Internationally renowned screenwriting teacher David Freeman will present a two-day Screenwriting and Writing for Gaming Workshop in Johannesburg and Cape Town in September.
The Johannesburg workshop will take place on 8 and 9 September and the Cape Town workshop on 15 and 16 September, with both venues to be announced later.
Freeman is the creator and teacher of the internationally famous “Beyond Structure’ Screenwriting and Script Development Master Class. The dynamic two-day seminar is packed with writing and script development techniques brought to life with numerous film clips, and is perfect for film and television screenwriters, directors, producers, and actors, as well as fiction writers, radio writers, and videogame writers.
The seminar includes proven techniques to create memorable, psychologically complex characters; write dialogue which captures characters’ unique voices and emotional depth; sculpt scenes which audiences will never forget; and brainstorm riveting plots which are tightly tied to the emotional growth of your characters.
Freeman’s workshop has been taken by the writers, directors, and executives behind, among others, Good Will Hunting, Twilight, X-Men: First Class, Sling Blade, The Wedding Singer, Kick-Ass, Law and Order, The Simpsons, Total Recall, E.R., Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Legally Blonde, Meet The Fockers, 12 Monkeys, The X-Files, King of the Hill, Star Trek: Voyager and Saturday Night Live.
A working writer, Freeman has written or developed projects which have been set up at Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures, MGM, Castle Rock and New Line Cinema. He is also interested in interactive storytelling and wrote Creating Emotion in Games, which has helped change the game industry in America. He has worked as a writer and narrative designer on games for Activision, Electronic Arts, 2K Games, Ubisoft and other publishers.
Reservations must be made by emailing admin@writersguildsa.org. Upon reservation, you will receive an invoice from WGSA with all payment and banking details. Please note that payment is due in advance and that your booking will only be confirmed once payment has been received. You will then be issued with a receipt and ticket number, which need to be presented at the workshop to guarantee your entry. Please keep proof of payment for your records, as you should be able to use it as a valid tax deduction.
Early Bird Bookings, valid if you make payment on or before 15 August 2012:
WGSA members and registered students – R3500 per person
Non-Members – R4500 per person
Bookings and payments after 15 August 2012:
WGSA members and registered students – R4500 per person
Non-Members – R5500 per person
Group bookings for more than 5 persons: – discount of R500 per person.
For more information on David Freeman, visit www.beyondstructure.com
