Participants will get to workshop their own projects as part of the process.
Screenwriter and instructor Trevor Munson will work with South Carolina writers and filmmakers on the steps of developing a great story and writing a great script at a one-day SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP on Saturday, Feb. 15.
The workshop will take place from 10am-4:30pm at Building 970 on Trident Technical College’s North Charleston Campus (7000 Rivers Ave., North Charleston, SC).
Designed for all levels of experience, sections of the workshop will include how to write a powerful teaser, create a unique and specific world, develop interesting characters, and clarify the tone of your script. Interspersed throughout will be time for participants to work on and workshop these various components in small groups using their own original concepts.
Trevor will also delve into three-act screenwriting structure with examples from movies, and discuss short film scriptwriting with pointers on Indie Grants submissions. (The next Indie Grants submissions cycle begins in March 2020. Find out more about Indie Grants here.)
This workshop is free and open to the public, though space is limited. Register here
ABOUT TREVOR: Trevor Munson is a professional screenwriter and adjunct screenwriting professor at the University of Southern California. After graduating with honors, he moved to Los Angeles, where his spec script Lone Star State of Mind, starring Josh Jackson and Jamie King and John Cougar Mellencamp, was developed and produced by Sony ScreenGems.
Soon after, he adapted his debut novel Angel of Vengeance into a pilot script that became the basis for the CBS television series Moonlight starring Alex O’Loughlin (Hawaii Five-0) for which he served as co-creator and co-Executive Producer. The series won the People’s Choice award for Best New Drama.
Trevor has subsequently pitched and sold several other television projects to ABC, Sony, and NBC. His children’s book Fletcher Freek and the Voodoo Guru was optioned by The Disney Channel to be developed as a live action movie which he wrote in conjunction with Meg LaFauve (Inside Out).
On top of his busy writing career, Trevor also believes in making time to share his years of knowledge and expertise with a younger generation of writers and filmmakers. In addition to consulting on scripts and leading targeted writing workshops, he currently teaches a thesis prep writing class for the University of Southern California.
Questions? Reach out! We’d love to hear from you!
Jessica Garner
jessica@indiegrants.org
FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2024 | 6 PM – 9 PM
6 – 7 PM | Heavy hors d’oeuvres + cash bar
7 – 9 PM | SC Shorts Showcase from TRIFF23
Chapman Cultural Center Theatre | 200 E St John St | Spartanburg, SC
$25
*Afterparty at Cyclops Brewing | 197 E St John St | Spartanburg, SC
PROGRAM
Four Pies | Director – Andrew Huggins
Film Bio – A woman returns home to her two sisters and grieving father after her mother dies.
For Paloma | Director – Suraj Savkoor
Film Bio – After the traumatic birth diagnosis of her new born daughter, Ally’s world is turned upside down. If only she had known the beauty of what was to come…if only she could go back and do it all again.
Babygirl | Director – Geoffrey Gunn
Film Bio: After a falling out with his granddaughter, a grandfather tries to reconnect with her via video message.
Two Peas in a Pod | Director – Collins Abbott White
Film Bio – After an accident, an estranged family must reunite and reconcile to find a way forward.
A.B. | Director – Eugene Rocco Utley
Film Bio – An interview-style capturing of the life of Ab, a young struggling artist trying to find her way, all while dealing with the unwanted company of her sentient mirror reflection.
Common as Red | Director – Robbie Robertson
Film Bio – The aftermath of an emotional funeral causes a grieving father and mother to reexamine their early life decision to have gender normalization surgery performed on their intersex infant.
And, a sneak peek of a new music-comedy by Chris White, writer-director of ELECTRIC JESUS. This short film is a co-production of Greenville-based companies Studio Fifteen and Cargo.
