Friday 24 October marked the second day of Masvingo's first Film Festival. The day kicked off with a powerful information-packed workshop facilitated by Charles Munganasa who gave the attending filmmakers the basic tools and information needed to establish themselves as screenwriters. The workshop was a part exercise and part lecture, culminating in a live story pitching session. Mr Munganasa, a graduate in the theatrical arts, covered Writing the Screenplay, talked about characters, story structure and planning, followed by Writing a Well Structured Script, a detailed examination of how to write for that first film and how to play with genre.
Just before Lunch, he went on to talk more about Story Structure and Shaping Dialogue – including timelines and plot vs concept driven films.
The course was for writers of all levels and abilities, from seasoned professionals to aspiring amateurs. It covered both basic rules, such as screenplay formatting, as well as more advanced writing techniques.
'Introduction to Screenwriting is not just for screenwriters, however. If you have an interest in storytelling or characters, or how screenplays are read and interpreted, bought and sold, then screenwriting is for you', said Munganasa commenting on the workshop.
'Have you ever had an idea for a movie? Learn the basic principles of writing screenplays and demonstrate the powerful storytelling tools used by the professionals to come up with a blockbuster'
After Lunch, three local short films were screened for competition. Two schools graced the afternoon screenings. The movie 'Pied Piper' from India capped the evening as the closing film for the day.
The film festival resumes Saturday 25 October 2014 at The Charles Austin Theatre at 10am.
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Wezhira TV is the making, collection and showcasing of video products from the Masvingo province by various filmmakers.
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