Turning a first spark of inspiration into a story worth telling.
This workshop will take place over Zoom in 2027. Date and time to be confirmed.
Welcoming Zia Holloway!
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Where do film ideas actually come from — and how do you know when you’ve found one worth pursuing?
In this practical workshop, writer Zia Holloway will explore the process of finding, developing and interrogating ideas before they become scripts. Working across television, film, theatre and other forms, Zia brings a writer’s perspective to the challenge of turning an initial spark into a story with direction and potential.
How do you take that starting point and work out what it could become?
Together, we’ll explore how to recognise the potential in an idea, ask the right questions of it and decide which format best serves the story.
Attendees will leave with a clearer sense of their idea’s potential, practical ways to develop it, and a starting point for taking it forward.
Workshop Focus:
✅ Finding the Spark – Where ideas come from and how to recognise the beginnings of a compelling story
✅ Idea, Premise or Story? – Understanding the difference between an interesting thought and a story with real potential
✅ Interrogating Your Idea – Asking the questions that reveal what makes your idea distinctive, what it’s really about and whether there’s enough there to develop
✅ Finding the Right Format – Exploring whether your idea belongs in a short film, feature, television series or another form — and what makes an idea particularly suited to a short
✅ Putting It into Practice – Using a practical exercise to explore an idea and identify possible next steps
This workshop is aimed at aspiring screenwriters, emerging filmmakers and anyone sitting on an idea they’re not quite sure what to do with.
Turning a first spark of inspiration into a story worth telling.
This workshop will take place over Zoom in 2027. Date and time to be confirmed.
Welcoming Zia Holloway!
–
Where do film ideas actually come from — and how do you know when you’ve found one worth pursuing?
In this practical workshop, writer Zia Holloway will explore the process of finding, developing and interrogating ideas before they become scripts. Working across television, film, theatre and other forms, Zia brings a writer’s perspective to the challenge of turning an initial spark into a story with direction and potential.
How do you take that starting point and work out what it could become?
Together, we’ll explore how to recognise the potential in an idea, ask the right questions of it and decide which format best serves the story.
Attendees will leave with a clearer sense of their idea’s potential, practical ways to develop it, and a starting point for taking it forward.
Workshop Focus:
✅ Finding the Spark – Where ideas come from and how to recognise the beginnings of a compelling story
✅ Idea, Premise or Story? – Understanding the difference between an interesting thought and a story with real potential
✅ Interrogating Your Idea – Asking the questions that reveal what makes your idea distinctive, what it’s really about and whether there’s enough there to develop
✅ Finding the Right Format – Exploring whether your idea belongs in a short film, feature, television series or another form — and what makes an idea particularly suited to a short
✅ Putting It into Practice – Using a practical exercise to explore an idea and identify possible next steps
This workshop is aimed at aspiring screenwriters, emerging filmmakers and anyone sitting on an idea they’re not quite sure what to do with.
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