What is it?!
Turn your story into a polished screenplay. This hands-on 2-part workshop demystifies script formatting, story elements, and how scripts are read by the film and TV industry. Whether you’re brand new or brushing up, you’ll leave with the confidence and tools to get your script industry-ready.
Places are limited.
The Details
This course will take place over 2 evenings:
7pm - 8.15pm on Tuesday 21 October
7pm-8.15pm on Tuesday 28 October
Sessions will take place ONLINE - but don't worry, we've learned from every online course we've been made to sit through, so this one will be fun, practical, have breaks, and neck stretching moments throughout! Please reach out if you have additional accessibility needs. A link to join the session will be sent before each session begins.
Who is it for??
Anyone who has a story and needs a script: whether you have the script already or you're still playing the scenes in your head, this is the course for you. We'll be covering everything you need for any script, whether it's TV, Film, Theatre or Games - if you want to learn/relearn/remind/reinspire, join us (whatever your expertise level).
We're also running a 2-part Story course earlier in the month; make your Spooky season about great story here.
What will each session cover?
21 October we will cover:
- Breaking your story into Beats
- The Nitty Gritty: Formatting, script elements, and practical scripting advice
- Making your scenes work: Simple techniques to make sure every scene works for your story
28 October we will cover:
- Making your scenes interesting: Dialogue and Voice, Pacing and Rhythm
- Practical Scripts: How it's read by a crew
- Do's and Don'ts: Common mistakes in, and tips needed for, every script
- Next Steps for your script
All with practical exercises and resources!
What will I walk away from this session with?
OFitD Productions are making these courses exactly how we wish courses were when we needed to learn this stuff; we want them to give you practical, actionable guidance and leave you feeling like you've made progress (rather than just having a massively longer to-do list!).
Who is running the course and giving me all of this advice?
Jemma Rowlston has been writing scripts professionally for the last 14 years and - the daughter of a writer - has been educated in story since her birth. She's consulted on and edited countless scripts, runs regular one to one development sessions with aspiring writers and was once turned away from a degree in writing because she'd already read the extended reading list (she thanks that professor for not just taking her money!). She has written for TV in South Africa, consulted on scripts on Netflix, written sell out theatre shows, and will one day publish the book she wrote. She knows story - or her father would disown her.
Why is it so cheap?!
We know, usual retail price for this kind of course is £100 and beyond…!
This is the first time we are running this course in this capacity (though the billionth time we've shared the guidance found in the course). So we'll be asking for anyone who wants to, to give us a little testimonial and some feedback so we can make this the best course possible. We're also launching the education wing of our production company, so it's a little celebratory gift from us to you.
If you are in financial struggle and wish to join this course, please reach out to us at ofitdarts@gmail.com and we can see what we can do. We got you.