Event Summary
Join us for a comprehensive introduction to writing for short films. Led by Dan Horrigan, this course will see you generate ideas, find the approach that best suits your story, and be primed for your best script.
Event Description
Writing the Short Film Accelerator is the result of over ten years of writing and making award-winning short films, collaborating with independent artists at Foliage Films and Covert Firmament, and judging for leading festivals across the UK and USA.
Session 1: Monday 14th of April, 7-8.30pm Preparing the ground and unpacking the emotional range.
Session 2: Wednesday, 16th April, 7-8.30pm Structuring your screenplay.
Session 3: Sunday, 20th April, 10am-11.30am Generating scenes.
Session 4: Monday, 21st April, 7-8.30pm Creating Characters.
Session 5: Wednesday, 23rd of April, 7-8.30pm, writing dialogue.
Session 6: Sunday, 27th of April, 10 a.m.-11.30am Rewriting and bringing it all together.
Over two weeks you will immerse yourself in the best of short film writing and making and leave with the ideas you need as well as the tools to make the best possible start – and beyond.
Buckle up and get ready to journey as we explore this wonderful form. An excellent way to start filmmaking. The course is suitable for screenwriters and writer-directors, as well as those looking to pivot from other forms of writing (prose, poetry, plays).
Over two weeks of workshops totalling 9 hours with guest industry speakers and a curation of leading films to watch. The training is available at £90.
Event Overview
- Event Title: Writing the Short Film: Accelerator
- Type: Training
- Date: Mon, 14th Apr 2025 to Sun, 27th Apr 2025
- Location: Remote
How to Book
Email covertfirmament@hotmail.
- Contact name: Dan Horrigan
- Contact email: covertfirmament@
hotmail.com