Shorts to Features: Expanding your narrative
This event will take place over Zoom on January 12th 1:30pm to 3pm (BST)
Welcoming Moin Hussain!
Moin is a British-Pakistani Writer and Director who was named a Screen Star of Tomorrow in 2018. His short films have screened in competition at festivals around the world, including Cannes Semaine De La Critique, Sitges, BFI London Film Festival and Edinburgh International Film Festival.
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Transitioning from a short film to a feature-length project is an ambitious leap for any filmmaker, requiring a clear understanding of how to expand a concise narrative into a fully developed, engaging story. This workshop is designed to provide hyper-specific guidance on how to make this jump while maintaining the core essence of your original short film.
Whether you’re a filmmaker with a strong short under your belt or a screenwriter aiming to scale up your storytelling, this session offers detailed insights and actionable strategies to help you successfully adapt your short film concept into a compelling feature.
Workshop Focus:
🎭 How to identify the core thematic elements of your short that need to be preserved in the feature version.
🎬 Strategies for expanding a narrative while keeping the core idea intact
🤸 How to add depth with subplots that support the main narrative and broaden the emotional or thematic impact of the story.
🧑🎤 Methods for extending character arcs, introducing new conflicts, and building richer relationships without straying from the heart of the original concept.
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Moin is a British-Pakistani Writer and Director who was named a Screen Star of Tomorrow in 2018. His short films have screened in competition at festivals around the world, including Cannes Semaine De La Critique, Sitges, BFI London Film Festival and Edinburgh International Film Festival. Moin recently completed ’SKY PEALS’ his debut feature with Escape Films & Film4/ the BFI. The film premiered at Venice Critics’ Week and was nominated for the Sutherland award at the London Film Festival. He is currently in development on features with the BFI and Film4.
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ATTENDANCE
If you can't attend the event on the day. We’ve got you covered. This workshop will be recorded and available for you always.
CAPACITY
We have a limited number of concession tickets available on a first-come-first-serve basis. If you identify as working class, are currently on benefits, or if you consider yourself to be financially disadvantaged in a way that is hindering your progression in your career, these tickets are available to you.
WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO?
Underscore Studios is unfunded and comprised of three volunteers. We believe that upskilling yourself should be affordable, engaging, and transparent. The money towards Workshops such as these means that we can keep them as low as they are, pay our Freelance Workshop leaders, support the organisation to be sustainable, and when we can, make more of our services available for Free._
We are aware that even the cost of a concession ticket may be a key barrier for many people.From time to time we are able to offer Bursary places, please email info@underscorestudios.co.uk for more details.