[Reader-list] A Film Scriptwiting Workshop by Anjum Rajabali at the Habitat Centre

[Ira Bhaskar]

The Habitat Film Club 

presents


A Film Scriptwriting Workshop


by


Anjum Rajabali


11-20 November, 2005




Anjum Rajabali is an independent, professional scriptwriter for the Bombay Film industry, and has been writing scripts for feature films for the last 12 years. Apart from writing features independently, he has also collaborated on scripts with some well-known names in the film industry including Govind Nihalani and Rajkumar Santoshi. Films based on his scripts include Ghulam (1998), Kachche Dhaage (1999), The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002), Drohkaal (1995 – co-written), China Gate (1998 – co-written), and Pukar (2000 – co-written). He has also received formal training in scriptwriting under the Professional Program in Screenwriting Online at the UCLA, in 1998-99. He is the Course Consultant for the one-year Certificate Course in Screenplay Writing at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.

His current professional writing committments include scripts for Rajiv Menon, Rajkumar Santoshi, Baba Azmi, Prakash Jha, Vipul Shah and two for iDream Production. Anjum is also a script consultant with iDream Productions, Bombay. 






The Film Scriptwriting Workshop



This workshop is ideally designed for people who not only want to become scriptwriters, but have already done some work in the subject. Even if they haven’t written full scripts, they should at least have written story-ideas and stories for potential film-scripts on their own, and even tried to explore the craft - formally or informally. (And yet, the workshop doesn’t preclude rank beginners from applying either. The absolute basic eligibility to attend this workshop is to have a serious interest in writing scripts.)


This 10-day workshop, has been designed to offer a substantial introduction to the subject of Film Scriptwriting, with a clear understanding of all its basic principles, aspects and elements. This should give participants a solid foundation on which to build a further understanding of the craft. And in this direction, there will be enough guidelines offered in the workshop - on how to continue the process of learning the craft on one's own so as to become full-fledged scriptwriters. The ultimate aim and goal of the workshop is to equip participants with an understanding of the basic principles and practical training to launch them on the course to becoming professional film scriptwritersoHowevea;lkjs g.


To that end, the workshop will get participants to actually write under supervision: from theme, to premise, to story to even treatment for a screenplay. If completed successfully, this exercise should ensure that participants will be able to complete the rest of the stages – step-outline to full script - on their own. For those who have always dreamt of writing for films, this is a chance to acquire some training. 


Modus operandi: The instructional part will cover all the basic principles of film scriptwriting via lectures by the instructor. Each lecture will comprise of a talk followed by an interactive Q&A session with the participants.


The practical part (writing-under-supervision) will consist of intensive sessions where the participants will interact with the instructor – collectively and individually - on their pitches, stories and treatments, and discuss the revisions of the same. For this each participant will have to come to the workshop with a five-page story which he/she wants to convert into a screenplay.


Schedule : The 10 day workshop will be conducted in the evenings between 6 and 9 pm on weekdays and during the day from 10 am to 6 pm on the two Weekends that fall during this period. 


Application Process : A Maximum of 14 participants will be selected for the workshop. Those interested may apply with the following details at the Programme Desk, India Habitat Centre:


i. Name, address, telephone, e-mail id
ii. Age, gender
iii. Current profession
iv. A brief note on why you want to become a scriptwriter
v. A story (or story-idea) for a film-script in three paragraphs
vi.A list of five favourite movies, with the story of the first one in just one paragraph

All applications will be screened by Anjum who will also make the final selection of the participants for the Workshop.


Course Fees : Rs 6,000 

Students : Rs 3000. Students are encouraged to apply - there will be 3 slots for students. The applications will be screened separately, and the final selection will be made by Anjum. 


Last Date for the applications to come in : 28th October, 2005. The selected candidates will be informed by email. 












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