To give senior Drama, Film and Theatre Studies students more insight into working in the film industry, we invited Ronika Merl, professional screenwriter, to the school for a two-hour workshop on the 25th September.
She began by breaking down the structure of screenplay writing, and described the screenplay as fundamentally an instruction manual for the film crew/Heads of Department and actors and director. According to Ronika, it should be as entertaining to read as a novel, and she moved through ways of setting up the action, building on presumptions, and subverting expectations with the introduction of a new idea or surprise. One of the main tips that she urged students to try was to create more questions in the audience than you answer, for withholding information or including gaps, this for Ronika, guarantees audience engagement.
She then outlined her insights on the Film Industry in Ireland from her extensive experience, and gave students advice on how to go about getting into the industry and how to get their films made, and tips on making a slide deck/pitch deck.
Thanks very much to Ronika for all her brilliant advice and insights, and we look forward to welcoming her back again soon, for a viewing of the students' work.
Ms Talbot
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