SCRIPT HIGHLIGHTS OF 2013
Hi There, And Happy New Year! This early in the New Year I’ve already enjoyed some brilliant screenwriting on TV (mainly Netflix!) – the pilot episodes of THE GOOD WIFE and IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, as well as the last 7 or 8 episodes of BREAKING BAD (I thought the series ended […]
‘ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK’ OR ‘BREAKING BAD’?
Hi There, I’ve recently discovered the wonderful ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK on Netflix and have watched 9 episodes in the last week. It’s wonderfully inventive, multi-layered series story-telling that has something important and interesting to say and is funny, scary and moving. It’s also at times pretty filthy – but above […]
THE BEST SCREENWRITING BLOGS
Hi There, SCREENWRITING BLOGS \ WEBSITES \ INTERVIEWS ETC This week I thought I’d draw your attention to some of the many excellent screenwriting-related blogs \ posts \ articles on the internet that I’ve been enjoying over the last few months. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/nov/16/adapting-great-expectations-david-nicholls?INTCMP=SRCH An article from The Guardian written by DAVID NICHOLLS to coincide with the […]
LESSONS FROM THIS YEAR’S C4 COURSE ENTRY SCRIPTS
Hi There, I’m just coming out of my annual November immersion in the script entries for the 2014 Channel 4 screenwriting course. I’ve spent pretty much the whole of the last month either reading script readers’ feedback or the script entries for the course. (and spent the last three weekends running different screenwriting courses! […]
YOUR TIPS FOR SCREENWRITING SUCCESS PART 2
Hi There, This week the 2nd and final part of your answers to the question: What’s your number one tip for screenwriting success? I think you’ll see there are some common themes in this week’s answers – writing every day, persistence, not giving up – ‘Write every single day. I know this point is reiterated […]
YOUR TIPS FOR SCREENWRITING SUCCESS
Hi There, This week more of your excellent screenwriting survey answers – a fantastic ‘tutorial for screenwriting success’ with Part 1 of your answers to the question – What’s your number one tip for screenwriting success? ‘My number one tip for screenwriting success would be to watch as many great and as many terrible films/TV […]
INSPIRING NEWS STORIES FOR SCREENWRITERS Pt2
Hi There, This week I’m continuing with the 2nd and final part of your answers to the question… What world event \ news has inspired \ energised you as a writer, or has motivated you to put pen to paper? And why? (Part 2) ‘The Frank Slide – verifies that sometimes truth really is stranger […]
NEWS STORIES THAT INSPIRE SCREENWRITERS
Hi There, This week I’m returning to the fascinating and inspiring answers so many of you gave to the survey questions I posed back in June. On our 2Phils weekend screenwriting course we ask delegates to bring along a newspaper story that could form the basis of a drama – and then ask the […]
LONDON SCREENWRITERS FESTIVAL 2013
Hi There, Before I start, a quick reminder that today Friday Nov 1st at 5pm is the cut-off for entries into the Channel 4 screenwriting course 2014. We won’t be accepting any entries after this time. http://4talent.channel4.com/people-development/4screenwriting LONDON SCREENWRITERS FESTIVAL 2013 I spent last Friday and Saturday at this year’s London Screenwriters Festival and […]
LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2013 HIGHLIGHTS
Hi There LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2013 Excellent stage and radio dramatist CHARLOTTE BOGARD MACLEOD has been kind enough to share her thoughts on 2 films at this year’s festival that she found inspiring – Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity and Pawel Pawlikowski’s Ida. Charlotte Bogard Macleod How often are writers urged to turn their talents away from […]
