Over the last couple of months we’ve run a series of live online lectures for our students. We’re happy to announce that we have integrated these lab chats into our full time curriculum. Lab chats are 2 hours long and are available to our students during evenings and weekends. There are no additional costs for [...]
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Writing an Adapted Screenplay
I have never written a script, but I’m planning on starting to write my first. I thought it would be best if I started off adapting a novel into a screenplay. What advice do you have? – Lights Film School Student Hi, I’m going to try my hardest to try to convince you against setting [...]
Screenwriting: Balancing Action and Dialogue
Over the weekend Lights Film School held another live online screenwriting lab chat entitled “Actions Speak Louder than Words: Using Action to Move Your Story”. It was an informative and engaging 2 hour lecture. Some of the discussion topics are outlined below. But first take a look at the lecture synopsis: Contrary to what most [...]
Screenwriting: Character Archetypes & Pivotal Characters
Last week Lights Film School held another live screenwriting lecture for our students. The lecture can be found below: Screenwriting – Character Archetypes & Pivotal Characters There comes a time when all your protagonist needs is a boost — something to change their immobility into actuation. “Pivotal characters” have the difficult job of launching action [...]
