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In China • Understand the Principle COURSE OBJECTIVES • Understand the trends and development of over-the-top services (OTT) in China • Understand the principles of scriptwriting and storytelling • Develop techniques of screenwriting • Develop and write the treatment of a screenplay • Create the specific components of screenwriting for OTT: structure, dramatic composition, characterization • Develop and write a screenplay for a full-length fiction for the China OTT market COURSE CONTENT • Trends in China over-the-top services (OTT) and content development • Principles of scriptwriting and storytelling • Ideation and story development • Introduction to treatment • Treatment development and writing • Treatment practice • Visualisation and screenplay structure • Theme & characterisation • Story Bible • Scene breakdown • Scene writing • From treatment to scene breakdown • From screen breakdown to script TRAINERS’ PROFILE GUO JING YU 郭靖宇 GUO JING YU 郭靖宇 entered the Chengde drama troupe as an actor when he was only 18 years old, and began his path in the television and film industry. In 1994, Guo went to Beijing and started off working as a script supervisor. He became an executive director within two years. Following that, Guo studied and practice under the guidance of famous director Huang Jianzhong, and eventually became the independent director renowned for his high-quality script and directorial work. Guo has been honoured as one of the kings of China’s television drama that consistently delivers high performance ratings and award-winning television series. From “Iron Pear” 《铁梨 花》, “Red Lady” 《红娘子》, “Dog Stick” 《打狗棍》, “Brave Heart” 《勇敢的心》 to “Yangko Dance”《大秧歌》, these television series, directed by Guo, are not only legendary, but have all achieved dazzling performance ratings as well. Guo’s insistence on delivering with quality is the key to him becoming the “Legendary Drama Series King” 传奇剧王. In addition to adhering to the position of delivering his legendary drama of the year, insisting on writing the script and directing himself, Guo kept pace with the times and dabbled in other fields. In 2013, he took up the role of artistic director for the web series “The Ferry Man” 《灵魂摆渡》. In 2016, he acted as the producer of the new version of “Legend of the Condor Heroes” 《射雕英雄传》 and insisted on using new actors. In the current market environment, where star power rules most of the productions, Guo’s achievement in high performance ratings, while using new comers, gives the industry glimmers of hope, allowing more practitioners to see a clear direction. In 2018, Guo released 2 television blockbusters, “The Mother’s Life” 《娘道》 and “Perfect Youth” 《最美的青春》. “Brave Heart 2” 《勇敢的心 2》, “The Handsome Siblings” 《绝代双骄》were released in 2019 and “The Little Nyonya” 《小娘惹 》 in July 2020. SUO YABIN 索亚斌 SUO YABIN 索亚斌 is one of the top film experts in China. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Peking University and Ph.D. in Film Studies from the Communication University of China. He is currently a professor at the Communication University of China. His works include The Aesthetic Style of Hong Kong Action Films, Appreciation of Classical Film & Teleplay Works, History of Chinese Animation Films, Types and Authors: A Study of Commercial Aesthetics of Contemporary Chinese Films. He worked as the planner, the host and the guest of film channel’s programme such as "A Good Film Contract" and "Today's Film Review". He also participated in the script and project planning for Zhang Yimou and Jiang Wen’s well-known film works. He served as the judges of Shanghai International Film Festival, Beijing University Film Festival, and Ten Chinese Film Selections. HAN BING 韩冰 HAN BING 韩冰 is one of the winners of the best producer awards of the 2nd True Aspiration Awards, an annual event that recognizes young talent, in Beijing on Nov 13. She is currently the Assistant General Manager and Producer at Linghe Culture Media Shanghai Co Ltd. Her works include: the “Darker 2” series, “The Golden Eyes”, “The Mystic Nine Tetralogy”, “Tomb of the Sea”. SONG CHEN 宋辰 SONG CHEN 宋辰 is a professional scriptwriter and also a lecturer at Communication University of China (Nanjing), School of Theatre, Film & Television. She has participated in projects with Paramount Pictures and went on study trips to University of Southern California, USA and Taiwan Shixin University. She is now mostly teaching professional courses on scriptwriting for Film & TV, writing and production for short films. She also help to organise scriptwriting and filmmaking masterclasses with Sheridan College, Canada for CUC International students. WANG LIN 王林 WANG LIN 王林 holds a Master of Arts from the Communication University of China. He is the film producer, creative director currently in “Tencent Penguin Film