This masterclass is run in partnership with the MA Dramatic Writing at Drama Centre London, Central Saint Martins, as part of London Writers Week – an annual celebration of new writing talent in the UK
Join John Yorke, creator of the BBC Writers Academy and former controller of BBC Drama Production, for an unmissable masterclass in writing for television. During the evening, John will share hard-earned advice on the craft of good screenwriting, helping you to improve your skillset and become a better writer.
Course content
- Top tips from the BBC Writers Academy, which has trained many of the top TV writers in the UK
- The key elements of a strong screenwriting skillset
- Writing tips: how to improve your craft
- How training will help your career as a screenwriter
- An overview of the ‘five act structure’, the key to John’s training method
- Ideas, character, structure and scenes
- Q&A – including opportunities to ask John for advice on your own work
This course is for you if…
- You’re a screenwriter of any level looking for advice on how to improve your craft
- You’re a student or teacher keen to learn more about screenwriting
- You work in the TV industry and want to learn the secrets of good screenwriting
- You’re interested in creative writing and want an insight into how top TV writers work
You may also be interested in…
- London Writers Week: Screenwriting and script-editing with Philip Shelley
- London Writers Week: Creating drama based on real-life events
Tutor profile
John Yorke is one of the most experienced and successful television producers in the UK, having commissioned and developed many of the leading writers in the television industry today. He created the BBC Writers Academy, one of the most successful and influential screenwriting programmes in the world, and is the author of the bestselling book on screenwriting Into the Woods. John has worked as managing director of Company Pictures, which has produced shows as varied as Shameless, Skins, The White Queen and Wolf Hall. Before that, he worked as both head controller of Channel Four drama and controller of BBC drama production, where he worked on popular shows such as EastEnders, Casualty and Holby City, and award-winning programmes including Bodies and Omagh.
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