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WRITING THE LOW-BUDGET FEATURE FILM

What do BURIED, LOCKE, THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED, THE GUILTY and SEARCHING have in common?

They're all contained movies, meaning movies with a limited cast and few locations that were or could have been produced on a low-budget.  

Producers and directors crave contained stories that can be produced on a low-budget. 

Why?  Because  they're much easier to finance and produce -- as such there is less financial risk involved and more potential for the film to make a profit. Therefore, a strong, character-driven, contained screenplay can be an attractive proposition for producers.

But how do you take your ideas and characters and write a screenplay for a low-budget film which could attract a strong cast and a talented director or you could direct yourself if you are so inclined?

How do you make the most out of the limitations and restrictions you've given yourself?
 
How do you expand the scope of your story while keeping the budget in mind?

This interactive course will help you build solid foundations for a contained film script that stands a strong chance of getting produced and seen by an audience.


COURSE CONTENT

In Session One, you will:
  • Review and discuss examples of low-budget films and screenplays.
  • Learn how to identify great source material and/or come up with ideas and concepts for a film.
  • Create a strategy for yourself. What's your brand? What's your genre?
  • Develop a keen understanding of aspects to keep in mind and what to avoid when writing a script for a low-budget film.
  • Turn your idea into a clear logline.

In Session Two, you will:
  • Receive professional feedback on your idea and logline. Share feedback as a group.
  • Understand how to write a character-driven script, which is more important when flashy VFX or action sequences are not an option.
  • Explore what your story is really about (the theme) 
  • Learn how to develop your idea into an effective one-page outline and create character bios. 

In Session Three, you will:
  • Receive professional feedback on your one-page outline and character bios. Workshop your project with the other students.
  • Deepen your understanding of Plot & Structure.
  • Firm up the arc of your protagonist.
  • Explore ways of seeking and integrating feedback.

In Session Four, you will:
  • Receive professional feedback on your revised two-page outline. Workshop your project with the other students.
  • Learn how to heighten the key plot points of your story. 
  • Develop your pitch.
  • Map out the development process of your script.

The goal behind taking this course is to prepare you so that you are ready to write and develop your low-budget script ad increase your chances of having a movie made.


PRICES
STANDARD: £198
ADD TO CART £198
CONCESSION: £180
ADD TO CART £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

4 x Wednesday evening sessions:
November 3, 10, 17, 24
7pm-9pm


(With some prep work required, in-between dates)

ONLINE PLATFORM
The sessions will be run on Zoom. All attendees will be sent the Zoom login information upon registration.

EVENT CAPACITY: 8
Book your place early to avoid disappointment.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS
Email or phone:  07958 244656

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ABOUT STEPHANIE

​Stéphanie is a writer-director. She runs Frenzy Films, a London-based production company which specializes in contained elevated genre films. 

Originally from France, she began her career in story development at TF1 International and Canal Plus. She then worked as a story editor and screenwriter for French TV, creating among others a Sci-Fi animated series for Luc Besson’s Europa Corp: VALERIAN & LAURELINE. 

After studying film at UCLA she wrote and directed her first feature film, THE QUIET HOUR, a sci-fi thriller starring Dakota Blue Richards (The Golden Compass, Skins, Endeavour). THE QUIET HOUR  premiered at Galway Film Fleadh, was nominated Best British Film at Raindance Film Festival, won Best Film at Kansas City Film Fest, showcased at Newport Beach, premiered on Sky Cinema in the UK in 2016 and sold to Amazon Prime in the U.S. 

Stéphanie is currently developing her second feature as a writer-director, ICE, a sci-fi thriller which was selected for the 2020 Sofia Meetings, Filmarket Hub's UK Online Pitchbox, BiFan's NAFF Project Event, and the Frontières co-production market at Fantasia. The Script was also a finalist of the 2020 ScreenCraft Sci-Fi and Creative Screenwriting Unique Voices script competitions.

Stéphanie lectures on screenwriting at the London College of Communication, Central Film School and works as an industry mentor on the Raindance MA in Filmmaking with De Montfort University. She is an alumna of Berlinale Talent and IFP Emerging Narrative in NYC. 


Read Stephanie's article The Ten Commandments to Write a Micro-Budget Feature

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