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Story to Screen Foundation
The story track for the Story to Screen Lab, with Screen Sisters CIC: idea, logline, one-page treatment, pitch, and the producing basics that get a short made.
- Time
- About 6 to 8 hours
- Lessons
- 6
- For
- Anyone 18 or over with a story to tell. No writing experience needed.
- Pass mark
- 80%
- Window
- 12 weeks
- Ends with
- Online learning record. Next: book your competency check.
- Partner
- In partnership with Screen Sisters CIC
6 lessons
The lessons, in order.
- 01From idea to premiseWhat makes an idea a film, and testing it against character, want and obstacle.
- 02The loglineOne sentence that a producer can repeat. Draft, test and cut.
- 03The one-page treatmentBeginning, middle and end on a single page, in the present tense.
- 04The pitchTwo minutes, out loud, to people who have to say yes or no.
- 05Producing basicsWhat a short costs, who you need, and the order things happen in.
- 06Working with a unitWhat happens when the story reaches a crew, and how to listen to them.
The practice task
Submit a logline, a one-page treatment and a two-minute pitch recorded on a phone. A person marks each against a short rubric.
Six steps in every lesson, safety first, checks you must pass, tasks a person marks. Then a short competency check with us and a practical on our unit. Learning provider: Futures in Film CIC. Partner: Screen Sisters CIC.
