Script to Screen
The Script to Screen project was established in 2019, as a partnership between Studio12 and Screen Yorkshire’s Beyond Brontës initiative. The aim: to break down barriers that can prevent young people (aged 18-24) from diverse backgrounds from establishing themselves in the creative industries.
As part of the project, attendees had the opportunity to attend 4 workshops, each focusing on a different area that would build their skills:
Workshop 1: How to Pitch your Film and TV scripts – Alex Usborne
Participants brought scripts, outlines, treatments or any synopsis they had been working on. They heard advice and tips on how to develop ideas by Alex from 104 films, who has vast industry experience, running many pitching sessions over the years. Participants explored their ideas in groups, encouraging them to get used to sharing thoughts and ideas.
Workshop 2: Performance Poetry – Khadijah Ibrahiim
Khadijah is the Artistic Director of Leeds Young Authors and producer of Leeds Youth Poetry Slam Festival. With her wealth of experience and phenomenal poetry performance skills, this session introduced our participants to a different style of writing – how to write for performance, and more importantly how to deliver with confidence and presence.
Workshop 3: Comedy Scripts: How to be Funny – Danielle Ward
With the push to create more digital content for online platforms, broadcasters are increasingly looking for new, fresh comedy writers. Projects like comedy 50/50 have really put comedy on the map. One of the many questions people ask is: do you need to be funny to write for comedy? This session explored the art of writing comedic scripts and how to pitch them.
Workshop 4: Pitching to a Commissioner
After weeks of networking and developing their scripts and ideas, participants got the rare opportunity to pitch ideas to high profile commissioners, delivering their best elevator pitch.
Commissioner Panel:
Anna Hall: True Vision
Claire Judge: True North
Rebecca Papworth: CanCan Productions
Will Rowson: Channel4 Commissioning Editor, Factual
If you are interested in getting involved in similar projects in the future, please email us: studio12@leeds.gov.uk
What People Said about Script to Screen:
What a lot of talent in Leeds! Thank you Studio12 & Beyond Brontës for hosting!
Anna Hall, True Vision
Thanks for having me in such good company! And good luck on your pitches Beyond Brontës and Studio12, they’re lucky to be hearing from you!
Danielle Ward, British Stand-up Comedian & Writer