Screen Training Ireland has announced that it is seeking participants for its upcoming training course ‘The Basic Principles of Storytelling on the Screen’.
The course will be tutored by Mary Kate O’Flanagan. An award-winning screenwriter and story consultant in the European film and television industry; O’Flanagan teaches screenwriting in The UK and The US, across Europe as well as in Ireland for Screen Training Ireland among others.
O’Flanagan has written six feature-length screenplays, five of which have been optioned and supported by funding from Screen Ireland and a pilot for a television series which won the EATC Prix Europa.
Mary Kate is Ireland’s First Grand Slam Champion Storyteller at The Moth, a title she won at The Abbey Theatre in October 2015. She is also The Grand Slam Champion Storyteller at The Moth in LA, a title she won in January 2017.
This course will provide guidance to writers and creatives on:
- The Shapes of Stories
- What Defines a Plot Twist and Why They Are Necessary
- Character at the Heart of The Screen Story
- Creating and Sustaining Dramatic Tension
- Putting the Audience’s Experience First
Application Procedure:
Please apply online at www.screentrainingireland.ie with a current CV by 10:00 on the 15th of November. For further information please email grainne.bennett@screentrainingireland.ie
Participant Profile:
Emerging screenwriters, producers and development personnel.
Tutor: Mary Kate O’Flanagan
Course Date: Thursday, November 29th, 2018
Course Duration: 2 days
Venue: Dublin TBC
Location: Dublin
Cost: €100