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1. Screenwriting
Concepts & synopsising

2. Today
In todays workshop you will be;
 applying your knowledge of concepting to
create and develop 3 ideas for screenplays
 Conducting initial research for each of these
ideas.

3. By the end of today, you
MUST use idea generation strategies to create
3 story concepts
SHOULD be able to pitch your 3 ideas
effectively to an audience
COULD show confidence and flair with your
pitching technique

4. Syd Field
Famous American screenwriter Syd Field came
up with a way to describe a films concept in its
simplest form.

5. Describe each

6. Story Concepts
A person
A geeky high school loser

7. Story Concepts
In a place
New York City

8. Story Concepts
Doing his or her thing
Fighting crime as a masked vigilante

10. Syd Fields rule
of story concepting
A person, in a
place, doing his
or her thing

11. For example
A recently widowed OAP
In America
Flying his house off
on the adventure of a lifetime

12. Up

13. A wealthy industrialist
In America
Using his super armour to fight
terrorism

15. A young farm hand
On Tattoine
Trying to rescue a princess from an
evil empire

17. An orphaned billionaire
In Gotham City
Becoming a vigilante crime
fighter

19. Task 1
Working alone develop 3 story concepts.
You have 30 minutes to come up with 3 concepts for
films.
If you are stuck for ideas what can you do?
If you finish your 3 concepts you can begin to research
them and add more depth to your ideas

20. Watch!

21. Feedback
Pitch your best idea to the group: be prepared
for questions

22. Task 2
 Think about the feedback you’ve received;
how could you improve your idea based on
what people have said?

23. Task 3
We now need to develop our ideas.
Working alone think about your film idea and ‘the
moral’ of your story.
Try to develop your idea further, thinking about
how your story will end.