EVENT: 20 AUGUST 2009
The role of internal conflict in the development of cinematic narrative: half-day screenwriting seminar
Script to Screen in association with the New Zealand Film Commission present a half-day seminar with Tom Abrams on the role “internal conflict” plays in the development of cinematic narrative. Learn how answering a few simple story questions can help strengthen your own script.
Case study: Sideways (2004), writer/director Alexander Payne, Oscar for best screenplay/adaptation.
Abrams is a screenwriter and academic from Los Angeles, where he is an associate Professor at the University of Southern California. For the last 17 years, Abrams has taught filmmaking internationally and consulted on projects in more than 20 countries. His feature projects include screenplays written for Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, Fox, New Line Cinema, and Universal Pictures.
Where and when: 9-1, Thursday August 20, The Hobson Room, Jubilee Building, 545 Parnell Road, Auckland
Price: $45, $25 concession* Book now
Or call us on 09 360 5400 to make telephone booking.
The case study Sideways is recommended viewing for attendees.
* You are eligible for concession if you hold a paid membership to an industry organisation, are currently a student or are a senior citizen.
