Are you dreaming of writing a screenplay but don't know where to start? Join us for this 4-hour workshop, in which renowned screenwriter and film director, Eric Lamens, gives an introduction to the art of screenwriting.
How do you construct a screenplay? How do you make it interesting? How do you keep the story moving forward? What are the basic do’s and dont’s?
The workshop will cover the basics:
Three-act structure
Protagonist/antagonist
Dramatic objective & obstacles.
What is the inciting incident and why is it so important?
What is a setup and payoff and what is it used for?
Where and how do you start?
This will be illustrated with clips of The Godfather I. (It would be helpful if you could watch the movie ahead of the workshop).
The tutor will give you recommendations on which are the best books about screenwriting, so that you can continue to learn after the end of the workshop.
The workshop will finish with a practical exercise and Q&A about your own screenwriting projects.
📅Date and time: 24 May, 14:00-18:00 CET
📍Venue: Pianofabriek, Rue du Fort 35, 1060 Saint-Gilles
💰Price: €40 Eur (non-member) €30 Eur (Member).
The price of the workshop is €40 and €30 for members (read more about membership). Our bank account details are: Wordcraft Collective; BE27 0019 5813 6673. Please add the title of the course or workshop as reference for your payment.
Sign up by making the payment and filling in the sign-up form. For additional information email us on info@wordcraft-collective.eu.
In the case that there are fewer than 6 participants enrolled for the workshop, we reserve the right to cancel. We will undertake to inform all enrolled participants of the cancellation. In this case, we will refund all participants the full amount of their fees paid.
Eric Lamens
Erik Lamens is a screenwriter and film director, living and working in Brussels. He has written and directed 17 short movies, 1 one hour TV-movie and a feature film, that was box office number one in Belgium. He also works as a teacher and he writes and directs for television.
His short film To Speak won 17 international awards and his feature SM-rechter (S&M Judge) 7 awards. He has been writing published short stories and movie scripts for over 35 years. He is alumnus cum laude of St. Lukas Brussels filmschool (1994).
