Stephen Cleary Lectures on Thriller & Horror – Melbourne
Two 2-day public lectures by Stephen Cleary, internationally renowned head of ARISTA/ EURISTA script development, presented by Film Victoria.
+ Lecture 1: Writing and Developing Thrillers – Tues 7 & Wed 8 April Looking at the roots of the thriller, the underlying principles of the genre, the distinctive qualities of the various types of thriller and demonstrates exactly how, in the writing, you pull the audience to the edge of their seats and then keep them there.
+ Lecture 2: Writing and Developing Horror – Thur 14 & Fri 15 May See how the key elements of Sex and Death and Fear play through character and plot, discover the fundamental importance of metaphor in the genre, as well as examining in detail the essential structural rules and principles of Horror screenwriting.
Tickets cost $150 and are on sale through ACMI Cinemas, Australian Centre for the Moving Image (Melbourne).
Visit http://www.film.vic.gov.au/www/html/991-aristaeurista-initiatives.asp for further information.
To purchase tickets for either lecture contact: ACMI Cinemas, Australian Centre for the Moving Image – Federation Square, Melbourne http://www.acmi.net.au/workshops_cleary.aspx Box Office phone number: 03 8663 2583