Online Masterclass with David Pope !

Subtext is the unspoken, less obvious, and sometimes hidden meaning beneath the words and actions in a scene.

Subtext is often what gives us some of the most satisfying moments as an audience.

Moments where we know accurately what a character is thinking or feeling although it Is not directly stated in the dialogue or action.

We may be inspired, haunted, consoled or amused but whatever we feel we connect with the character on a very deep level.

The session aims to bring the conversation about subtext to the level that other narrative elements occupy in discussions about screenwriting. Using practical examples, we will aim to outline some useful strategies for recognising and elevating the potential for subtext in screenplays.

Biography

David Pope is a script consultant and screenwriter working internationally. His work has included working with Academy Award, BAFTA, and European Film Award nominated producers and screenwriters and national film funds.

Recent films that David has worked on as script consultant include:

TIGER STRIPES, winner Jury Prize Semaine De La Critique Cannes Film Festival 2023 and candidate for Best International Film Academy Award 2024.

TRUTH AND JUSTICE – shortlisted for Best International Feature Film Academy Award (2020)

TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT – candidate for Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award (2019) ​

As a screenwriter David’s most recent commissions include writing the feature film RULIN and the latest draft of the feature film NO  FUTURE. He currently has in development TV projects THE VERSIONS and UNFINISHED and feature film projects THE BELONGING and LITTLE DOORS.

He consulted on the feature films MAGIC MOUNTAINS 2021 and SPLENDID ISOLATION 2022 both with director Urszula Antoniak.

In addition he consulted on TV  drama series, IMPERIAL SPY, for Fremantle (American Gods, Deutschland 83) and on a slate of five feature film projects for On-Screen Manitoba.

​David is the annual consultant / moderator for the Rotterdam Lab at CineMart and Program Consultant on Stowe Story Labs in the United States.

He is a Screen Consultancy Specialist in script development for FOCUS, a scheme funded by Creative Scotland and Scottish Enterprise supporting production companies in Scotland.

​​In addition he has acted as creative consultant for The Royal Film Commission – Jordan on the Rawi Screenwriting Lab and is a frequent script consultant for MIDPOINT Institute and BoostNL.