You have a lot to do this month. December can be hectic, noisy and distracting; not at all conducive to your writing schedule. You get through the month as best you can, scribble a page or two between shopping and wrapping and swear to do better in the New Year. Maybe you even take a bold step and attend the #FiLMLaB kickoff on January 6th and vow to toss your hat in the ring and write your first short script. On January 7th you realize: This shit is hard.
But fear not. To paraphrase The Three Amigos:
Lucky Day
Wherever there is writer’s block, you will find us.
Ned Nederlander
Wherever there are too many pages, we’ll be there.
Dusty Bottoms
Wherever short form is threatened, you will find…..
Lucky Day, Ned Nederlander, Dusty Bottoms
The Three Amigos!
FiLMLaB’s very own Three Amigos are here to help. On Saturday, January 10th, Screenwriter Randall Jahnson, Director Martin Vavra and 2014 FiLMLaB winner Jon Dragt are combining their talents for a one time only Short Form Workshop at Robinwood Station in West Linn.
Randall Jahnson
Martin Vavra
Jon Dragt
In this two and a half hour class Randall will utilize Jon’s original winning script as a tutorial (as well as his post-win rewrites based on director notes) in form while Martin takes you through the director’s process of script evaluation, identifying problems, creating shot lists and storyboarding. Jon will be there to provide a first hand account of his own experience in the (FiLM) lab and share his advice of facing your own, personal El Guapo:
Lucky Day
In a way, all of us has an El Guapo to face. For some, shyness might be their El Guapo. For others, a lack of education might be their El Guapo. For us, El Guapo is a big, dangerous man who wants to kill us. But as sure as my name is Lucky Day, the people of Santa Poco can conquer their own personal El Guapo, who also happens to be the actual El Guapo!
El Guapo, for writers, takes many forms: indecision, insecurity, lack of ideas, too many ideas, fear of failure to name just a few. When tackling a new form like short scripts an army of El Guapos may take up residence to thwart, intimidate, or otherwise shut down your creative process. FiLMLaB’s Three Amigos will help you to treat your El Guapos like the “… sons of motherless goats…” they are.
The Experiment Begins: Short Form Workshop
Saturday, January 10, 2015
10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Robinwood Station
3706 Cedaroak Dr, West Linn, OR 97068
Members fee: $15.00 Non-Members fee: $20.00
*Advance registration required (so we can get the scripts to you!)
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