Storytelling for scripted television with John Yorke

A course dedicated to the nature and craft of storytelling to help Writers, Script Editors, Story Editors and Executive Producers improve their development and writing skills

Over three modules with group and interactive exercises, we will explore technique, structure and theory, as well as the methodology to transform knowledge into concrete application for writing, structuring and developing
hit TV dramas

MODULE 1 (15th, 16th, 17th November)            Structure & Story Rules
Course Topics:
Essential ingredients of story and its application to Scripted TV
Structural rules of storytelling formats
Relationship between structure and change and fixing a broken script

MODULE 2 (22nd, 23rd, 24th November)                Character
Course Topics:
Character: creating interesting characters and the relationship with structure, dramatic irony, tragic Irony, foreshadow, retardation

MODULE 3 (29th, 30th November & 1st December )
Multiprotagonism
Course Topics:
Multiprotagonism: the rules and how to manage structure
The art of compelling narrative: suspense and surprise
Final Exercise

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This training course is not funded or commissioned by ScreenSkills, but has been reviewed to ensure it is meeting agreed standards such as industry-led diversity targets, appropriate business insurance, and evidence of previous quality training provision.