I’m doing right”.
Ricardo Bravo, Screenwriter – 5 Stars!

“Lucy’s course is inspirational and clarifies all elements of successful spec screenwriting”
Elinor Perry-Smith, Writer & Editor – 5 Stars!

“Lucy has opened my eyes to dialogue speech, when no or little words is enough. Thank God!”
Phil Skipp, Writer & Producer – 5 Stars!

“Learning online from Lucy’s site Bang2Write has been fantastic, but learning in a room full of creatives with the lady herself on hand to answer questions has been worth it’s weight in gold”
Emma Pullar, Writer – 5 Stars!

There has never been a better time to be a filmmaker... and yet it's never been harder to get eyeballs on films, audiences in seats and cash flowing back f

There has never been a better time to be a filmmaker... and yet it's never been harder to get eyeballs on films, audiences in seats and cash flowing back for all our hard work...

If you are an indie filmmaker, the Indie Distribution Summit this October has been built for you.

Crammed with speakers and sessions designed to unlock sales and distribution in 2019 and beyond, the summit is a two day gathering of indie filmmakers, working sales and distribution professionals, as well as practitioners… a gathering the like of which has never been seen before.

When: Oct 26th/27th 2019
Where: London (venue TBC)
How much: £189
DISCOUNT Get £20 off with code SUMMIT20
Tickets: www.filmdistributionsummit.com

We want filmmakers to fully realise the potential of their hard work in sales and distribution as it’s good for everyone.

Like you I am a filmmaker. I love imagining, writing, shooting, directing, editing, effects, sound, music…and of course the premiere.

But then… Sales and distribution. Uh oh. Very few of us get excited about this all important final step. Yet it’s this step that leads to the next bigger project.

Click on the video below to see what happened at the last Distribution Summit.

Over the decades I have made features, Oscar shortlisted shorts as well as more innovative crowd created films. I have advised on countless films and so often, familiar patterns are revealed. For me, sales and distribution remains the final hurdle. I don’t know about you but I MUST make a return on my films as without it, I cannot sustain and grow.

And from experience, the first question any investor in my NEXT film will ask is, ‘tell me what happened to your other films?’ We all need a killer comeback on that question. Not only investors, but crew want to see their work ‘out there’ in a very real way too. And actors want your film to help platform their talent, which means distribution also. Everyone wants to see it succeed BIG.

That’s why I have pushed to make this event happen.

I want EVERYONE to come and share in the knowledge and experience so that collectively we can elevate our work. I want the emerging film industry of today, of which YOU and ME are already a part of, to truly flourish.

We owe it to ourselves and to everyone involved in our films – be they shorts, features or docs – to get the work out there, to monetise them, to succeed… so we can all do it again. And sales and distribution remains the final hurdle.

Feedback from the last distribution summit from filmmakers

'The combination of hilarious anecdotes and stone hard cold facts were perfect and it was at just the right level I thought in terms of the panel, I felt privileged to hear these particular wisdoms so thank you.'
Alice Brooks, Content Director, Taylor Made Media

'I have been to many, many festival distribution events and this one is the first one to approach the subject in a structured way, divided into logical sessions exploring different areas of distribution'
Phil Peel – Writer/Director/Producer

'Unquestionably the best of these types of things I have ever been to. Anyone serious about professionally maximizing the audience and revenue for independent movies should without question go. Just go!’
Ben Mole – Filmmaker

Join me and around 30 industry experts for a transformative, challenging, inspiring, mind blowing, energising and future looking weekend and let’s figure it out together so that everyone wins.

When: Oct 26th/27th 2019
Where: London (venue TBC)
How much: £189
DISCOUNT Get £20 off with code SUMMIT20
Tickets: www.filmdistributionsummit.com

Chris Jones
www.filmdistributionsummit.com

Introducing LSFAccelerate... A two day mini London Screenwriters' Festival and Picthfest in November

...what makes screenplays work, stories

Introducing LSFAccelerate... A two day mini London Screenwriters' Festival and Picthfest in November

...what makes screenplays work, stories connect, audiences watch, producers option, and writers write...

Tickets: £199
First 100 tickets £125
Pitchfest included
URL: www.lsfaccelerate.com

To bridge the gap between LondonSWF2018 and LondonSWF2020, we are running what we have referred to as LondonSWF 9.5. It will be a smaller festival with only 370 passes, set in our familiar home of Tuke Hall at Regents University.

I can now reveal this exciting event is called LSFAccelerate, and you can think of it as like TED but for screenwriters.

On November 2nd and 3rd, around 30 great minds from the world of screenwriting, film and TV will congregate onstage at Regents University.

They will deliver creative light bulb moments, rocket fuel for the soul, deep insight into craft, and of course, powerful connection for everyone present, be you a new screenwriter or a seasoned producer.

