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Lily Loveless

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Date Recorded Friday April 19th 2024, 11:00-13:00 GMT

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Have you always wanted to try your hand at writing for the screen but never quite managed to get started? Are you currently working in the screen sector and hoping to move into screenwriting? Is there a story that you are passionate about seeing on screen but you don’t know where and how to begin?

If so, this Masterclass is for you. Join award-winning actor turned screenwriter Lily Loveless, sharing her own journey, from deciding to write for the screen to winning a place on the prestigious Channel 4 screenwriting programme.

Along the way, Lily provides exercises to encourage you to dig deep; tips and tools on how to get going (and keep going); and inspiration from her own experience, helping you to overcome any barriers, whether internal or external. This is a brilliant opportunity to gain insight and access into what can often be seen as an impenetrable industry.

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Lily Loveless

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Lily Loveless is a screenwriter who originally made her name as an actor, working across TV, theatre and film. In 2018…

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"These zoom opportunities are really helping to open my world and keep me inspired to write."

— Masterclass participant

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— Masterclass participant

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