Gabriella Apicella Screenwriter Tutor Stories

Tutoring

Since September 2009, Gabriella has been working as a Sessional Lecturer at Birkbeck College, University of London teaching on the Introduction to Screenwriting module and supervising the Final Projects of two BA Film and Media students.

Gabriella also writes reports on short and feature length scripts on behalf of Euroscript. Together with Euroscript colleagues Paul Bassett-Davies, Fenella Greenfield, Charles Harris, Matt Tromans and Anne Woods, Gabriella gave free script consultations to delegates of the 2009 International Screenwriters' Festival in Cheltenham.

If you would like Gabriella to complete a script report for you, contact Euroscript directly and request her by name. For more information Click here

In Summer 2010, Gabriella began work at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith on the organisation's START project, teaching the Literacy component of the course to young people aged between 14 and 19 who are not in education, training or employment.

Introduction to Screenwriting - (10 x 2 hour sessions)

This intensive ten-week course will take students from Outline, to Treatment, to the first full draft of their own short film, whilst covering the essential practices of Screenwriting.

There will be dedicated sessions on:

-         Characterisation

-         Plot

-         Dialogue

-         Structure

These sessions will assist students as they develop the Outline and Treatment for their short film idea leading to the production of an original ten-minute short film script.

Before coming to the course students do not need to know anything about Screenwriting, but should have some ideas in mind for what their short film could be about.

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Testimonials :

"The course has inspired me to start writing"

"[the advice was] first rate, entirely relevant, thank you"

"Without the course I would never have had the knowledge, motivation and support to complete the first draft of my screenplay."

Introduction to Creative Writing - (6 x 2 hour sessions)
Over six weeks, students will look at a range of writing samples and explore their own creativity in workshops and exercises as they work towards producing a short story.

The essential elements of creative writing are covered, including: -

Story structure
Character
Tone and style

The main focus of this course will be on producing a piece of prose, however previous students have chosen instead to produce script and poetry instead – both of these topics are covered briefly.

This is a beginner’s course so students need not have produced any work before attending. They should come to the first class with a couple of ideas of what they might like to write about however.

There is optional homework throughout the course that will also assist students in getting the most out of the classes.

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Testimonials:

"I found the course very useful and it has re-focussed me on writing completely."

"I now feel equipped and confident to begin writing fiction."

"[the course] has helped me greatly in completing a short story."