Telling true stories for the screen - one-day, in person, workshop - Central London, 19th May 2025

You’ve found a true story that you know will make a great feature film or TV series. Now you’re researching, wrangling facts into drama, and it’s not quite as easy as you thought. This in-person workshop will help you navigate the pitfalls of the ever-popular based-on-a-true-story and transform your project into a strong screenplay.

We will explore different approaches to your material and look at some of the technical, legal and ethical challenges of bringing true stories to the screen. You will do exercises using material provided by tutor, have the opportunity to workshop your own projects and to distil them into a short synopsis or verbal pitch.

Tutor: Elizabeth Clegg is a writer, script editor and development consultant, specialising in stories based on true events and real people. She has designed, taught and assessed screenwriting and creative writing courses for film schools, universities, industry and international cultural bodies. She works with Euroscript as one of their script doctors and runs specialist in-person and online workshops.

Book: https://www.euroscript.co.uk/telling-true-stories.html 

Date: Monday 19th May 2025

Place: BECTU HQ, Central London

Time: 10:00-17:00 – in person

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This training course is not funded or commissioned by ScreenSkills, but has been reviewed to ensure it is meeting agreed standards such as industry-led diversity targets, appropriate business insurance, and evidence of previous quality training provision.