Filmbase Hosts Hollywood Screenwriting Workshop | The Irish Film & Television Network

The two to three hour lecture will give industry participants information and tips that will make their script a more professional and sellable product. The lecture is being aimed towards applicants applying for funding, entering a competition or those just sending off writing samples.

Most importantly James will also discuss the ‘Unlucky/Lucky 13’ common but deadly mistakes that screenwriters make. These 13 mistakes will include discussion of simple-to-fix problems such as formatting and presentation to transitions and evoking emotion, as well as a number of others. Following this (time permitting) there would be discussion of story ideas by the writers themselves in a Hollywood style pitch session.

James Bartlett is a writer and journalist living in Los Angeles. He is also a story analyst for the Sundance Institute, National Geographic Films, New Regency, UCLA and the Academy of Motion Pictures' Nicholl Screenwriting Awards, the US consultant for Euroscript, and a reader for several regional funders in the UK and Ireland. Currently a story analyst for the Sundance Institute, the Nicholl Awards (AMPAS), the UCLA Professional Screenwriting Program and National Geographic Films, he is also the US consultant for Euroscript and reads for several UK regions. He was previously based in Belfast, where he read for Northern Ireland Screen, and he continues to read for the Irish Film Board.

The lecture will cost €40 for members or €55 for non-members and will be held in Filmbase, between 11am and 1.30pm, Friday November, 19th. All booking must be made in advance at Filmbase reception either in person or calling 01 679 6716.

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