Script course date change

PACT's Script Writing for Animation course has been rescheduled to October.

The course, originally scheduled for mid August, will now take place 22-23 October 2002.

The course is part of a programme that has been designed by PACT's animation members to meet identified skills gaps.

The Skillset Freelance Training Fund is subsidising 60% of the cost of attending these courses. However, although the courses have been designed to develop the skills of the freelance workforce, full-time employees can attend the course but without the subsidy.

To receive the subsidy applicants must be able to demonstrate that they work in the audio visual industries and do not have an employment contract of more than one year.

For further details and application forms email [email protected]

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Details of Script Writing for Animation course

22-23 October 2002 1000 to 1700

PACT, 45 Mortimer Street, London W1W 8HJ

£165 for freelances (without subsidy would cost over £400)

Max. participants: 12

Content

• what goes into preparing a 'good' script - structure, dialogue, actions, etc.
• how to develop a strong series
• how to maintain efficient and effective bibles
• working with creativity
• the dynamics of team writing
• the view from the 'company' side

Who should participate?
Freelance animation scriptwriters who need to develop their skills and knowledge, or scriptwriters from other genres who want to retrain within animation

Format
The course will combine lectures, video clips and practical writing exercises.

Tutors
Colin Davis has been with Cosgrove Hall Films since 1999. As Development Manager for the Manchester Studio, he manages development: policy, new series and all the script-writing. Before that he worked as a writer across different media and as a stage and film director. Cosgrove Hall's recent 'home grown' output is well known, including shows like Fetch the Vet and Albie. Coming up are Jon Doyle's, The Inbreds, which Colin will script edit and Code Warriors, which Colin co-created. Colin's special interests are comedy and sci-fi. In his pre-animation days he wrote for Blakes' 7.

Barbara Slade's first screenwriting credit was 12 years ago in London with Brown Bear's Wedding which aired on ITV, Christmas Day. It was nominated for 5 Emmy awards including OEBest Writer'. Back in America, Barbara went on to write/develop children's shows for Nickelodeon, Disney, Fox and ABC, amongst others. She has written features for both Working Title and Disney and received her first Humanitas award for an episode of Rugrats. Recent credits include Angelina Ballerina and multiple Winnie the Pooh features for Buena Vista. For the past 3 years, Barbara has also taught many screenwriting classes, lecturing throughout Europe and America.