AVOIDING BEGINNER’S MISTAKES
3-DAY WEBINAR SERIES
AVOIDING BEGINNER’S MISTAKES
INSTRUCTOR – KELLY DAVIS
OVERVIEW
During each of these 3 sessions, Kelly Davis will point out common mistakes that beginning writers make. He’ll explain how to avoid these mistakes and led you through various brainstorming exercises to apply to your own stories to ensure that your story keeps your audience on the edge of their seats.
Open to all levels of writers.
EACH SESSION WILL INCLUDE:
- Explanations of common beginners mistakes and how to avoid them.
- Explanations of topics on how to avoid those mistakes.
- Brainstorming & exercises of topics to be applied to your characters & story.
- Q & A
DAY 1
EXPLORE AND BRAINSTORM:
- AUDIENCE EXPECTATIONS
- EMPATHY IN CHARACTERS
- UNIQUENESS IN STORY & CHARACTERS
- PASSIVE, REACTIVE & ACTIVE CHARACTERS
DAY 2
EXPLORE AND BRAINSTORM:
- VALUES & PASSIONS
- PROBLEMS & GOALS
- FINDING THE FLOW
DAY 3
EXPLORE AND BRAINSTORM:
- TORTURING YOUR CHARACTERS
- MAXIMIZING REPERCUSSIONS
- MOTIVATION FOR GOALS
- HOW EVENTS & ACTIONS REFLECT THEMES
- HOOKS & PAYOFFS
INSTRUCTOR – KELLY DAVIS
Lives and works between Oslo and Los Angeles.
Writer for film, TV and theatre. Kelly has worked as a Script Doctor & Script Consultant with HBO, BBC, Channel 4 (UK), NHK Japan, YLE Finland.
He has lectured and held screenwriting and story workshops at universities (UCLA – Los Angeles, Westerdals – Oslo, Tokyo University – Japan) and international film festivals in Los Angeles, Berlin, Damascus, Beirut, Tokyo and Toronto.
Kelly has received grants and residencies from The Norwegian Film Fund (Oslo), Kunstlerhaus Bethanien (Berlin), Icelandic Council for the Arts (Reykjavik), The British Council (London) and the Japan Arts Foundation (Tokyo).
In 2008, Kelly founded Skriverommet (The Writing Room) – a school and community based in Oslo for writers of all formats and genres.
