4SCREENWRITING 2021 Q&A FOLLOW-UP
Hi There, Last week I held a zoom Q&A to answer any questions about the 2021 CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE. In this newsletter I will answer some of the questions I didn’t have time to get to, and answer some of the ones I did a bit more fully and coherently! Entries for the course […]
4SCREENWRITING Q&A Sept 10th 1-2
Hi There, I hope you have all (like me) had the chance of a short summer break even if it wasn’t far from home (I haven’t left home at all!) with your batteries creatively recharged for September and the new academic year. Let’s hope the f***ing virus starts to recede and that we can all […]
CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE 2021
Hi There, TITLES blog – 2 excellent responses – ‘Great to have a post about this because I’ve always agonised over titles! I went through a phase a few years ago of loving really simple show names like “Girls” and “Friends” but now I’ve gone the opposite way – I struggle to remember names due […]
RAY MCBRIDE on Story Structure
Hi There, This week, another guest article – this time from RAY MCBRIDE. Ray did an outstanding job as script editor on last year’s Channel 4 screenwriting course, has worked in the past on EASTENDERS and is now script editor on HOLBY CITY. ‘The other week I received a solicitous email from Pip asking if […]
SCREENPLAY TITLES
Hi There, This week, some thoughts on TITLES. As with so many aspects of screenwriting, opinions about titles are always subjective and I’m sure you’ll disagree with some of what I say but I hope it stimulates you to think about the title of your script and what makes for a memorable, attention-grabbing title. Titles […]
GILLIAN CLARKE – The way forward for screenwriters
Hi There, This week I’m delighted to share with you a guest blog by development producer GILLIAN CLARKE. Gillian is one of the best script producers in the UK, with script-editing credits on brilliant shows like UTOPIA and FANNY HILL. ‘In the last few years, the international marketplace has become saturated with multi-million dollar shows […]
SCREENWRITING Q&A
Hi There, This week, more answers to the questions I didn’t have a chance to get to on my BFI Academy session a few weeks ago. What advice would you give early career writers on how to approach scale? Go for it! This is one time in your writing career when you should have no […]
ANNA SYMON INTERVIEWS RICHARD LAXTON
Hi There, This week I am so delighted to share with you this guest blog – screenwriter ANNA SYMON, a C4 screenwriting course alumna, writer of MRS WILSON and DEEP WATER, interviewing director RICHARD LAXTON. A massive thank you to both Anna and Richard for taking the time to do this and for their generosity […]
THE SOCIOPATH TEST
Hi There, I’m really sorry that there is so little about screenwriting in this week’s blog. I’d meant for this to be a tiny footnote at the bottom of the blog, but…I got carried away. I do try to stick to screenwriting (and there are a couple of – hopefully – useful connections to screenwriting […]
PAUL WILLIAMS guest blog
Hi There, This week, the 2nd of my guest blogs, this one from screenwriter PAUL WILLIAMS. Paul is a graduate of the Channel 4 Screenwriting course 2016; the script that he developed on the scheme was optioned by Bandit Television. He is currently writing episodes of DOCTORS and developing original ideas with independent producers. His […]
