SONA ARTHAUS will be holding a weekend Scriptwriting for Feature Films & Telemovies Workshop on 21st and 22nd August 2010.
If you like telling stories and like films, get initiated into the art of screenplay writing. The workshop is designed for both beginner and intermediate levels.
The workshop will be held on Saturday 21st August and Sunday 22nd August 2010 at the APPLIED SCHOLASTICS INSTITUTE, 4TH FLR., WISMA LEOPAD in Brickfileds Kuala Lumpur.
The sessions run from 9.00 am to 6.00 pm on both days with a one-hour lunch break.
The workshop will cover introduction to screenplay writing techniques, film genres, terminologies and industry formats, story structures, and Character Archetypes.
Emphasis will be on the Linear Structure of storytelling with practical analysis of a selected film (DEAD POETS SOCIETY) to understand the Three Acts plot and character archetypes.
Participants will receive a Certificate of Participation and printed course material.
Workshop fees per participant is RM1,600.
Registration can be made via email to ukthangiah@gmail.com
and payments by cash/cheque deposit
to SONA ARTHAUS, RHB Bank Account No. 2122-00000-50394
Send email to ukthangiah@gmail.com or call 6017-
3131185 for further details.
THE TRAINER: UTTAM KUMAR THANGIAH fdam
FTII Diploma (PG) in Cinema - Direction Specialisation)
Uttam Kumar Thangiah is a graduate of the FILM & TELEVISION INSTITUTE OF INDIA, PUNE (FTII).
(FTII is renowned for producing award winning and internationally acclaimed actors, filmmakers and technicians at the Oscars and prestigious film festivals such as Cannes, Venice and Berlin.)
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MFI TRAINING
The trainer has also attended the famous MFI European Scriptwriting Workshop in Greece - the only Asian participant thus far.
In addition, Uttam Kumar has trained in the BBC Scriptwriting programme which he in turn employs in his workshops.
FILMOGRAPHY:
Original Story, Screenplay & Direction for Malay feature PULAU ASMARA
(December 2009)
Screenplay & Direction for Sri Lankan short feature JASMINE FRAGRANCE (2007)
Original Story, Screenplay & Direction for Punjabi telemovie APNA FARZ
(<2007)
Orignal Story, Screenplay & Direction for Hindi telemovie SAPNA (<2007)
TV DRAMAS:
More than 15 Television drama serials in Tamil for RTM's TV2 (1985 to 2010)
In the pipeline:
RUMBLES IN THE SKY - An English feature film with international cast.