The event is designed to inspire, elevate and… ACCELERATE your writing and career, keeping that momentum up.

The full speakers list and schedule will be released in the coming weeks.

Wait, what? There's a Pitchfest too?

Pitchfest 2019
This is your chance to get your project in front of the poeple who can make it happen...

If you pitch is good enough, your writing strong enough, and the project clearly has a reason to get produced.

On Friday the 1st of November, the day before the main event, we will run Pitchfest 2019, for everyone who attends LSFAccelerate. The PitchFest will run on both the Friday AND Saturday the 2nd, but NOT the 3rd. To be clear we have one day of PitchFest BEFORE the main event. This is to leverage exec availability during the weekdays.

If you have been to LondonSWF and pitched there, it's going to be exactly the same process where you book your slot one week before the event.

Don't wait around as this event will sell out as there are less than half the amount of tickets available as there are for the main festival. And the first 100 are reduced to £125.

Tickets: £199
First 100 tickets £125
Pitchfest included
URL: www.lsfaccelerate.com

See you there!

Chris Jones
www.lsfaccelerate.com

Want to write longform for Netflix, Amazon, Ch4, BBC... From Procedural to Longform, terrestrial to Netflix and beyond… Two day screenwriting masterclass and

Want to write longform for Netflix, Amazon, Ch4, BBC... From Procedural to Longform, terrestrial to Netflix and beyond… Two day screenwriting masterclass and workshop with John Yorke.

SPECIAL OFFER FOR SHOOTERS... Use code SHOOTERS to get nearly half price for £99. NOTE there are only ten tickets available with this special code.

The primary reason why great ideas (and even developed scripts) written for longform television fail at the final hurdle, is poor structuring.

John Yorke should know. He wrote one of the greatest books on story structure ever written – ‘Into The Woods’ – and as the Golden Globe winning, former head of Ch4 Drama, BBC Drama, Company Pictures, Eastenders showrunner… his resume clearly speaks for itself.

Join him for this two day longform structure masterclass.

When: Nov 30th to Dec 1st 2019 (weekend)
Where: Ealing Studios, Ealing, London W5 5EP
Tickets: £179
https://www.advancedstructure.co.uk/

What can you expect?

Part lecture, part practical workshop, this two day immersive weekend will elevate your career and project through deep industry insight.

It will offer hyper focused structuring for your narrative, and you will revisit character, theme and genre for your stories, as well as explore industry production formats – who offers the best home for your project and why?

Expect to learn new pitching skills too, as getting industry to lean forward and into your project is the first half of the challenge.

'John Yorke knows story structure inside and out and taught us in a way that was simple, engaging and memorable.'
KT Parker, Screenwriter

The weekend will break down into three focused areas:
The Structure

* Master the single structure that is present in all great stories
* Understand how all other story models fit within this single structure
* Address how structure and character can be successfully integrated into pilots and extended over entire seasons
* Learn to see the DNA beneath your story, characters, premise, situation, action and dialogue
* Learn how that DNA works, how to modify it, and how you can better use it in all your stories moving forward
* Practice rapidly developing stories within this structure

The Business

* Understand the needs of the business, beyond your story and script
* Analysis of the current market place – identifying current and popular trends and how to avoid guaranteed failure
* Learn how your story must adhere to strict industry structure needs and why
* Learn to think like a story development executive or producer in order to meet the needs of the business
* Learn how to remove the road blocks that can cause your deal and project to falter even if it is great writing
* Practice rapid story development and pitching
* Targeting the networks – what they do, what they’re looking for and why you may be better suited to some more than others

Practical Application

* Pitch development – solo and in groups
* Rapid fire pitching – of your own and other people’s projects
* Devising a new TV series from scratch inc. character creation/development, pilot outline, story arc, series arc, story bible

'I understand a lot better now how to create a premise that works for commissioners, what questions they ask, and how to pitch it.'
Kristina Day //Screenwriter

Plus on both days, John will be inviting special industry guests to speak about their careers past and present, breaking in, the current ever evolving landscape of the business, what the commissioners are looking for in writers and their projects and how to get your scripts onto their desks.

After selling out his one day seminar for the past two years, John is expanding the class and introducing more practical exercises exclusively for this weekend. Expect breakthrough after breakthrough clearing a path for you to fulfill your greatest potential.

Here’s what previous delegates had to say about John...

‘John Yorke gave the best explanation and POV on story structure I’ve ever heard!’
Mike O’Reilly, Screenwriter

‘John Yorke was amazing, the cave/forest/wood concept was a real ‘unlock’ moment for me.’
Matt Harlock, Screenwriter & Director

‘John Yorke’s session was fantastic – I learned loads and he simplified everything into easily digested stuff.’
Sarah Cassidy, Screenwriter

Spaces are limited so sign up now to ensure you don’t miss out on this opportunity to make massive improvements to your writing and get the insights and access necessary to elevate your career.

