Join our Weekend Online Course for Screenwriters and embark on a creative journey to master the art of storytelling. Whether you’re a seasoned writer or just starting, our workshop offers valuable insights and practical tasks to enhance your writing skills.
The Weekend Online Course for Screenwriters is here to guide you every step of the way—from sparking inspiration to crafting compelling ideas, characters, and plots, all the way to writing your first pages.
Presented by The Writing Studio, this enriching online course takes place on Saturdays from 2 PM to 5 PM on June 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2025. The course fee is R2,799.00, but if you register before May 31, 2025, you’ll receive a 25% discount. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your writing skills! Register now
What you will learn
- Session One: Fundamentals of writing and the writing process.
- Session Two: Crafting compelling premises and concepts.
- Session Three: Developing dynamic characters and understanding visual dynamics.
- Session Four: Structuring and plotting your story.
Who is the workshop aimed at
- Aspirant writers
- Experienced writers who are unsure of what they are writing
- Writers who need discipline and motivation
- Writers who find the story they are writing dull and lifeless.
- Ideal for novelists, screenwriters and playwrights
- Anyone who has a story to unleash
Why Choose Us?
- Expert guidance from two experienced writers and filmmakers.
- Interactive tasks to apply your learning.
- Flexible online sessions to fit your schedule.
Goals and Objectives
- How to write Your First Draft
- How to develop an idea into a story
- To lay the foundation of your story
- To define and develop your characters
- To structure and plot your story
- To understand the process of writing your story
- Adapt the first pages of your novel or stage play into a screenplay.
Meet your Instructors
The driving force behind The Writing Studio is Daniel Dercksen, a published film and theatre journalist of 40 years, who’s been teaching workshops and courses in creative writing, playwriting and screenwriting throughout South Africa since he formed the studio. During the last 24 years, The Writing Studio has taken many leading South African storytellers from first idea to success on the big screen and publishing their novels locally and internationally. Read more
Dirk Lombard Fourie began his prolific journey as a video editor, filmmaker, and writer 25 years ago. In 2001, his film Ouma Plaas won the Flame Award for Best Screenplay. The following year, his short film Teaching Stanley won the NTVA Stone Award for Best Short Film. He graduated from City Varsity Film, Television and Multimedia School in 2002, majoring in directing. His talent continued to shine, and in 2007, his film In God’s Country (co-written by Daniel E. Dercksen)won the Jury Prize Award at the Apollo International Film Festival. Dirk’s exceptional skills as a video editor were recognised in 2013 when he won the Vodacom award for Best Television Program, Against All Odds, in both the regional and national competitions. Since then, Dirk has been involved in international productions as video editor of documentaries, TV programs, and content for social media for various local and international broadcasting channels and clients such as eTV, eNCA, BGTN, South African Tourism, Nala Media and Tiger’s Milk. His storytelling prowess extends to the written word, with two published short stories, The Dress and the first of a trilogy, Hearts and Bones, available on Amazon Kindle. In his spare time, he also writes film reviews for his website, The Edit Booth.