WGSA Online Session: Pushing to the Extreme of Theme with ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น
January 18 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Pushing to the Extreme of Theme with ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น
Robert McKee calls it โtaking the forces of antagonism to the end of the lineโ, whilst others call it the โnegation of the negationโ. In this interactive session for working writers, Julie will explore what she calls the Value Framework, which is working strongly with the central theme or dramatic issue of your story. We will discuss why sticking to a central theme is so crucial in writing for cinema or TV, discuss ways to identify the central theme, and then to work with it to its strongest dramatic potential.
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Date: Saturday, 18 January 2025
Time: 10:00 – 12:00 SAST
Location: Online (The Zoom link will be distributed via email by 12pm on 19 January 2025. Please add communications@writersguildsa.org to your contact list)
Meet your Speaker
Julie Hall is a Screenwriter, Story Consultant, Lecturer, and Voice Over Artist.
TV Series worked on as Head writer include BARE for Netflix, the dramedy 016FM for Showmax, Tempy Pushas Seasons 2 & 3, Mamello Season 1, Bedford Wives and Ikhaya Season.
Julie has worked as Story Editor on multiple projects with SAโs film commissions, including commercial breakouts: Hard To Get, Happiness Is A 4 Letter Word, Keeping Up With the Kandasamys, Kandasamys, The Wedding, Trippinโ With The Kandasamys and Kandasamyโs The Baby. More recent releases include Indemnity (Netflix) and the multiple award-winning Valley of a Thousand Hills (Netflix and Festival Circuit). Feature film scripts as screenwriter include co-writing the rom-com Zulu Wedding which won the Festival Directorโs Choice for First Feature at the Pan-African Film Festival LA 2020. Julie mentored on the NFVF Sediba-SPARK programme from its inception and served as Discipline Chair of Screenwriting for AFDA Johannesburg from 2014 to 2021. Julie has a special interest in Animation and works as a Creative Producer on select projects
NB: Registration is essential. WGSA members attend for FREE. Non-members pay ZAR 75.00