James Capel – The happy accident that transformed my writing
Hi There, This week I’m enormously grateful to screenwriter JAMES CAPEL for writing this guest newsletter. James is the founder of the screenwriting community SCRIBE LOUNGE – and I think there are lessons for all of us in his story of how he came to set up SCRIBE LOUNGE and what it has meant for […]
POLITICAL STORIES
Hi There, This fortnight, the final guest article from the 7 script readers for the 2022 Channel 4 screenwriting course by Sylvie Markes (as you’ll see, written a little while ago!). Sylvie is a shadow script editor on 4screenwriting 2022. She works in development at Bonafide Films and has recently wrapped as Assistant Script Editor […]
STORY IN A TIME OF WAR
Story in a time of war You don’t need me to tell you that we’re living through dark times. The last few years have brought us the madness and national self-destruction of Brexit, an unthinkable and ongoing global pandemic, the growing and real threat of the climate emergency – and now, to add to the […]
SCRIPT READER FEEDBACK PART 5 – voice, voiceover, breaking the 4th wall & more
Hi There, This week, Part 5 of the feedback from the script readers from the 2022 CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE, first by NADIA ATTIA, and then by TOM WILLIAMS ‘Many of my fellow readers in previous blog posts have already highlighted the do’s and don’ts that become apparent when you read 400 scripts over […]
Script Reader Feedback #4 – Matt Hirons – Home Is Where The Story Is
Hi There, This fortnight, channel 4 screenwriting course 2022, script reader feedback Part 4, from Matthew Hirons. Matt is a shadow script editor on 4screenwriting 2022. He has a Distinction in MA Screenwriting from Liverpool John Moores University, where he was also awarded the Stephen Butchard Prize. And he has worked as a reader for […]
4SCREENWRITING SCRIPT READER FEEDBACK PART 3 – BECKY LATHAM – (DON’T) SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF
Hi There, This week, Part 3 of the feedback from the script readers for the 2022 CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE, this fortnight, from BECKY LATHAM, deputy literary manager at the RSC and freelance dramaturg. ‘I was one of the seven readers for the Channel 4 Screenwriting Course this year. As I write this […]
CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE 2022 – READER FEEDBACK – AMY ARNOLD
Hi There, Happy New Year! And welcome back to my fortnightly screenwriting newsletter. I hope you had a good Christmas break and are feeling mentally refreshed and ready to write and create in 2022. As promised, the next few newsletters consist of feedback from the readers of the scripts submitted for the 2022 Channel 4 […]
A NEW SCRIPT LIBRARY
Hi There, The series of blogs about the readers’ responses to the scripts and the script-reading process from the 2022 Channel 4 Screenwriting Course will begin in my first newsletter after Christmas – on Friday January 7th 2022. SCRIPT LIBRARY But this week I would like to tell you about a new page / venture […]
MAUD DROMGOOLE – Reflections on reading 400 scripts in 6 weeks
Hi There, Every year, I have a hugely enjoyable and educational 7 weeks in which myself and my team of 7 readers read and discuss the scripts submitted for the Channel 4 screenwriting course. Many of the readers have been kind enough to take the time to write about their experience and what they […]
STORY, IDEAS, FORM – and what sport can teach us
STORY, IDEAS, NARRATIVE STRUCTURE – AND SPORT Clearly one of the most important aspects of any story / screenplay is the idea at the heart of the script. Is your logline one that grabs people’s attention, makes them want to read the script / watch the show? I am a great believer in looking in […]
