Launching the Hero – "From Idea to Synopsis: Screenwriting Workshop" | 18th Ethos Theatre Festival.

Workshop Leader: Cenk Türkkanı.

Facilitators.Nurife Yalçın Akkuş, Cantuğ Canpolat.

Workshop Content:

1. Stage: The Hero's Journey.

This section explores the Hero's Journey, using selected film scenes and visuals to illustrate the concept. It examines the motivations that drive a hero to embark on a journey, the obstacles they encounter along the way, and the transformations they undergo.

Step 2: Embark on Your Own Journey.

Participants will create their own characters. They will write a brief synopsis, defining their character's desires, the reason for their journey, the obstacles they will face, the crisis they will experience, and the final outcome. Sharing their work will be optional and at the participants' discretion.

Workshop Requirements List: Participants should bring their own pens and paper.

Participant Qualifications: Anyone who wants to write screenplays.

Benefits participants will gain after the workshop: The workshop aims to provide participants who are experiencing screenwriting for the first time with fundamental knowledge about the dramatic structure of a film story. Participants will learn the basic stages of Joseph Campbell's "Hero's Journey" model, enabling them to develop a character's purpose, the obstacles they face, their moments of crisis, and their transformation, all within a basic level of dramatic coherence.

Participants will be provided with a certificate of participation at the end of the workshop.