ANN HAWKER writes about her script AN AUSTRIAN HOLIDAY
Hi There, This is the first in an occasional series – written by writers about their scripts in my SCRIPT LIBRARY. Clearly the reason I wanted to include the scripts in my library is because I think they’re great – so that I hope they will prove enjoyable, instructive and inspiring for you to […]
CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE 2023
Hi There, CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE 2023 I hope you’ve all had a good summer and are ready for a successful and creative autumn. One of my summer highlights was the industry drinks evening for the Channel 4 screenwriting course in July, the first time we’ve been able to hold it since 2019, where the […]
SCREENWRITING – CHARACTER PROMPTS & OTHER STORYTELLING IDEAS
Hi There, This fortnight a random selection of thoughts about different aspects of screenwriting. CREATING CHARACTERS PERSON PLACE PROP A character exercise based on observing real people. I was on a train journey and I observed – A young East Asian man with a Dyson hoover. A 60 year old white woman with a […]
WHAT DEFINES GOOD WRITING?
WHAT IS GOOD WRITING? I recently read the novel Sorrow And Bliss by Meg Mason. It’s a wonderful book. The writing gave me such pleasure. On almost every page there is a sentence that gives me joy, that makes me think – what lovely writing. Such a clarity and truth to the writing but also […]
GENERAL MEETINGS FOR SCREENWRITERS
Hi There, This fortnight I’m doing something I haven’t done before – recycling an old newsletter. So this is an adapted / extended version of a newsletter I sent out in 2018, which I’d completely forgotten I’d written – before a writer told me that her agent had sent a copy of it to her! […]
Storytelling lessons from THE RESCUE
Hi There, One of the most memorable films I have seen in the last few months, one that has really stuck with me, was a documentary, THE RESCUE. I was so excited by this film – it is the most wonderful piece of storytelling. I actually watched the film during the process of reading […]
TRAINING FOR SCREENWRITERS – your responses
Hi There, A huge thank you to everyone who took the time and trouble to respond to LILY SHAHMOON’S newsletter 2 weeks ago about the tricky issues around creative writing university courses and about the pros and cons of various different forms of training for screenwriters. Today, I have collated some of these responses (I […]
MA OR NOT MA? TRAINING FOR DRAMATIC WRITING – LILY SHAHMOON
Hi There, This week, a guest blog from writer / script editor LILY SHAHMOON. Lily has been a script reader and shadow script editor on the Channel 4 screenwriting course and is also a very talented dramatic writer (she had an excellent play on at the Southwark Playhouse in 2020 – unfortunately for her just […]
THE DRAMATIC PROPOSITION
Hi There, One of the things I’ve been thinking about recently in scripts / stories is the question of the DRAMATIC PROPOSITION of a show. Prompted by the work I’m doing with my three excellent Channel 4 screenwriting course writers and a particular pilot episode I watched recently. The show in question is ONLY […]
script-consultant.co.uk – NEWS
Hi There, I hope you’re on, or are about to have, a good break, a chance to recharge your creative batteries! In this newsletter I’m focusing on my website – script-consultant.co.uk – and some recent additions / initiatives. THIS NEWSLETTER https://script-consultant.co.uk/blog/ I have now been writing these regular newsletters (every fortnight, previously every week) […]
