Greetings from Living Bridge!
We are proud to announce a 5-Day Scriptwriting Workshop in
Pune from August 15-19, 2012, to be conducted by well-known scriptwriter, Anjum
Rajabali.
Introduction
Screenwriting is the fastest growing career option in the Indian
film industry today! In the last couple of years, we have seen several films
being commissioned simply because the scripts were well-crafted. And these
films went on to connect with the viewers and garnered box office success -
reaffirming the fact that a good script can make a good film! Not surprisingly
then, today every producer, every studio is on the lookout for engaging scripts
and writers who know screenwriting. This is a sea-change from just about a
decade ago when most people didn't even know what exactly a screenplay was!
However, this new surge in the need for scripts is
actually a call for competence. While producers may be eager to offer higher
fees and better terms now, none of them will tolerate weak work or ignorant
writers. Aspiring screenwriters need to understand that while great ideas and
stories are fantastic, they are not enough to make a film. You need to know how
to write a screenplay! It hurts to say this but there are just too many people
floating around with bagfuls of concepts and plot-ideas but with no sense of
the rhythms and structures of screenwriting.
The Workshop
This workshop is a step towards filling that gap. It has
been designed for aspirants who wish to enter the field, as well as for those
who have already done some initial work in it.
The method of teaching will be mainly through interactive
lectures supported by examples from wonderfully written films. The curriculum
will cover the entire journey of a script from story-idea to final dialogue
draft illustrating the different stages of idea, premise, theme, plot,
character, structure, scene construction, and dialogue. Basic and advanced
questions and difficulties will be addressed and answered. The syllabus
includes one extensive session on mythology, with special reference to the
Ramayana and the Mahabharata, the content and dramatic form of which have had
an overarching influence on Indian screenwriting.
The final session will be on industrial issues like
writers’ rights, contracts, copyright questions, film industry protocols, union
protection, and generally on the professional aspects of screenwriting.
Workshop Instructor
Anjum Rajabali is a well-known screenwriter with more than
10 films to his credit, including Raajneeti, The Legend of Bhagat Singh, Ghulam
and Drohkaal. In a career spanning 20 years, he has worked with directors like
Prakash Jha, Govind Nihalani, Rajkumar Santoshi, Milan Luthria and Shaji Karun,
and has been script consultant to several important films, like Gangaajal and
Apaharan. He is also perhaps India's most respected teacher of screenwriting,
regularly mentoring screenwriters at Indian and international script labs, and
heads the screenwriting departments at FTII Pune and Whistling Woods Mumbai.
According to him, "Writing scripts means living with
contradictions. The process is as demanding as it is rewarding, as frustrating
as it is enjoyable, and as liberating as it is restricting. Only when one
learns to accept this can one hope to write.”
Guest Lecturers
Sriram Raghavan has a diploma in direction from FTII Pune,
and is the writer-director of several memorable films including Johnny Gaddar,
Ek Hasina Thi and Agent Vinod. He generously mentors young writers informally,
as well through fellowship programmes.
Abbas Tyrewala is one of Hindi cinema's more successful
screenwriters with films like Maqbool, Main Hoon Na, Munnabhai MBBS to his
credit. He turned director with Jaane Tu.. which became a rage with youngsters.
Workshop Details
Dates: August 15, 16,
17, 18 & 19, 2012
Timings: (10am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm)
Film screening (5.30-8pm on August 15, 16 & 17)
Venue: Sumant Moolgaonkar Auditorium (No.1), Ground Floor, MCCIA
Trade Tower, Senapati Bapat Road, Pune 411016
Fees: Rs. 7000/- (Includes vegetarian lunch and tea/coffee etc.)
Incase
you are interested in joining the workshop please fill in the registration form
attached herewith and choose your preferred mode of payment.
Do feel free to contact us for any further details.
Best regards.
Ruta Talwalkar
Partner, Living Bridge
Contact Details
First floor, Raviraj, D.P. Road, near Parihar chowk,
Aundh, Pune- 411007
Ph No- 020-41302932
Mobile- 9890000587
Email ID- livingbridgepune@gmail.com
Website- www.livingbridge.net
Facebook- www.facebook.com/LivingBridge
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