Take a unique learning-by-doing opportunity to master your script consulting skills. Guided by an acclaimed mentor, you will experience the project development process alongside the Feature Launch program, consulting real projects from your peers and improving your ability to analyse scripts, give constructive feedback and pitch yourself on the market.
MIDPOINT Script Consultancy Training 2025
Features
Upcoming
EXTENDED DEADLINE: OCTOBER 29, 2024
Benefits
Learning-by-doing experience
Develop your skills in practice. The training gives you space to examine the script consulting role on real projects selected for the MIDPOINT Feature Launch. Throughout the program, the mentor will guide you, provide you with his/her knowledge and give you personal feedback on how to improve.
- get unique experience, possibility to work on real projects
- take advantage of safe environment & thorough guidance of an experienced mentor
- enhance your script editing and communication skills
- learn to give constructive feedback
- master your analytic craft of writing script reports for film funds, cultural & other funding organizations
- learn how to present yourself as a script consultant
- pitch yourself & network at Karlovy Vary IFF
Structure
You will experience the project development process alongside the Feature Launch program, consulting real projects fromof your peers and improving your abilities to analyze scripts, give constructive feedback andor pitch yourself on the market.
Tutors
Inspirational professionals with a passion for sharing their experience
Script-consultant Trainee Mentor
The Script-consultant Trainee Mentor co-creates the training for the script-consultant trainees, ensuring that this training is implemented organically into the group work and that the collaborative set-up simulates a real-life industry environment. He meets regularly with the trainees, providing feedback and support.
Gyula Gazdag
United States
Gyula Gazdag is a director of film, theatre, and television productions. He has served as the Artistic Director of the Sundance Director‘s Lab since 1997. He was a creative advisor at the Binger ...
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Fees & Deadline
Take the first step towards your MIDPOINT journey
Script Consultancy Training
FEE
1,800 EUR per participant
Possible to pay in installments. The fee includes accommodation, board, and tuition during the residential workshops. Travel costs are NOT included.
OPEN CALL
SEPTEMBER 11 - OCTOBER 29, 2024 (EXTENDED DEADLINE)
Who can apply
- Aspiring script consultants (script consultants, writers, editors, creative producers, and other film professionals /with some experience in story-editing /with the ambition of becoming script consultants), coming mainly from Central and Eastern Europe or with the motivation of working with this region
Application requirements
The application materials consist of:
- basic information about the applicant
- short professional biography
in full sentences, max. 1000 characters incl. spaces - photo of the applicant
- applicant's statement of purpose
explaining the applicant's motivation and reasons for joining the program, max. of 1 page - selected scene analysis
selected scene and detailed requirements can be found in the online application form, approx. 1 page - applicant's motivation for working with the CEE region
explaining the motivation for working within the Central and Eastern Europe region (required only for applicants outside of the CEE region), max. of 1 page
Contact
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