Workshop 2A: How to Write a Killer Opening Scene with Ken Hegan
Time & Location
Aug 06, 2022, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Bowen Island, 430 Bowen Island Trunk Rd, Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G0, Canada
About the Event
An exciting and inspiring workshop for screenwriters that studies the opening shots and scenes from 15 films and TV series. The workshop will be divided into 4 x 30-minute sections that cover creating first shots and powerful symbolism, introducing the protagonist, establishing the screenplay’s genre and tone, and setting up immediate conflict. Participants will have time for brainstorming and writing and will watch a 50-film supercut that shows how great films match their opening and closing shots with each other. Links are provided to homework assignments for writers to improve their script openings at home.
About the facilitator
Ken Hegan has just directed his first feature film, the comedy thriller Outrunners, based on his original screenplay which was a finalist in the ScreenCraft Film Fund in L.A. Ken has writing/producing credits on 20 TV shows. Thanks to his Rolling Stone articles on sports mascots, he was hired to co-write the…
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Write a Killer Opening Scene
Registration in Workshop 2A: How to Write a Killer Opening Scene with Ken Hegan on Saturday, August 6 at 2 PM.
$50.00
+$1.25 ticket service fee
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