BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11230@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251021T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251216T193000 DTSTAMP:20251117T141359Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/lets-make-films-alternative-crea tive-sessions/ SUMMARY:Bluecoat: Let's Make Films: Alternative Creative Sessions DESCRIPTION:Join Let's Make Films for bi-weekly alternative creative sess ions to explore all things filmmaking.\nTue 21 Oct\, 4 Nov\, 18 Nov\, 2 De c &\; 16 Dec\, 5.30-7.30pm\nThis October\, Let's Make Films are bringin g a brand-new series to The Bluecoat. Five sessions\, every two weeks\, de signed as a space for artists and creatives to hang out\, experiment\, and try new ways of working.\n\nThink of them as creative hangouts\, places w here you can play with ideas\, take risks\, and learn from each other. Eac h session tackles creativity from a different angle\, through film\, sound \, drawing\, writing\, or performance\, giving you fresh ways to approach your own work.\n\nYou might leave with a new idea\, a half-formed sketch\, or just the buzz of being in a room full of other creatives testing thing s out. It’s a chance to hang out with other creatives\, learn something new\, and remind yourself why making can and should always be fun.\n\n\n\n \n\nShot Analysis &\; The One Shot Story\nThis Alternative Development Session dives into the craft of visual storytelling. We’ll slow things r ight down and look at the power of images in cinema\; how a single shot ca n shape mood\, guide emotion\, and tell a story without words. Together we ’ll study the opening five minutes of a chosen film\, breaking it apart shot by shot. What do the choices in framing\, lighting\, performance\, an d design really do? How do they work on us as viewers\, often without us e ven noticing.\n\nThen we’ll turn that lens onto our own ideas. Each pers on will be given a single word and challenged to create one shot that capt ures it visually. Back in the group\, we’ll share and discuss what’s b een made to see how the same word can spark completely different approache s and meanings.\n\nIt’s all about playing with images\, discovering new ways to express yourself\, and developing a sharper eye for what makes mov ing pictures so powerful. Open to all creatives\, filmmakers\, writers\, m usicians\, poets\, or anyone curious about storytelling\, this session is an open invitation to experiment\, learn\, and hang out with peers who wan t to push their creativity further.\n\nTue 21 Oct\, 5.30-7.30pm\nTickets: Pay what you can\nBook now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLateral Thinking\nThis Alternati ve Development Session is about breaking habits and finding new ways into stories. Too often\, we fall back on the same methods when we create\; a b lank page\, a laptop screen\, or the familiar script format. This session is designed to push you away from those routines and open up fresh paths i nto storytelling.\n\nYou’ll be working with materials that don’t usual ly belong in a writing or filmmaking process: poems\, photographs\, everyd ay objects\, even textures like fabric or stone. These prompts will guide your imagination in unexpected directions\, encouraging you to uncover hid den connections and surprising meanings. Some ideas might click straight a way\, others might take you somewhere stranger\, most importantly... both are valuable.\n\nThe aim is to unlock stories that sit beneath the surfac e. By the end of the session\, you’ll leave with fragments\, images\, an d short sketches that could grow into something much bigger.\n\nThis sessi on is open to all creatives\, not just filmmakers or writers\, but anyone curious about how stories take shape. It’s a space to play\, to experime nt\, and to hang out with other artists who are also pushing their creativ ity into new territory.\n\nTue 4 Nov\, 5.30-7.30pm\nTickets: Pay what you can\nBook now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDrawing Characters &\; Worlds\nThis Altern ative Development Session is about using drawing as a way to break through creative blocks. Sometimes the hardest part of storytelling is simply get ting started\, building characters\, inventing worlds\, or finding the spa rk that makes an idea worth chasing. Here\, we’ll use drawing as a tool to bypass overthinking and unlock new ideas.\n\nThrough a series of quick exercises\, you’ll sketch characters\, places\, and backstories without worrying about skill or polish. These drawings aren’t about being “goo d” in a traditional sense\, they’re about capturing instinct\, impulse \, and imagination. From there\, you’ll start to see patterns\, connecti ons\, and stories emerge.\n\nBy the end of the session\, you’ll leave wi th at least one character\, one setting\, and one backstory that you can d evelop further in your own work. For some\, this might be the seed of a sc ript or short film\; for others\, it might be the foundation of a complete ly different kind of project.\n\nThis is for creatives of all kinds. You d on’t need to be an artist or a filmmaker to take part\, just open to exp erimenting and seeing what your hand puts on the page when you let it move freely. It’s a relaxed space to play\, to hang out with others\, and to discover how drawing can open up whole new directions in your storytellin g.\n\nTue 18 Nov\, 5.30-7.30pm\nTickets: Pay what you can\nBook now\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\nBroken Structures\nThis Alternative Development Session looks at how stories shift when their structure is taken apart. We’ll use A Chri stmas Carol as a starting point so we can both analyse it as a finished p iece and to treat it as raw material that can be reshaped and rebuilt\n\nW orking in small groups\, you’ll experiment with reordering scenes\, swap ping perspectives\, and bending the rules of the narrative. What happens i f you begin with the ending? What if the central character changes complet ely? How does the meaning shift when the structure is broken and put back together in a new way.\n\nThis exercise is about exploring how fragile and flexible stories can be. It shows how structure influences character\, th eme\, and impact and how breaking away from traditional forms can create u nexpected results.\n\nIt’s open to all creatives. Whether you’re a fil mmaker\, writer\, performer\, or artist\, this session gives you a chance to test how stories work\, stretch your imagination\, and play with form a longside others.\n\nTue 2 Dec\, 5.30-7.30pm\nTickets: Pay what you can\nBo ok now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive Script Hijack\nThe final Alternative Developmen t Session of the year explores the creative push and pull between writers and directors. In pairs\, you’ll be given the challenge of coming up wit h a story idea together. The writer will set down the foundations\, and th en the director will begin to shape it\, testing how far a vision can bend without losing its heart.\n\nThe focus is on dialogue and trust. How do y ou protect the writer’s original intention while allowing the director t o bring new energy and ideas? Where do the tensions appear\, and how can t hose tensions actually strengthen the work rather than weaken it?\n\nBy th e end\, each pair will have a shared concept that reflects both perspectiv es. You’ll experience first-hand how negotiation\, compromise\, and coll aboration can change a project\, sometimes in surprising and inspiring way s.\n\nThis session is for any creative who wants to understand collaborati on better\, whether you see yourself as a filmmaker\, storyteller\, or sim ply someone curious about the way ideas shift when they’re shared. It’ s a lively\, practical way to end the series and a reminder that creativit y often works best when it isn’t done alone.\n\nTue 16 Dec\, 5.30-7.30pm \nTickets: Pay what you can\nBook now\n\n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2025/11/lets-make-films.jpg CATEGORIES:Film,Workshops LOCATION:Bluecoat\, School Lane\, Liverpool\, L1 3BX\, Liverpool\, United K ingdom GEO:53.404542;-2.984173 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=School Lane\, Liverpool\, L 1 3BX\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bluecoat:geo :53.404542,-2.984173 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR