“It’s All In The Writing”
‘The Art of Scriptwriting’ Online Classes
Have a great idea for a script but don’t know where to start? Or perhaps you’ve started
your script and need expert advice to bring your vision to life?
Join us for ‘The Art of Scriptwriting’, an 8-week immersive course hosted by BAFTA Award-winning writer Phil Mealey (The Royle Family, Early Doors). Designed for budding and experienced screenwriters alike, this course will guide you through the essentials of generating ideas, crafting captivating narratives, and creating unforgettable characters. Phil will also join you for an exclusive half-an-hour Q&A following each session to answer any questions you might have.
Personalised Script Review Service
Looking for expert feedback on your 30-minute script? Award-winning writer Phil Mealey
offers a ‘Personalised Script Consultation Service.’
Take advantage of this exclusive in-depth 2-hour review. A unique face-to-face opportunity to elevate your script to the next level.
In House Presentations & Workshops
Phil Mealey, the BAFTA-winning writer and associate producer of The Royle Family, Early
Doors, and Sunshine, delivers engaging in-house workshops and presentations for
schools, community groups, and educational institutions.
Designed for KS4, post-16, and degree-level students in English, Drama, Creative Writing,
Media, or Theatre Studies, Phil offers four bespoke 1-hour sessions and a dynamic Q&A.
His practical workshops provide a fun and positive learning experience, inspiring budding
writers, producers, storytellers, and actors while ensuring they retain valuable knowledge
through laughter and enjoyment.
Recommendations
I can’t recommend Phil’s Workshop highly enough. Phil creates a great, fun and friendly environment and he gave us some priceless insights into his journey through the industry. He covers so many topics, from narrative to characters and dialogue, and the tips and suggestions he gives are invaluable. The 3 hours just seemed to fly by.
James Oates
ActUpNorth
Phil’s workshops are dynamic, funny, and visually stimulating. Working with Phil gave our students the opportunity to develop their own creative ideas under his expert supervision in a highly interactive setting. We look forward to having him back at The Arden and I couldn’t recommend him more highly for anyone else considering these highly engaging workshops.
Robert Owen
Director of Performing Arts and The Arden at UCEN Manchester
Great insight into Phil’s career and autobiography interspersed/punctuated with interesting facts, comedy moments and classics and character analysis. Delivered in a friendly personable manner, was humorous and inspirational but also professional. We were able to create our own characters with guidance from Phil who helped provide the stimuli. When we created our own material e.g., an intro to a script-or starter to a sketch, Phil was able to offer advice and support to further develop our ideas. As well as being an entertaining speaker he was also an encouraging mentor and adamant that anyone can do this.
Jane Philpott
Workshop Participant
I really enjoyed working in the comedy writing workshop as it showed me not to give up when you fail and if you keep trying, you’ll get success like winning a BAFTA
Student
Salford College
The session was really well presented to engage the students and inspire them through real life experience and stories. The students thoroughly enjoyed the time with Phil and learning about the process of writing comedy.
Lucy Huntbach
Head of Performing and Production Arts at The Pendleton School of Theatre
It was an absolute delight to have Phil come and talk to our students about his career and his experience in the media industry. Phil had so much good advice and knowledge to share and he does so in a way that is relatable and down to earth – and he’s also a bit funny as well! Phil was candid about the realities of working as a comedy writer and actor, which will be invaluable to our students, and they went away with many tips on how to get a break and sustain a career in the media industry.
Dr Tracy Crossley
Head of Performance at The University of Salford
Phil delivered a workshop on character development and narrative to our Year 12 Film Studies students. It was a really successful event and the students were creatively inspired, not just by the professional advice on screenwriting but by Phil sharing his experiences in the industry. Would definitely look to make this workshop a feature of our curriculum delivery! Excellent!
Leanne Brownbill
Associate Assistant Principal for Vocational Studies at Winstanley College
To find out more about the presentations offered below simply detail your requirements in the contact form provided.
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