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mm2 Chinese Scriptwriting Masterclass 2016
DETAILED COURSE DESCRIPTION
Sunny Chan 陈詠燊
Hong Kong
FUNDAMENTALS OF SCREENWRITING
19 MAR / AM
LESSON 1: THE STORY WORLD
- Building the Story World
- Character Development
- Research for the Story World
- Developing the Drama
20 MAR / AM
LESSON 2: STORY STRUCTURE & SCRIPT BREAKDOWN
- Conflict & Character
- Formating
- P.O.V
- Story Structure
- Scene Breakdown
26 MAR / AM
LESSON 3: DIALOGUE & SCENE DESIGN
- Scene Breakdown (Cont'd)
- Scene Design
- Setting up a Dramatic Situation
- Writing Meaningful & Entertaining Dialogue
27 MAR / AM
LESSON 4: FILM GENRES & STORY IDEAS
- Genres: Romance
- Genres: Comedy
- Genres: Animation
- The Secret to Creating Story Ideas
Chan Khan 陈汗
Hong Kong
19 MAR / PM
HONG KONG SCREENWRITERS IN CHINA'S FILM INDUSTRY
– DEMAND,CHANGE & SUCCESS
In recent years, Hong Kong screenwriters have advanced aggressively in China, bringing with them certain Hong Kong-specific elements into China films. What are these elements and why have they succeeded or failed? The rise of Chinese-language films brings with it a trend of popular film genres that have taken over China by storm – Comedy Fantasy, Romance, High School and Inspirational genres.
With smashing box office figures in China during the lunar new year period, Hong Kong style movies have been fighting for top spots at the box office. Why are these films so popular and successful? Chen Han shares the screenwriting techniques of writing films with Hong Kong-specific elements.
Chang Chia-lu 张家鲁
Taiwan
20 MAR / PM
CURRENT TRENDS – DEVELOPING AND WRITING FOR
CHINESE FILMS
With the rising popularity of Chinese-language films, there has been an influx of the variety of genre films and independent films produced. In a time where anyone and everyone can produce films, how do we accurately judge the potential of a film project? How can we go beyond the limitations of words and geographical boundaries and reassemble a screenplay and the writing process? Be it whether it’s a comedy, wuxia or an art film, the only uniting factor that can connect audiences is the cultural experience. Good stories, inspire good screenplays, and are produced into good movies.
Zeng Yong Ting 曾詠婷
Taiwan
26 MAR / PM
FROM TELEVISION TO COMMERCIAL FILMS: DEVELOPMENT, CREATIVITY & MARKETING
– A CASE STUDY OF "OUR TIMES"
Every weekend, we stay rooted to a small screen, growing up with characters from television series. These are the warmest memories from our youth. Years later, this same feeling of nostalgia returns to us through the big screen. We’ve all grown up, leaving the television sets in our living rooms for the big screens in the cinemas. The journey of developing an idea, to selling and marketing it; this is a path down memory lane, back to our best times. We’re crossing back and forth between reality and memories, yet the only constant is a good story, a good script.
Jack Ng 吴炜伦
Hong Kong
27 MAR / PM
WRITING A SCREENPLAY DOESN'T MAKE YOU A SCREENWRITER – THE ART OF STORYTELLING
It’s not difficult to become a screenwriter. The fundamentals and theories are easy to understand. Once you learn them and put it to good practice, writing a screenplay isn’t a difficult task. However, not everyone can become a good screenwriter. Theories are not everything, talent and creativity are also key requisites. One cannot depend on constant practice and writing scripts. There is no formula to becoming a good screenwriter, but one thing is for sure – One must have the mindful awareness of a life-changing experience.
Sunny Chan
Chen Han
Chang Chia-lu
Zeng Yong Ting
Jack Ng
REGISTRATION
The mm2 Chinese Scriptwriting Masterclass is open for applications from 24 February to 04 March 2016.
Only Singaporeans and Permanent Residents may apply.
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