Friday, May 29
9.30 – 10.15 AM
Welcome address by Kamal Haasan
Introducing the instructors, guest lecturers
10.15 – 10.45 AM
Introduction to the Workshop
(methodology, approach, topics to be covered)
[AR-HK-AT]
11.00 AM – 1 PM
Elements of a screenplay
[AR]
2 – 3.30 PM
Premise and its omnipresence in the script
[AR]
3.45 – 5.30 PM
Characters/Characterisation/Characteristics
[HK]
5.30 – 6 PM
Summation of the day’s topics
[AT]
7 – 9 PM
Film show: On The waterfront
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Saturday, May 30
9 – 11 AM
Structure: The blueprint of a script.
[AR]
11.15 AM – 1.15 PM
Scene Design
[AR]
2.15 – 3.45 PM
Scene Design (contd)
[AR]
4 – 5.30 PM
Guest lecture – Vasanth Somaiya
5.30 – 6 PM
Summation of the day’s topics
[AT]
7 – 9 PM
Film show: Meghe Dhaka Tara
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Sunday, May 31
9 – 10.30 AM
Writing Dialogue
[AR-AT]
10.45 AM – 12 PM
Writing Dialogue
[AT]
12 – 1.30 PM
To be announced
2.30 – 4 PM
Deconstructing a screenplay
[HK]
4.15 – 5.45 PM
Deconstructing a screenplay
[HK]
5.45 – 6.15 PM
Summation of the day’s topics
[AT]
7 – 9.30 PM
Film show: Groundhog Day
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Monday, June 1
9 – 10.30 AM
Hero’s Journey
[AR-AT]
10.45 AM – 12.15 PM
Hero’s Journey (contd)
[AR-AT]
12.15 – 1.15 PM
The writing process
[AR-HK-AT]
2.15 – 3.45 PM
Guest lecture – 3: Vishal Bhardwaj
4 – 5.30
Industrial aspects
[AR-HK-AT]
5.30 – 6 PM
Summation of the day’s topics
[AT]
7 – 9.30 PM
Film show: Indigenes
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Tuesday, June 2
10 – 11.30 AM
Guest lecture – Olivier Lorelle
11.45 AM – 1.15 PM
A comprehensive summation, emphasizing the salient points. Follow up guidelines, miscellaneous Q&A.
[KH-AR-HK-AT]
KH=Kamal Haasan; AR=Anjum Rajabali; HK=Hariharan K; AT=Atul Tiwari
