29.09.06
Travis, Snyder, Jones, Milburn & Wiese present Film-making/Screenwriting courses in Cornwall

Media Centre Cornwall and Cornwall Film are to stage 'Eat, Shoot & Leave 2', an eight-day programme of film master classes from Friday October 6th through Friday October 13th to be held in Penzance, Cornwall.

MCC was commissioned by Cornwall Film to design ESL 2 as a programme to mentor the film-makers chosen to receive their 'Target Talent' funding awards; Cornwall Film has also supported MCC in making available a limited amount of bursaries for media professionals living in Cornwall who would like to attend the courses. The workshops are also open to anyone who is interested in honing their film making skills.

An impressive line-up of leading American and British talent will conduct the courses - industry gurus whose courses are rated as "must attend" by professionals around the globe. From Hollywood, Mark Travis (www.travis-johntz.com), author of 'Directing Feature Films' (Los Angeles Times No. 1 bestseller) will be presenting 'Directing and Acting for the Camera', a hands-on course for actors and directors. Also from Hollywood, Blake Snyder (www.blakesnyder.com) has sold more than 30 movie scripts, including two for over $1 million (one to Spielberg) and runs the enigmatically entitled 'Save The Cat! 40 Beats to a Successful Script', an intensive course on screenwriting based on his best-selling book of the same name. Chris Jones, (www.livingspirit.com) author of 'The Guerrilla Filmmakers' Handbook' (a best-seller in the UK) will present 'Guerrilla Filmmaking and Marketing: From the UK to the World'. Beatrix Milburn will present 'Funding, Producing and Marketing Documentary Films' and Michael Wiese, Penzance-based international filmmaker/publisher will present 'Doing More With Less: Stretching Your Budget and Your Schedule' and 'The Pitch: Getting Heard, Read and Bought', plus a one day question and answer workshop with a production panel full of local professional talent.

International filmmakers and writers, great speakers, and the positive vibe of Cornwall - you really don't want to miss this one!

For further information please contact Ruth Prendergast at Media Centre Cornwall on 01736 331393 or email office@media-centre-cornwall.com.

The Objective One Programme for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly has invested in Cornwall Film through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

Editor's notes:

Clare Morgan
Media Relations Manager
Objective One Partnership Office
Castle House
Pydar Street
Truro TR1 2UD
Mobile: 07973 813647
Telephone: 01872 223439

cmorgan@cornwall.gov.uk

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