When: Nov 30th to Dec 1st 2019 (weekend)
Where: Ealing Studios, Ealing, London W5 5EP
Tickets: £179
https://www.advancedstructure.co.uk/

Use code SHOOTERS to get nearly half price for £99. NOTE there are only ten tickets available with this special code.

Have You Got A Great Story That Just Won’t Work In The Traditional Three Act Structure?

Audiences are crying out for sophisticated stories, hence

Have You Got A Great Story That Just Won’t Work In The Traditional Three Act Structure?

Audiences are crying out for sophisticated stories, hence the rise of Netflix and long form series.

We are flying Linda Aronson in from Australia for a ONCE only masterclass... And she is lightyears ahead of the curve when it comes to story... You could think of her as a story disruptor and innovator and by far the best chance to deliver on the age old producer and exec request... 'the same but different...'

When: October 5th and 6th
Where: Ealing Studios, London, W5 5EP
How Much: £199 - Get £100 off with code SHOOTERS for first TEN signups only

Linda Aronson is the world's leading expert in new story techniques and tools such as Flashback, Time Jumps, Tandem Narrative, Multiple Protaganists, Double Journeys, Consecutive Stories and Fractured Tandem (used in films like Pulp Fiction, Inception, Atonement and 21 Grams)...

She has created robust and powerful frameworks from which you can build those stories you want to tell, stories that feel limited or underdeveloped in a linear three act structure. For writers who want to work in longform TV, this masterclass will reveal the deep DNA of successful stories and illustrate how you can harness these techniques.

While the nineties and noughties were dominated by three act script gurus, NOW, broadcasters, production companies, agents and most importantly, audiences, are consistently demanding more elegant and sophisticated stories (and therefore screenplays).

Linda Aronson's 2 Day masterclass on advanced theories and techniques for creating original story design explodes conventional screenwriting theory for both feature film and TV. Recent shows using the techniques that Linda identifies, unpacks and reveals include 'Killing Eve' , 'The Bodyguard', 'Big Little Lies', 'After Life', 'The Night Manager', 'Happy Valley', 'Collateral' and 'The Handmaids Tale'.

Linda’s radical and utterly new approach is searched out by screenwriters and screen editors who are looking for practical guidelines for creating flashback, multiple protagonist and fractured structure films as both mainstream film and TV now regularly use nonlinear and ensemble forms.

For TV writers, the masterclass incorporates a session she first created for BBC TV’s leading drama writers, explaining how a variety of nonlinear structures can reinvent and even fix TV series and mini-series, serials and single dramas.

Why advanced screenwriting?

Screenwriting today is dominated by the US mainstream model. It is a fine model but it is not the only one. One of the unfortunate side-effects of the pervasiveness of this model is that, excellent as it is, it deems a whole range of stories unsuitable for film on the basis of their structure and content.

For writers, this can restrict the stories you want to tell, as well as the way in which they are structured. Many films that won’t work in the traditional three act structure CAN work using one of the parallel narrative forms.

The fascinating thing is that the parallel narrative structures all conform to predictable patterns, patterns based on manipulating the three act structure in one or more ways - multiplying it, fracturing it, truncating it – hence it is possible to create templates and guidelines for writing it.

The important thing to remember when planning these structures is that their mechanics are very precise. Each form requires a different structure and operates according to different rules.

This two day workshop will explore these new paradigms, deconstructing them so that YOU can use them in your projects too... series, serials and single dramas.

Linda is a writer, just like you

'My seminars are very practical. I'm a writer, so, like you, I'm interested in how scripts work. In my seminars I not only describe the outward appearance of parallel narrative forms but I also explain the mechanics. Together, we lift the hood or bonnet and examine the engine inside to see firstly how it works and secondly - crucially - how you too can build it. I give templates that you can use as plans.

Very often things like flashbacks, flash forwards, non-linear narratives, multiple plots and ensemble casts are regarded as optional gimmicks stuck into the conventional three act structure. They're not.

Each of the six types I've isolated and their subcategories provides a different take on the same story material.

Suddenly, one idea for a film can give you a multitude of story choices.

I explain the structural principle and practical mechanics of six types of parallel narrative 'engine' (they're all different), and their subcategories.

For example, in the flashback family alone there are six different sorts of sorts of flashback structure, each suited to a different purpose. I explain the potential traps and provide practical planning techniques - because these films need a great deal of planning.'
Linda Aronson

‘A good kick in the conventions…!'
Pete Dodd, Director

‘I was open mouthed at so many fantastic ideas!’
Debbie Manship, Writer

‘It was one of those light bulb moments when suddenly everything made sense’
Deanna Dewry, Writer turned director

When: October 5th and 6th
Where: Ealing Studios, London, W5 5EP
How Much: £199 - Get £100 off with code SHOOTERS for first TEN signups only

2 Day Masterclass... You have everything you NEED to make your film now...

You have what you NEED and when you shift a gear and embrace that, peop

2 Day Masterclass... You have everything you NEED to make your film now...

You have what you NEED and when you shift a gear and embrace that, people smell it and want to get onboard. That's leadership in film and it's what makes the biggest difference between planning forever and doing right now.

