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Want to take your writing further? David & Kevan offer longer courses in all aspects of creative writing...

Scriptwriting for Film & TV class with David Lassman

new classes starting Autumn 2010 - see City of Bath College website for updates...

SCRIPTWRITING FOR FILM & TVScreenwriting Part One (starting a screenplay) This course consists of five individual three hour sessions and is an in-depth introduction to screenwriting and writing the film script. Each session  covers one of the following areas: 1. What is a film script?; 2. Story concept; 3. Creating and developing characters; 4. Plot structure; 5. Writing    individual scenes.    
Next date: Tuesdays 15th September - 13th October 2009. 6-9pm. City of Bath College. For more details and cost see:  http://www.citybathcoll.ac.uk/adult-learners/courses1/163/screenwriting-part-1-starting-a-screenplay.html

 
'Screenwriting - Part 2 (Developing a Screenplay)' 
Screenwriting Part Two (developing a screenplay)
This course consists of five individual three hour sessions and follows on from Screenwriting - Part 1 (Starting a Screenplay). In each session the  
 elements from the previous course are expanded, along with new aspects such as theme, and participants create a synopsis and scene breakdown  for their own film script.  
Next date:
Tuesdays 12th January - 9th February 2010. 6-9pm. City of Bath College. For more details and cost see: http://www.citybathcoll.ac.uk/adult-learners/courses1/163/screenwriting-part-2-developing-a-screenplay.html    'Screenwriting - Part 3 (Writing a Screenplay)' 

Screenwriting Part Three (writing a screenplay) This course consists of five individual three hour sessions and follows on from Screenwriting - Part 2 (Developing a Screenplay). The sessions
 are delivered through workshops and one to one tutorials. Participants will write a completed film script using the synopsis and scene breakdown     from the previous course. This course requires participants doing some work in their own time during and prior to the course. 
Next date: Tuesdays 2nd March - 30th March 2010. 6-9pm. City of Bath College. For more details and cost see:
http://www.citybathcoll.ac.uk/adult-learners/courses1/163/screenwriting-part-3-writing-a-film-screenplay.html   

For more information or to book a place on any of the courses above (unless otherwise stated) contact David on 07804 246931 or email at david@davidlassman.com

Creative Writing with Kevan Manwaring

Creative Writing OCN Level 1
10 week course taught by Kevan Manwaring, Chew Valley School 7.15-9.15pm
from 21 September 2010
This course will help you to develop your writing skills in a safe , non-judgmental atmosphere. A range of styles will be covered including short fiction, poetry and life writing.
Course Code: CLCWRU1   To enrol contact Norton Radstock College

Kevan also teaches 10 week creative writing classes for Wiltshire College in Trowbridge, Warminster and dayschools in Devizes. Starting September 2010. See College website

Kevan's popular novel-writing course, Write a Novel in 2011 will begin in January. Contact if you're interested.

Kevan also runs undergraduate courses for the Open University in creative writing:
  • A174 Start Writing Fiction (12 wks)
  • A215 Creative Writing (9mths)
  • A363 Advanced Creative Writing (9mths)