WRITE THE MICRO-BUDGET FEATURE
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With the proliferation of VOD, cable and streaming outlets there are huge new windows opening for filmmakers. Buyers are hungry for exciting content and producers crave contained stories that can be produced well on a minimal budget because they're easier to finance. So a strong script for a micro-budget film is gold dust to the industry .
But how do take your ideas and characters and write a screenplay you know for sure can be made on a micro-budget and could attract a strong cast? How do you write a contained movie which best expresses your voice as a writer and/or director? How do you ensure you write a marketable micro-budget script which can earn distribution in the UK and overseas in a crowded marketplace? This three-evening, hands-on course (running over three consecutive Wednesdays) will help you build solid foundations for a micro-budget film script that stands a strong chance of getting made and seen. COURSE CONTENT With the proliferation of VOD, cable and streaming outlets there are huge new windows opening for filmmakers. Buyers are hungry for exciting content and producers crave contained stories that can be produced well on a minimal budget because they're easier to finance. So a strong script for a micro-budget film is gold dust to the industry . But how do take your ideas and characters and write a screenplay you know for sure can be made on a micro-budget and could attract a strong cast? How do you write a contained movie which best expresses your voice as a writer and/or director? How do you ensure you write a marketable micro-budget script which can earn distribution in the UK and overseas in a crowded marketplace? This three-evening, hands-on course (running over three consecutive Wednesdays) will help you build solid foundations for a micro-budget film script that stands a strong chance of getting made and seen. COURSE CONTENT On Evening One, you will:
On Evening Two, you will:
On Evening Three, you will:
* You don't need to have an idea to do the course but some homework will be required in-between the three sessions so that you can make the most of the sessions. |
PRICES
STANDARD: £198
CONCESSION: £180
*We offer the concessionary rate to all Concessions as well as to members of these affiliated organisations. If you are a member of one of these organisations, please book at the concessionary rate and show your membership card to the course tutor at registration.
DATES & TIME
Thursdays Feb. 28th, March 7th and 14th. (With some prep work required, in-between dates) 6:30pm – 9:30pm VENUE WeWork Holborn 3 Waterhouse Square 138 Holborn London EC1N 2SWE EVENT CAPACITY: 10 
ABOUT STEPHANIE
Originally from France, Stéphanie began her career at TF1 International and Canal Plus, worked as a story editor on Emmy-nominated PET ALIENS, wrote live-action TV scripts, created a Sci-Fi animated series for Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp: VALERIAN & LAURELINE. In 2014, she wrote, directed and produced her first micro-budget feature film THE QUIET HOUR, a sci-fi thriller starring Dakota Blue Richards and Karl Davies. Her film premiered at Galway Film Fleadh, was nominated Best British Film at Raindance Film Festival, Best International Film at Sofia International Film Festival, won Best Film at Kansas City Film Fest, showcased at Newport Beach Festival, sold to Sky Cinema in the UK, Amazon Prime in the U.S., and was sold by LA-based international sales agent Vision Films around the world. She's currently producing THE LAST MOON, a low budget supernatural suspense/horror and then will follow that up by directing her contained sci-fi thriller ICE. Read Stephanie's article The Ten Commandments to Write a Micro-Budget Feature |
