Lateral Thinking

This Alternative 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 blank 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 into storytelling.

You’ll be working with materials that don’t usually belong in a writing or filmmaking process: poems, photographs, everyday objects, even textures like fabric or stone. These prompts will guide your imagination in unexpected directions, encouraging you to uncover hidden connections and surprising meanings. Some ideas might click straight away, others might take you somewhere stranger, most importantly... both are valuable.

The aim is to unlock stories that sit beneath the surface. By the end of the session, you’ll leave with fragments, images, and short sketches that could grow into something much bigger.

This session is…