Join Craig Batty and Christopher Gist as they share their extensive knowledge. Please note that all times listed are Queensland times.
In this workshop, we explore ‘going deeper’ with your scripts. Some of the common issues with early-draft scripts are not exploring themes and controlling ideas deeply enough, and not pushing characters enough to make them more complex and more original. Both of these things are integral to reaching wider, and more enduring, audiences. Join us to explore these craft ideas, with tools, examples and lots of discussion. You will complete the workshop with a greater sense of how to take your script to the next level, and how you might develop your next project from a different basis.
Craig Batty has over 15 years’ experience working with new, emerging and practicing writers, mainly in screenwriting (film, television, web series) and academic writing (books, articles, PhD theses). He is an experienced script developer and screenwriting mentor, and has published 15 books on screenwriting, media writing, creative research and doctoral supervision. He has particular strengths in narrative structure, theme and world building; and in creative practice research and creative doctorates. Craig also has experience of running workshops for schools and community groups.
Christopher Gist has written, developed, commissioned or executive produced over 30 titles from features to series television to theatre. For ABC Television and Television New Zealand he commissioned and/or executive produced some of Australia's and New Zealand's highest rating dramas including Jack Irish (Guy Pearce), Old School (Sam Neill and Bryan Brown), Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries (Essie Davis), and Australia's number one drama The Doctor Blake Mysteries. Chris wrote and produced short film The Op Shop which won multiple Australian and international film awards. Another of Chris's feature film projects, Drag Mumma, developed by Screen Australia, is currently casting and financing. Productions of Chris's theatre work have played throughout Australia and in London.