Take a unique learning-by-doing opportunity to master your script consulting skills. Guided by an acclaimed mentor, you will experience the project development process alongside the Feature Launch program, consulting real projects from your peers and improving your ability to analyse scripts, give constructive feedback and pitch yourself on the market.
MIDPOINT Script Consultancy Training 2023
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Learning-by-doing experience
Develop your skills in practice. The training gives you space to examine the script consulting role on real projects selected for the MIDPOINT Feature Launch. Throughout the program, the mentor will guide you, provide you with his/her knowledge and give you personal feedback on how to improve.
- get unique experience, possibility to work on real projects
- take advantage of safe environment & thorough guidance of an experienced mentor
- enhance your script editing and communication skills
- learn to give constructive feedback
- master your analytic craft of writing script reports for film funds, cultural & other funding organizations
- learn how to present yourself as a script consultant
- pitch yourself & network at Karlovy Vary IFF
Structure
You will experience the project development process alongside the Feature Launch program, consulting real projects fromof your peers and improving your abilities to analyze scripts, give constructive feedback andor pitch yourself on the market.
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Online Preparatory SeminarFebruary 2023 | online
Online seminar exclusively for 3 selected script consultant trainees that will prepare them for further work with Feature Launch projects alongside the group leaders.
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Workshop 1March 2023 | Slovakia
Each trainee is assigned to one of the three groups, and works closely with the group leader and the participants on the development of their scripts. Trainees also meet regularly with their mentor to review their learning progress.
Through this process, the trainees are acquainted with the script and development aspects of developing a film project, enhance their communication skills during the creative process and, most important, learn how to give constructive feedback to the creative teams to help them move forward in their development.
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Workshop 2May 2023 | online
Online individual consultations, group work, lectures focused on script/treatment development.
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Workshop 3June / July 2023 | Prague and Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
The trainees continue to observe the various stages of the development of the projects, through the final presentation at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. They are present at the pitching training and rehearsals and also prepare their own presentations, as they'll pitch themselves as industry professionals during the KVIFF pitching forum.
Networking opportunities at the event may help them in their future careers.
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Workshop 4November 2023 | online
Individual consultations, group works, master classes, lectures focused on marketing and distribution strategies including new formats.
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Perfect way to move your career to the next level
By giving me the opportunity to learn and take part in the development process of different feature films, the program has allowed me to grow as a script consultant in ways I would have never imagined. I now feel more confident to accompany writers on their development journeys.
Alizee Musson
Script Consultant Trainee, Feature Launch 2022 Alumna
What I mostly learned was to trust my instincts and be able to vocalize and communicate them accordingly in order to be helpful. How to ask questions so that the scriptwriter can find the answers to his own dilemmas. How to listen and observe the writer to understand their needs and what they are looking for from our collaboration.
Angeliki Vergou
Script Consultant Trainee, Feature Launch 2020 Alumna
Tutors
Inspirational professionals with a passion for sharing their experience
Script-consultant Trainee Mentor
The Script-consultant Trainee Mentor co-creates the training for the script-consultant trainees, ensuring that this training is implemented organically into the group work and that the collaborative set-up simulates a real-life industry environment. He meets regularly with the trainees, providing feedback and support.
Gyula Gazdag
United States
Gyula Gazdag is a director of film, theatre, and television productions. He has served as the Artistic Director of the Sundance Director‘s Lab since 1997. He was a creative advisor at the Binger ...
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