HOW TO WRITE SUSPENSE-MYSTERY FOR OTT-DIGITAL PLATFORMS
IMMERSIVE MENTORING PROGRAM
This dramatic course is a complete step by step action plan from brainstorming, preparing, plotting, outlining, rewriting, and perfecting a mystery-suspense screenplay.
Duration: 18 HOURS
Participants can attend from their mobile/computer.
The participants are advised to watch the movies and/or read the stories/materials given/told to them in advance, so we have a great time together, discussing the examples.
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Medium of instruction: Instructions will be in English. Participants can apply the learnings across any language.
WEEK-01 DAY-01:
- Why We Read Mysteries
- What Mystery Writers Should Know
- The Good/Bad/Ugly – Ideas
- The Plot Behind the Plot
- Crafting a Murderer
WEEK-01 DAY-02:
- How to Go Close to a Murderer
- The Hero/Investigator
- Inventing Your Best Hero
- The Other Characters: Some Fictional, Some Not
- Interesting Devices for Mystery Writers
WEEK-02 DAY-03:
- Plotting, Step-sheets, Flowcharts
- The Four Strong Points of Mystery
- Designing the Plot
- Plotting Theory
WEEK-02 DAY-04:
- The Hero Gets to Work
- How the Hero Figures It All Out
- Bringing a Gripping Climax
- Things to Wrap Up
- The Murderer in the Bag
- Writing Effective Prose
WEEK-03 DAY-05:
- Art of Writing the Suspense/Mystery Scene
- Creating a Sense of Place
- Clues and Misdirection
- Suspense, Action, Reflection
- Layering Backstory
WEEK-03 DAY-06:
- Viewpoints and Voices of Suspense/Mystery
- Revisions and Checklist:
- The Premise, The Sleuth, The Crime
- The Victim’s Secrets, The Villain
- Innocent Suspects
WEEK-02 DAY-03:
- Plotting, Step-sheets, Flowcharts
- The Four Strong Points of Mystery
- Designing the Plot
- Plotting Theory
WEEK-02 DAY-04:
- The Hero Gets to Work
- How the Hero Figures It All Out
- Bringing a Gripping Climax
- Things to Wrap Up
- The Murderer in the Bag
- Writing Effective Prose
FOUNDER MENTOR
SAB JOHN EDATHATTIL
Sab John Edathattil is an Indian screenwriter and filmmaker, who has penned scripts for some very critically acclaimed films in Malayalam and Tamil.
Screenwriter: Chanakyan, Guna, Jilunnu Oru Kadhal and many more...
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