Culture”. She was the special author of "Global Screen" and "Movie Watching". She became promotional director of Yao Chen's studio. She also worked for famous director Peter Chen and producer Jo Jo Hui as the creative director. In recent years, She has participated in the film planning and promotion work of “Soulmate", "Love You”,“Better Days", "Li Na:My Life". Her latestwork is the online movie "Secret Service Elite" series, which has more than 62 million online hits. BORIS BOO 巫培双 BORIS BOO 巫培双 made his directorial debut in 2009 where he co-directed "Where Got Ghost?" with Jack Neo. Prior to his film debut, Boris conceptualised and scripted numerous sitcoms, short films and variety shows in MediaCorp Studios and J Team. In 2007, "Just Follow Law", a film that Boris wrote was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 44th Golden Horse Awards 2007. Boris also directed features such as, "Aku Tak Bodoh" (Malay remake of I Not Stupid 2), "Phua Chu Kang, The Movie", "Greedy Ghost", and "Filial Party". In 2017, he directed the comedy film "Lucky Boy". Boris recently bagged the Best Short-form Drama Serial Award in the Star Awards 2019. He was the Head Scriptwriter for the series that were streamed on MediaCorp’s online content provider MeWatch (previously known as Toggle). Boris is also an Associate Lecturer in Ngee Ann Polytechnic, teaching modules related to directing and scriptwriting. He received the Associate Lecturer Teaching Award in 2019. COURSE SCHEDULE DATE TOPIC 26 Sep 2020 (Sat) 1st Lesson (Workshop) 9-1pm (4 hours) • China Film Market Overview • From "Made in China" to "Made for the World" 中国讲师 • Coproduction • Trends in China over-the-top services (OTT) • Types of story genres in China • Stories and content that will resonate with Chinese audience 中国影视市场概览 • 中国电影市场宏观 （电影类型、票房、受众群等） • 中国影视走入全球市场 • 国际合作电影趋势 • 网络电视剧与电影崛起 • 中国影视内容的类别、制作、筹资 • 受众群的社会与文化规范 Workshop to be conducted by China trainer 由中国讲师讲课 26 Sep 2020 (Sat) (Workshop) 2-6pm (4 hours) • Script writer work culture in Singapore and in China • Singapore Media Industry 新加坡讲师 • Principles of scriptwriting and storytelling • Writing that Logline 内容创作 • 本地与中国编剧的创作过程 • 本地影视趋势 • 故事创作与基本编剧入门 Clinic to be conducted by local trainer 由新加坡讲师讲课 27 Sep 2020 (Sun) 2nd Lesson (Workshop) 9-1pm (4 hours) • Research and Story development • Storytelling on multi-platform 中国讲师 • Contrasts of Chinese copyright law with US and Singapore law • Chinese script development vs Western script development • Getting that script approved in China 中国影视市场概览 • 从创意发展出故事 • 资料搜集方式与技巧 • 跨媒体故事创作技巧 • 中国影视知识产权 • 故事曲线与戏剧基本结构与好莱坞的区别 • 广电总局审稿标准：创作符合受众群的社会与文化规范 Workshop to be conducted by China trainer 由中国讲师讲课 27 Sep 2020 (Sun) (Workshop) • From Logline to Synopsis to treatment 2-6pm (4 hours) 内容创作 新加坡讲师 • 如何写概要、故事大纲、剧情梗概 Clinic to be conducted by local trainer 由新加坡讲师讲课 3 Oct 2020 (Sat) 3rd Lesson (Workshop) 9-1pm (4 hours) • The different script writing process for Film & TV and OTT • Visualisation and screenplay structure 中国讲师 • Story structure • Writing the scene and crafting the dialogue • 网络电影／网络电视剧与传统电影／电视剧的剧本创作的相似与不 同之处 • 针对特定媒体平台的受众写剧本 • 剧情分析: 如何布局？设计段落？故事转折点 如何设计动人的角色: 角色分析，包括其发展、功能、情感及背景 • 场景设计、分析与写作 • 对白写作原理（时间、节奏与人物性格） • 视觉与剧本结构 Workshop to be conducted by China trainer 由中国讲师讲课 3 Oct 2020 (Sat) (Workshop) 2- 6pm (4 hours) • Breaking down the scenes • 分场练习 新加坡讲师 Clinic to be conducted by local trainer 由新加坡讲师讲课 4 Oct 2020(Sun) 4th Lesson (Workshop) 9-1pm (4 hours) • Nuances of various storytelling media • Identify legal, ethical, regulatory or socio-political issues and 中国讲师 guide the team to develop scripts to avoid those issues • 主题与受众的相关文化 • 剧本与相关法律与条例 • 剧本创作道德与文化和社会与政治考量 Workshop to be conducted by China trainer 由中国讲师讲课 4 Oct 2020 (Sun) (Workshop) • Breaking down the scenes from treatment 2- 6pm (4 hours) • 从剧情梗概做分场 新加坡讲师 Clinic to be conducted by local trainer 由新加坡讲师讲课 8 Oct 2020 (Thur) Submit Treatment (Email) to be reviewed by China Writers (24 hours) 大纲提交给中国编审团 10 Oct 2020 (Sat) 5th Lesson (Clinic) 9- 6 pm (8 hours) 1-on-1 Review and feedback on Final treatment 中国讲师 针对故事大纲进行一对一咨询 Clinic to be conducted by China trainer 由中国讲师讲课 11Oct 2020(Sun) 6th Lesson (Clinic) 9-6 pm (8 hours) 1-on-1 Review and feedback on Final treatment 中国讲师 针对故事大纲进行一对一咨询 Clinic to be conducted by China trainer 由中国讲师讲课 16 Oct 2020 (Fri) Email submissions to China Writers for Final Review Approx. 48 hours 最终大纲提交给中国编审团 Participants to start writing scene breakdown after Email Feedback 学员收到分场电邮反馈后，开始写分场 31 Oct 2020 (Sat) 7th Lesson (Clinic) 9-6 pm (8 hours) 1-on-1 scene breakdown 新加坡讲师 针对分场进行一对一咨询 Clinic to be conducted by local trainer 由新加坡讲师讲课 1 nov 2020 (Sun) 8th Lesson (Clinic) 9-6 pm (8 hours) 1-on-1 scene breakdown 新加坡讲师 针对分场进行一对一咨询 Clinic to be conducted by local trainer 由新加坡讲师讲课 10 Nov 2020 (Tue) 1st Draft Submission
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