Story & Screen MasterClass with Paul Donnett
Workshop Schedule:
Monday, October 21:
9:00 – 11:00
Workshop 1: What’s the Big Idea? – What studios and festivals look for
11:00 – 12:00
- Exercise 1 – Ideation (“What If?” groups) /
- Exercise 2 – Theme (Value Assessment)
1:00 – 3:30
Workshop 2: Building Your Show Bible
- Concept, premise, characters, world, story springboards > Show/bible/script examples
- Exercise 3 & 4 – Character & World Profiles
Tuesday, October 22:
9:00 – 12:00
Workshop 3: Making A Scene – Plot & scene construction, film study – “Inglorious Basterds”, “The Office”
1:00 – 3:00
Workshop 4: Production Considerations & Story Pitches
About Paul Donnett:
Paul Donnett is an award-winning screenwriter, producer, composer, festival judge, and instructor who has worked in film, podcast, web series, graphic novels, and corporate marketing and storytelling. He wrote his first stage musical at age five and has been telling people stories ever since. Paul now serves as senior screenwriting instructor and Director of Education at Story Institute in Vancouver, BC.
