ADVANCED STORYTELLING
TECHNIQUES
Multiple ways to elevate your story
Friday 17th and Saturday 18th October 2025
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WHAT'S IT ABOUT?
Great stories often hide their methods.
This workshop uncovers them. We’ll look closely at how master storytellers design stories that percolate in the minds of audiences long after they end. Planting ideas, breaking patterns at perfect moments, generally understanding the deep ways in which we engage with story. We'll explore:
And many more methods, giving you a valuable range of inspiring tools. Topics will be framed by:
Writers in all genres who want to "look under the hood" of storytelling, apply a deep knowledge of human psychology to their narratives, and learn techniques that shape emotion, build suspense, and leave lasting impact. Because what makes a story truly memorable isn’t just what happens. It's how it's told. HOW IT WILL WORK
The two-day format will give you plenty of opportunity to discuss and absorb the workshop's ideas, and for the exercises to help you commit them to memory.
If you bring the germ of an idea to the class we'll work out ways to apply the various topics to it as they're introduced and explained. |
WHEN, WHERE AND HOW MUCH?
Please contact Ian Long for future dates of this workshop - [email protected]
VENUE: BECTU 100 Rochester Row London SW1P 1JP (Close to London Victoria) CLICK HERE FOR A MAP PRICES (SCROLL DOWN FOR OFFERS) Standard price - £220 Concessions - £196 BECTU members - £176 Places are limited! Please book early by clicking one of the buttons below: PAY IN 3 STAGES, FOR FREE! If you have a PayPal account in good standing, you can pay for this workshop in 3 stages as follows:
Click on the PayPal Button at Check Out and select PAYPAL OFFERS. Concessions are available to members of our affiliated organisations - the Society of Authors, Writers Guild of Great Britain, Women in Films and TV and Directors UK, as well as students, seniors and other concession holders. "The workshop has enough information and storytelling tools to build a career on."
Inigo Manby, Film Editor Excellent value for money for the quality of the knowledge shared, easy to get to venue and the film clips were well thought through and illustrated the topic. Tutor is nice and approachable. TUTOR: IAN LONG
I'm a writer, script editor and story consultant. Recent writing projects include the psychological horror feature STARGAZER (to be released in 2025) and MALEDICTION, a folk-horror drama set in rural Italy, now in pre-production.
I head Euroscript's Consultancy services and teach workshops in Creating Fear in Films, Writing Science Fiction, Writing Neo Noir, Writing Horror, and others. Email me for further information |
