
Workshop 1 - Introduction to playwriting - hosted by Al Fenderico
The workshop introduces you to how to work on a play in the first instance, what is its approach, and what kind of writing exists. In addition to this, there is an exercise for you to play with and help improve your skills as a writer.
The video shared is a scene from the movie Hook - directed by Stephen Spielberg.
The scene in English: https://youtu.be/uPCzjHPS--U
The scene in Italian: https://youtu.be/2SxCX_xoF2o
In this lecture, the students are able to know how to structure and format a play regarding formatting a story prior to its writing.
In this lecture, the students are able to study how to format an atmosphere of a story and what its characteristics define the character's actions within it.
In this lecture the student has the chance to study what a character is and what differentiates character and characterization.
The workshop is intended for any new upcoming writers and professionals who would like to learn more and practice their skills. This workshop introduces you to how to work on a play in the first instance, what its approach is, and what kind and type of writing exists. In addition, there is an exercise for you to help improve your writing skills at the end of each session.
Furthermore, there are film or theatre scene examples to refer to in order to give the student a full immersion in the practice of writing the project.
What skills do you improve?
- How to communicate in English by improving speaking, listening, writing, and reading skills. (Important skill that also serves for job interviews)
- How to structure a creative story.
- How to structure a theatrical and cinematographic script with a technical format.
- The importance of creativity and one's own psychophysical well-being.
Who am I?
I am an Italian and English bilingual actor, director, and screenwriter with international and ten-year training and experience in Naples, Montreal, and London. Winner of national and international awards for acting, directing and screenwriting.
Graduating from the course in directing, screenwriting and pedagogy at the Royal Central School Of Speech and Drama in London (Among the Top 20 drama and film academies in the world).