SCREENWRITING – TO TRAIN OR NOT TO TRAIN?
There are still a couple of places left on my STORY, CHARACTERS & IDEAS 1 day masterclass at the Indie Training Fund in London this coming Thursday March 15th. http://www.indietrainingfund.com/courses/narrative/?event=4060 Hi There, I spent last weekend running my 2 day screenwriting course and it was a lot of fun. I always feel like I learn […]
SCREENWRITING QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Hi There, A few months ago, I put out a call to you the subscribers to this newsletter for questions you may have about any aspects of screenwriting. Sorry it’s taken me so long to get to them but here, finally, are my answers to your very interesting and thoughtful questions. A massive thank […]
Aaron Sorkin BFI interview notes
Hi There, This week notes from a BFI event in December last year – a screening of MOLLY’S GAME, followed by an interview with its writer / director AARON SORKIN – ‘I wasn’t at all interested in poker. I’m still not. Not until I met Molly Bloom that I saw there was a film that […]
CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE 2018 1ST WEEKEND
Hi There, CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE 1ST WEEKEND This past weekend was the 1st weekend of this year’s Channel 4 screenwriting course, when we get together the 12 course writers, 4 script editors, 4 trainee script editors, and some very excellent guest speakers. As ever it was hugely mentally stimulating and the wonderful guest […]
NETFLIX, PITCHING + MY NEW COURSE
My March course is now SOLD OUT but my 2 day weekend Screenwriting Course will take place again in central London on May 12-13 2018, with special guest speakers, screenwriters VINAY PATEL, REGINA MORIARTY and literary agent MATTHEW BATES (Sayle Screen). Still some places available http://script-consultant.co.uk/2-days-screenwriting-course/ Hi There, This week, more from the […]
2 DAY SCREENWRITING COURSE May 2018
Hi There, SCREENWRITING COURSE: ‘TELLING YOUR STORY’. As I mentioned in my last newsletter, my 2 day screenwriting course on March 3 & 4 is now sold out. SO I am running this course again in London over the weekend of May 12 & 13. And I’m delighted to say I have three new, […]
CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE 2018 UPDATE
Hi There, CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE 2018 I’m finally coming to the end of my reading for the 2018 Channel 4 screenwriting course, and it’s been a long but very rewarding haul. We received considerably more scripts than in the previous few years – up from 1300 to 2040. I have read so many good, […]
LONDON FILM FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Hi There LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2017 This week – some highlights from this year’s, as ever, excellent, London Film Festival. First are my three highlights, and below, screenwriter FLORENCE KEITH-ROACH (4screenwriting 2017 alumna) has very kindly written about the best films she saw… FUNNY COW The Q&A afterwards revealed that this film was ten years […]
LITERARY AGENTS Part 2
Hi There, This week a follow-up to my LITERARY AGENTS newsletter of 2 weeks ago. And thank you so much to all you screenwriters who responded. ‘I just got an agent in June this year. I hadn’t tried before then, for the reasons you wrote about. One extra reason was that I was focusing on […]
THE CROWN
Hi There, With THE CROWN season 2 due to hit Netflix soon, here are my notes from the C21 drama conference (last December!) from a session on THE CROWN with Peter Morgan (writer / exec producer), Andy Harries (exec producer) and Suzanne Mackie (exec producer). PM: In this business, good relationships are so important. We […]
