Horror Film & Screenwriting Workshop: 7pm The Forest Through the Trees🔪 2:30 Workshop 🍽️ 5p Dinner

Name: Horror Film & Screenwriting Workshop: 7pm The Forest Through the Trees🔪 2:30 Workshop 🍽️ 5p Dinner
Start: 2025-03-22T14:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-22T21:30:00-05:00
Location: Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Schedule

Sat Mar 22 2025 at 02:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Eureka Springs, Arkansas | Eureka Springs, AR

Join Independent Filmmaker, Jason Pitts to learn the basics of writing a successful Horror Film.
In this two-hour workshop we will explore how choosing and weaving themes into your screenplay adds depth, meaning, and helps the audience relate to your story. We will talk about the themes of The Forest Through The Trees. At its core, The Forest Through the Trees delves into the profound themes of love and sacrifice. Attendees will first develop story ideas, and then come up with themes to weave into their stories. The 2:30 workshop will be followed by a dinner at 5:00 with screenwriter Jason Pitts at The Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow with the screenwriter and then a showing of his film at the City Auditorium at 7:00.
Synopsis of the film: The Forest Through the Trees In the eerie depths of The Forest Through the Trees, audiences are plunged into a world where love and sacrifice blur the lines between life and death. The film follows Chloe and her stepfather Ken as they grapple with the haunting disappearance of Kathy, Chloe’s mother and Ken’s wife. A year of anguish passes until aided by Chloe’s friend Ava, they embark on a desperate quest fueled by a cryptic clue that unravels a sinister secret - a dangerous demonic cult lurking in the shadows.
Tickets for the workshop and/or dinner can be purchased at writerscolony.org
Tickets for Jason Pitts's Film “ The Forest Through the Trees “ at the city auditorium can be purchased for $10 at https://www.ozarkstix.com/events/horror-film-night-the-forest-through-the-trees
Jason Pitts is an independent filmmaker with a degree in Radio, Television, and Film from the University of North Texas. Growing up on horror films in the 80s, Jason knew at a young age that his passion was to make movies, specifically horror movies. Jason is known for writing the script for Manje (2006), writing and directing his acclaimed short films, ALONE, Masquerade, and When The Stairs Creak, as well as his Friday the 13th fan film, Voorhees: Night of the Beast, which racked up over 600,000 views on YouTube in less than a year.
Learn more about Jason & his filmography through IMDB