Serious Screenwriting: Mike Newell Masterclass
submitted by reelscreenlife
on 04/01/15
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In June 2011 BAFTA and The Script Factory hosted a two-day training and networking event for anyone passionate about screenwriting. In this video, director Mike Newell (Donnie Brasco, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) focuses on the relationship between the director and the screenplay. He explains why 'a good man in a bad jam' is a better premise than it sounds, why the Four Weddings screenplay was 'directorproof', where his interest in character comes from, and why his directing style is determined entirely by his writers. Find more learning content on www.bafta.org