After being asked what feels like 1,000 times, I am bringing the Guerilla Filmmakers Masterclass back. And with an eye watering deal for the two day rollercoaster that will arm you in your heart, mind and soul to make your movie NOW!

I used to charge £199 for this two day masterclass… But for Shooters it’s discounted to £89 for the next 100 tickets only… That’s a 55% discount.

Use the code GFMMSPECIAL when you go to pay with the widget on the site.

When: November 9th and 10th
Where: Ealing Studios, West London
URL: https://www.guerillamasterclass.com/
How Much: £199 but get for £89 off with code GFMMSPECIAL

If you want a MASSIVE overload of filmmaking tips, tricks, tactics and strategies…

And if you want the same for your career too…

If you want to learn lessons that are hard won, as well as tried and tested, lessons learned from hundreds of successful filmmakers...

If you want to elevate your peer group and meet hundreds of like minded filmmakers who can help you…

If you want a creative shot in the heart, mind and soul…

Then without doubt, you should come to the Guerilla Filmmakers Masterclass.

To date I have made five feature films, all released in theatres, been Oscar shortlisted, won the Producers Guild Of America best short award, written seven books on filmmaking in the Guerilla Film Makers Handbook series and interviewed literally hundreds of filmmakers. This experience has given me a unique perspective on the challenges we all face in 2019 as filmmakers, we the storytellers who are determined to get our work produced, out there and seen.

While the event is crammed with TONS of filmmaking tips, tricks and information that will save you £££s, loads of wasted time and a mountain of heartache, what makes the masterclass so extraordinary is the atmosphere.

You can’t get that from a book or online, you can only get that in the room.

I now know that while the filmmaking information you will get is extremely useful, and the contacts you make essential, what will make a the biggest difference is a powerful shift in the way you see your film and your career.

Alongside the massive overload of information, delivering that shift is my goal at the masterclass.

Imagine the best version of YOU, empowered with new information, connected with a new tribe of like minded talent… and then IGNITE that person with passion and drive, the kind you had when you were a kid, when anything you wanted to do seemed possible. Hell, inevitable.

This version of you, this ignited creative, gets shit done, not one day someday, but right here right now.

This shift, fuelled by new knowledge, empowered by new relationships, is why this masterclass GETS RESULTS.

At the masterclass, filmmaking success will be hard wired into your mind, body and soul.

So what will you get? Specifically.

Information
For two straight days I will cram your brain with hard won lessons that will save you money, time and heartache.

Inspiration
I will show you how to take what you know and use it to get your movie made now. I call this Creative Ignition and it’s about getting both what you already know and what you have just learned into massive, unstoppable action.

Connections
We can’t climb the mountain alone, as GFilm veteran Tom Kerevan said in a blog post – he attended GFilm a while back and met his team at the event. Together, they just made their first feature which is now on Amazon. They are onto their second already. Finding like minded collaborators is key to success, and the room will be full of potential collaborators.

Acceleration and momentum
By combining the filmmaking knowledge, your new relationships and your INGNITION you will leave in a state of unstoppable certainty.

So, it’s £89 and two days of your life and I am going to give EVERYTHING I have for these two days.

Come or don’t come. One choice will get one result, the other choice a different result. But know that success lies in taking decisions and following through.

If this is resonating with you, take the leap now. If you want to hear from past delegates, there’s feedback HERE…
https://www.guerillamasterclass.com/feedback/

And the schedule HERE
https://www.guerillamasterclass.com/schedule/

I look forward to seeing you at the Guerilla Filmmakers Masterclass.

It will be epic. Here are a few comments from past delegates...

‘Thank you so much for kickstarting my passion for filmmaking again’
Nicola Hague, 10 Stars!!!

'I loved everything, it was so positive and rewarding while also brutally honest’
Dianne Thomas, Filmmaker

‘Just wanted to say the workshop was stupendous! Brilliant, inspiring and packed with amazing info’
@Mustachioed_Man

‘It was a life changing experience! Feeling so amazing after the end of #Gfilm – Thank you to the amazing people who made it so incredible!
@happydusty

‘Delivered in short bursts of rocket fuel for the soul’
Luke Campbell, Film maker
@LukeTV

When: November 9th and 10th
Where: Ealing Studios, West London
URL: https://www.guerillamasterclass.com/
How Much: £199 but get for £89 off with code GFMMSPECIAL

Chris Jones
www.GuerillaMasterclass.com