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john yorke

driving the narrative
with john yorke

27th & 28th February, 2024

NEW PROGRAMME LAUNCHING

In 4 x 90 sessions over two days John explores every technique at a writers’ disposal to create utterly compelling narrative drive.

DEVELOPING A SERIES
WITH JOHN YORKE

11th – 15th march, 2024
5-day programme  

This course explores the core skills that go into creating and selling a TV series for either the local or international market

DIALOGUE
WITH JOHN YORKE

new dates COMING SOON
2-DAY PROGRAMME

A two-day programme taking a detailed look at how skilled Dialogue can massively enhance your story and script

wHAT IS A SCENE
WITH JOHN YORKE

NEW DATES COMING SOON
3-DAY PROGRAMME 

In six 90 minute sessions, John takes us through scene structure, scene history, scenes as building blocks, and scenes as chains of cause and effect.  How they work, how to write them, how to cut from one to another, how to use them to create pace, how to use them to define character, how to make them utterly compelling

Testimonials

“Thank you very much for the opportunity to take part in the Lab

I loved the atmosphere, I enjoyed the programme and I valued the possibility to meet real experts in TV drama

And it was fun, as well! I would have liked to stay the whole week”

Jan Maxa

Director, Content Development, Czech TV

“Thank you for organising such an inspiring week! It was a pleasure to be part of it and have the opportunity to soak up those amazing speakers’ words of wisdom

I feel creatively refuelled and pleasingly full of custard creams”

Laura Neal

Writer, UK
Advanced Writing for Television Drama

“I really enjoyed it. I’d love to stay involved with it. It’s such a fantastic scheme”

Sally Abbott

Writer, UK
Advanced Writing in Television

“Thank you so much for having me at NEM, it was a great event and I look forward to being part of future MediaXchange events”

Lars Lundström

Writer/ Creator “Real Humans”, Sweden

“The week in Los Angeles was work and fun at the same time, it was also amazing and inspiring

Katrina and the team of MediaXchange made it a flawless and smooth experience and the schedule was so meticulously planned that I could focus on the one thing I came to Los Angeles for – to pitch my project

Highly recommended for anyone who still dares to dream big”

Christian Limmer

Writer, Germany
Connect to Hollywood

“I’ve left Los Angeles overwhelmed by the outcome of the week and deeply motivated to push my project to the next level”

Tillmann Roth

Germany
Connect to Hollywood