Workshops are FREE, But you must register. download booking form and email back to bookings@magmafilm.org.nz
Workshops will be held The Shambles Theatre
Huge thanks to Simon Marler of Script to Screen , Nick Ward, Ngā Aho Whakaari and the NZ Film Commission.
If you are a filmmaker planning to travel to Magma, contact us and we will do our best to assist with accommodation, as we have in previous years.
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The Following workshops are being held at Magma 2010
SATURDAY MAY 1: WORKSHOP 1
10.30 - 2.30
Introduction to The NZ Film Commission, Screenwriting and Film Development
with Hone Kouka
Part One: A brief intro to the NZ Film Commission and the NZ Filmmaking landscape
Part Two: Principals of screenwriting-for filmmakers/writers
• principals of storytelling
• reviewing / critiquing your screenplay
Part Three: Film Development Process in New Zealand
• writing a proposal for the NZFC -the process from proposal to funding
• what the NZFC can do for filmmakers if your proposal and film is successful
SUNDAY MAY 2: WORKSHOP 2
10.30 - 2.30
“Great Characters make Great Stories” How to write unforgettable characters
with Nick Ward
Story is and always will be king. But what’s the use of having a good story if you populate it with lifeless characters? The difference between a good movie and a great movie are memorable characters.
Nick Ward - the writer behind the Lads from “Stickmen”, the Rose family and friends from “Second-Hand Wedding” and characters such as Aurora and Aaron Spiller from Outrageous Fortune, will reveal his secrets for crafting characters that will make your screenplay come alive.
Entertaining and engaging this is a workshop that will give you the tools and inspiration
to take your writing to the next level.
