White Space: The Creative Screenplay in Short with Laura Seaton

A screenplay is a succinct blueprint created to tell a story for film or television. But it must first come alive on the page! Join professional screenwriter, Laura Seaton, for this exciting course and learn how to use image, dialogue, direction, and the blank space in-between to take the reader on a journey of your design. Learn the fundamentals of screenwriting, then push your creative limits and create a bold and experiential short screenplay that is as engaging on the page as it will be on the screen.

Over five weeks, students of all writing levels are invited to learn the fundamentals of screenwriting. We will share and experiment with our perceptions of this storytelling craft, and stretch our imaginations to create unique short screenplays (5-25 pages). We’ll deconstruct scenes from our favourite movies or TV shows, look at screenwriting examples, and see how ideas transform from the page to the screen. By sharing our ideas and writing with the class, we’ll learn to creatively and constructively collaborate, as well as hone our own personal styles. At the end of this course, participants will have a completed short screenplay that reflects their creative voice and screenwriting style, along with a new appreciation for an often overlooked art.

Please Note: The County Arts Lab has moved upstairs! Classes are now taking place in unit 2E of the Picton Armoury (Main Street level). The most convenient access is through the Main Street entrance, but you can also enter through the back/Mary St. entrance and use the interior stairs to reach the main floor (please note there is no elevator in the Armoury). There is an accessible parking spot on Main Street in front of the Armoury building (Crepe Escape/south side).

Offline registration - We prefer to take payment and registration through this form, but if you are not comfortable with this option and it is more than 2 weeks before the course begins, please check the "Offline" box in the Billing Information section below. We will contact you with alternative payment options. Payment must be received at least one week before the course begins.  

Processing fee - This covers transaction and ticketing fees. We've decided to use Regfox, the most affordable ticketing platform we could find, which will collectively save our participants over $1000 in processing fees per year.

Policies and Waivers - We've included these as part of the registration process (thank you for your patience!) to save some paperwork on your end and get straight to creating when we are in person!