Tutoring Gabriella teaches as a Sessional Lecturer at Birkbeck College, University of London, and for Euroscript for whom she also works as a script consultant, producing reports on short and feature length scripts If you would like Gabriella to complete a script report for you, contact Euroscript directly and request her by name.  For more information Click here Testimonials: "I want to thank you very much for your excellent work.  I found your comments and suggestions extremely useful and accurate." "Many thanks for the report.  I've taken loads of notes from it and I'm busily making alterations as we speak!" She has also delivered Creative Writing and Literacy courses at organisations as diverse as the Civil Service and the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith, where she worked with young people aged between 14 and 19 who were not in education, training or employment. Below are course outlines of courses she has delivered in the past.  If you would be interested in hiring Gabriella to deliver either of these courses at your organisation, please contact her at info@gabriellaapicella.com  Introduction to Screenwriting - (10 x 2 hour sessions) This intensive ten-week course will take students from Outline, to Treatment, to the first full draft of their own short film, whilst covering the essential practices of Screenwriting.   There will be dedicated sessions on: -         Characterisation -         Plot -         Dialogue -         Structure These sessions will assist students as they develop the Outline and Treatment for their short film idea leading to the production of an original ten-minute short film script.   Before coming to the course students do not need to know anything about Screenwriting, but should have some ideas in mind for what their short film could be about. Click here for class schedule Testimonials : "The course has inspired me to start writing"   "[the advice was] first rate, entirely relevant, thank you"   "Without the course I would never have had the knowledge, motivation and support to complete the first draft of my screenplay."   Introduction to Creative Writing - (6 x 2 hour sessions) Over six weeks, students will look at a range of writing samples and explore their own creativity in workshops and exercises as they work towards producing a short story.  The essential elements of creative writing are covered, including: - Story structure Character Tone and style The main focus of this course will be on producing a piece of prose, however previous students have chosen instead to produce script and poetry instead – both of these topics are covered briefly. This is a beginner’s course so students need not have produced any work before attending.  They should come to the first class with a couple of ideas of what they might like to write about however.  There is optional homework throughout the course that will also assist students in getting the most out of the classes. Click here for class schedule Testimonials: "I found the course very useful and it has re-focussed me on writing completely."  "I now feel equipped and confident to begin writing fiction." "[the course] has helped me greatly in completing a short story."

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