Join award-winning Writer/Director, Stuart Gatt, for an exploration of the fundamentals of screenplay story structure.
This event is tailored for those with a passion for storytelling, those with a desire to enhance their screenwriting skills and those wanting to gain greater insight into the world of movie structure.
Over the course of the event, Stuart will delve into the key elements of cinematic story structure and offer valuable insights into crafting compelling narratives.
The session will conclude with a group writing exercise, offering participants the chance to develop the outline of a story.
As we will study the structure of The Godfather, Breaking Bad and Finding Nemo - please do familiarise yourself with these three titles ahead of the session. For those who have not watched Breaking Bad, watching the first episode will be enough.
Stuart Gatt:
Stuart Gatt is an award-winning British filmmaker of mixed Asian heritage whose stories are often influenced by topical social themes. His short film, My Beautiful White Skin, tackled skin lightening amongst the British Asian diaspora and starred Ritu Arya (Barbie, Red Notice). His penultimate film The Dead Sea, starred BAFTA-nominated Sope Dirisu and focused on the plight of Libyan refugees' perilous journey into Europe.
Stuart Gatt made his feature debut with Catching Dust, starring Erin Moriarty, Jai Courtney, Dina Shihabi and Ryan Corr and is based on his original script. Catching Dust premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was long-listed for Best Debut Director at the British Independent Film Awards, 2024
