Writer and freelance script editor Darren Rapier will discuss how to improve your work, write the perfect pitch, create believable characters, cut through all the jargon and tell you what’s necessary to create a solid and sustainable screenplay that sells.
This free one-and-a-half-hour class will take you through the basics of screenwriting and how it differs from other forms of creative writing and drama. You’ll look at how to form your idea into a workable story, touching on classic film structure and formatting requirements that make a professional script.
Darren will share some slides, briefly cover some basic screenwriting techniques and take questions via zoom chat.
Nearest tube: Elephant & Castle underground station (Northern and Bakerloo lines).
Nearest Railway Station: Elephant & Castle
Buses from Elephant and Castle: ask bus driver for Burgess Park. Bus numbers: 12, 171, 148, 176, 68, 484, 42, 40, 45