Beginner's Guide To The 3-Act Plot
Zoom Writing Workshop with Phil Busby
Beginner's Guide To The 3-Act Plot
A great storytelling technique used in Hollywood.
Three-session online workshop, 1 - 1.5 hours per session, live teaching, via Zoom.
The length of the sessions varies depending on the session topic and the questions and discussions that arise.
Sessions will be a minimum of one hour.
Only six places available on this workshop.
Starting Thursday 14th March 2024 at 7pm for three weeks ending 28th March 2024
Times shown: Greenwich Mean Time
If you are interested in future dates for this workshop please email: [email protected]
Workshop fee: £74.99
(meeting invite will be sent out a couple of days prior to the workshop)
Only six places available on this workshop.
Starting Thursday 14th March 2024 at 7pm for three weeks ending 28th March 2024
Times shown: Greenwich Mean Time
If you are interested in future dates for this workshop please email: [email protected]
Workshop fee: £74.99
(meeting invite will be sent out a couple of days prior to the workshop)
Workshop Outline
Week 1: The 3-Act Plot – Part One – The practice of breaking a story down (or building one up) into three distinctive ‘acts’ is as old as the hills. The first reference to it comes from Aristotle’s Poetics, written way back in the 4th century BC, but even he didn’t invent it. Modern day screen-writers, dramatists and novelists have refined the three act plot into a precise roadmap that can help any enthusiastic writer come up with a gripping, page-turning story. So, in this session, we’ll create a world and character and then start following the map’s twists and turns, working together as a group to develop the first part of a plot so you can see precisely how it works.
Week 2: The 3-Act Plot – Part Two – In this session we'll take our character through act two of our story.
Week 3: The 3-Act Plot – Part Three – Here we’ll carry on developing the group’s story plot through to the end.
This workshop is run by Budding Writers in partnership with The Writers Bureau.
Week 2: The 3-Act Plot – Part Two – In this session we'll take our character through act two of our story.
Week 3: The 3-Act Plot – Part Three – Here we’ll carry on developing the group’s story plot through to the end.
This workshop is run by Budding Writers in partnership with The Writers Bureau.
Workshop Leader
Phil Busby E.N. (M) B.A. Hons
Phil Busby
A playwright, singer-songwriter and author, Phil works in course development for The Writers Bureau, Manchester. Originally a psychiatric nurse, he studied Theatre at Dartington College of Arts before working across Europe for ten years as a performer, writer and workshop leader. Phil is a co-founder of Budding Writers.
By taking part in this workshop you will:
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meet other writers
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have time to ask questions as there are only six participants per group
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develop an understanding of how to create gripping stories with a structure you can come back to time and time again
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learn new ways to improve your writing
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have a well planned story outline to kick-start your writing project
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gain increased self-confidence to take your writing forward on your own.
Starting Thursday 14th March 2024 at 7pm for three weeks ending 28th March 2024
Workshop fee: £74.99