TOP SCREENWRITING TIPS Part 1
Hi There, TODAY (Friday June 8th) is your last opportunity to book up for our two day London June 16-17 weekend screenwriting course, ‘The Authoritative Guide To Writing And Selling A Great Screenplay’ at the ‘early bird’ price of £197 before it goes up to the full price – £229 – tomorrow. We are almost […]
UNDER-RATED MOVIES & TV SHOWS TO CATCH UP ON
Hi There, This week’s question from my screenwriting poll :- ‘Tell us ONE undeservedly over-looked, under-rated movie or TV show that we should catch up with?’ So many great answers which will I’m sure enrich your viewing over the next few months – thank you again to everyone who took the time to contribute… From […]
MORE INSPIRING DVD BOX SETS FOR SCREENWRITERS
Hi There, I would like to draw your attention to the rapidly approaching – ‘The Authoritative Guide To Writing And Selling A Great Screenplay‘ – the two day course that I will be running in central London on June 16-17 with screenwriter Phil Gladwin (Trial & Retribution, The Bill, The Sarah-Jane Adventures and many other […]
DVD BOX SETS TO INSPIRE SCREENWRITERS
Hi There, And welcome to this weeks’s blog \ newsletter! Before we get started on the serious business of my SCREENWRITING POLL, a couple of thoughts… Best TV drama (OK so it’s a documentary) of the week – 56 Up. Absolutely compelling viewing – watch out for the 2nd ep. this Monday ITV 9pm. The […]
BEST UK SCREENWRITERS POLL RESULTS!
Hi there, Thank you so much to everyone who emailed in answers to last week’s poll. The response has been fantastic – in terms of both quality and quantity. It’s made for a really interesting week reading all your different thoughts – and has given me a lot of viewing to catch up on! At […]
SCREENWRITERS POLL
Hi There, This week a slight departure… A poll \ quiz \ competition – WITH A PRIZE AT THE END OF IT! I want to ask YOU for your opinions – – Who (do you think) are the TWO most interesting screenwriters currently working in the UK and why? – What are the best 2 […]
SCREENWRITING LESSONS FROM EVENTS OF THE WEEK
Hi There, A mixed bag this week… What is DRAMA? If you wanted to learn how drama works there were two (non-fiction) events that I was really struck by this week – Apologies to all you football haters out there but, if you want some fantastic, dramatic story ideas then you should look no further […]
SCREENWRITER MELISSA BUBNIC INTERVIEW
Hi there, This week an interview with screenwriter MELISSA BUBNIC. Melissa was on the 2011 Channel 4 screenwriting course. Originally from Australia, her background is in theatre writing – she got onto the C4 course with a wonderful stageplay Stop. Rewind; and she has gone from strength to strength since the C4 course – When […]
CARDIFF TWO DAY SCREENWRITING COURSE APRIL 21-22
‘The Authoritative Guide To Writing And Selling A Great Screenplay.’ April 21-22 Cardiff. Next weekend Phil Gladwin and I are taking our comprehensive two day screenwriting course to Cardiff. This is the 5th time we have held the course. We have a great time running it – it’s really enjoyable meeting such a range of […]
SCREENWRITING TO INSPIRE
This week’s newsletter is a somewhat brief affair – it’s a holiday! But I just thought I’d share with you some of the writing that has inspired me over the last few months:- Tim Dowling – maybe it’s his age, gender and general outlook – but I love this guy’s writing. Every Saturday in the […]