ABOUT
Adeline Foo is a bestselling author, with 28 published books, three children’s and young adult TV series, and a fourth TV series in the works, a historical drama currently in development. A MFA graduate of New York University’s film school, Tisch Asia School of the Arts, Adeline completed her studies on a Media Development Authority scholarship in 2011.
The Diary of Amos Lee series remains Singapore’s phenomenal publishing success, with more than 240,000 books sold to-date. Adeline has won the Red Dot Book award in 2009, three Popular Readers’ Choice Awards in 2011, 2014 and 2015, and the inaugural Asian Children’s Book Award in 2017.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2016 – The Travel Diary of Amos Lee: Quokking in Australia! (Singapore: Epigram Books, 2016)
2015 – The Travel Diary of Amos Lee: Seoul Searching! (Singapore: Epigram Books, 2015)
2014 – The Travel Diary of Amos Lee: Monkeying in Malaysia! (Singapore: Epigram Books, 2014)
ACHIEVEMENTS
2017 – AFCC Asian Children's Book Award
2015 – Popular Readers' Choice Award
2014 – Popular Readers' Choice Award
TALKS
LIGHTS, CAMERA, GO BEHIND-THE-SCENES! *NEW*
For: upper pri.; lower sec.; suitable for assembly programmes or classrooms
Availability: 1 hour per session; three sessions total
Description: A behind-the-scenes look at the book to screen adaptation process for TV, beginning with the latest, Whoopie’s World Season 4 (which aired in early Jan 2021). Learn what it takes to get from concept to script to acting and filming. Students will be taught the elements of a screenplay (script); they will then get to rewrite new, creative dialogue adapted from real shooting scripts. Following the short writing exercise, students will be encouraged to have their dialogue read on ‘stage’. In support of the TV series’ theme of joining a Circus for resilience training, this session will have Adeline share how the partnership with Singapore’s first Circus led to a 13-part drama on Channel 5. Then, in a follow-up two-part workshop, pick up some fun, resilience and team bonding skills from the trainers of Circus in Motion.
Learning Outcomes: understand the various elements that make TV filming possible; have a hand in rewriting new, creative dialogue adapted from real shooting scripts.
WORKSHOPS
LIGHTS, CAMERA, SUPERSCRIBE!
For: upper pri., lower sec.; 25-30 pax
Availability: 2-3 hours per session; single session
Description: In this fun and interactive workshop involving role playing and dramatised readings, Adeline Foo will lead students through the elements of a screenplay including scene, action, character and dialogue. Students will be shown and encouraged to create their own scenes, imagining different conflicts the characters are facing, and offering solutions to resolve the conflict/drama. Having worked on three highly rated MediaCorp TV shows, The Diary of Amos Lee, Two Boys & A Mermaid and Whoopie’s World, Adeline has had her share of gaffes and missteps writing for TV. Hear her stories in this workshop!
Learning Outcomes: understand the various elements that go into a script; how to piece these elements together into a single, compelling narrative.
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Book A Writer is Sing Lit Station's workshop-for-schools programme, featuring a roster of Singapore's most important writers at work today. *Do you want to Book A Writer? For enquiries on Adeline Foo's availability and workshop rates in Sing Lit Station's Book A Writer programme, do fill in the form below.