Saturday 13th March, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm at BVSC

As part of a new programme of events and workshops, SCRIPT and Red Room Films are running a series of 4 one-day genre workshops. Further information about the whole programme is at http://www.scriptonline.net/screen.html

Bio-pics are crowd pleasers and regular Oscar winners – with bankable actors often attracted to the challenge of playing a real and notable figure. But while the facts of someone's life might offer elements of plot, how can writers prevent bio-pics becoming episodic documentaries – and how far can or should a screenwriter ‘stretch the truth'?

This 1 day course will examine how to find the best story in a ‘life', how to develop gripping character stories and how to approach those legal and copyright issues that might arise. It will also examine the conventions that define the genre and look at some of the ways that filmmakers are stretching and challenging the ‘rules' to push the genre forward.

By the end of the course you should have acquired a deeper knowledge of the bio-pic, along with specific tips and techniques to progress your own scripts and ideas.

The following films will be referred to in discussions; it is recommended that participants view them prior to the workshop:
Hilary and Jackie
The Damned United
The Nowhere Boy (On release)

FEES: All workshops are £50 each (£40 concessions).
 
If you book any FOUR workshops at the full rate, you can receive a 15% discount of the total price (i.e. total cost of four workshops is £170)
 
ENQUIRIES: Contact catherine.edwards@scriptonline.net or 0121 224 7415
BOOKING: Download a booking form from http://www.scriptonline.net/documents/BookingForm-ScriptingFutures_000.doc and send it to Script at 107 The Greenhouse, The Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Birmingham, B9 4AA