“WHOSE STORY IS IT ANYWAY?”

*** Masterclass, 7th & 8th November 2009*****
Early Bird Discount Page

A Pitch and Story Development Masterclass, pitching to the likes of Working Title, Ealing Studios and Scala Productions. Your loglines will be catalogued and sent to over a hundred producers here and in Hollywood.

Click HERE to see Bruce Robinson strut his stuff at
Steve May's "Whose Story" workshop 2007"

Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th November 2009, London W1A, 9.30am- 6pm
Price: £170 before 14/10/09 (£200 after)
Student discount available: please call 0845 094 6263 for further info

Course Outline:
Steve May and his team will help you to:
• identify the emotional heart of your story
• distil & develop your story for maximum emotional & commercial impact
• master the collaborative process
• create pitches that get commissions
• and introduce you and your work to leading industry players

BONUS! - Willing participants will pitch live to the likes of Ealing Studios, Working Title, Scala Productions and others. ALL participants will have their loglines catalogued and forwarded to attending production companies & several others.

DAY ONE
• Ice-breaking pitch session
• Mastering your genre
• The Emotional Ride
• Embracing the Collaborative Process
• Creating the “perfect” logline
• Live script analysis
• Pitch rehearsal

DAY TWO
• Pitching your improved logline
• Personal transformation: the Holy Grail
• Pitch to Industry Panel
• “Whose Story Is It Anyway?” panel game; the pros show us how it’s done!
• Champagne & Networking

Note:
Once you have signed up and paid for the workshop, you should send:
1. Script Logline
2. CV and Contact details to...
S.G.May@westminster.ac.uk

About Steve May:
Steve May has written scripts for, amongst others, Castle Rock, Miramax and the BBC.   For the last 4 years he has been the Course Director of arguably the country’s most pragmatic MA in Screenwriting & Producing - working in conjunction with the best of the British film industry. Read more at www.westminsterfilms.com

Past Participants of Steve May's "Whose Story" workshop 2007:

"I've attended a few of these things in my time but this was without doubt the best." - Tony Mason

“Really enjoyed the course. Thought it was awesome. Made loads of contacts. Will happily miss the World Cup rugby again!” -   Parv Ramchurn

“The workshop was incredibly stimulating, useful, insightful, and utterly enjoyable. Its hands-on approach kept me involved throughout, constantly challenging me.”
- Malina De Carlo

“Excellent weekend. Thought it went off very well. I think you will be inundated with applicants for the MA after this.” - Adam Rayner

“That was frighteningly instructive and I will certainly try to put the messages you gave into effect.   Actually I found the whole course extremely valuable and it has also helped me hone a clearer story line in my script. Best wishes” - Nigel Osner

Click HERE for further reviews.

For additional referrals, please contact S.G.May@westminster.ac.uk

Cancellation: If you cancel within 15 days of the event, you will forfeit the full fee unless you can provide a replacement. If you cancel prior to this, 20% of the fee will be retained to cover administrative costs. Please note that payment must be received in full before the event to guarantee your place.

Disclaimer: The organisers reserve the right to change the dates and content of the programme as circumstances dictate.