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
November 23, 2021
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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
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
Hi There, YOUR STORY ON THE PAGE Me and my team of 7 readers are now in the thick of reading the 2k+ scripts submitted for the 2022 C4 screenwriting
Hi There, This week’s newsletter is written by script reader / editor, DANNY MORAN. Danny is a freelance script editor and reader with over 7 years of experience. He’s worked
Hi There, This week I want to share with you an email I received a few weeks ago from Australian screenwriter PADDY MACRAE. Apologies if this is a little
Hi There, CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE 2022 Entries for the 2022 C4 screenwriting course opened on Tuesday Sept 14th and the entry period closes on Friday Oct 1st at 5pm.
Hi There, This fortnight, some thoughts about current Sky Atlantic / Now TV 6 part serial / mini-series THE WHITE LOTUS – which I just binged over three evenings –
Hi There, In the past few weeks I have been revamping / redesigning my website, hoping to bring greater clarity to it and also offering some new features. In this
Hi There, This week, I’m indebted to SAM FERGUSON for sharing his thoughts. In his own words – ‘Sam is the Development Coordinator at Motive Pictures. Before that he has
Hi There, This week’s newsletter is written by 4screenwriting 2020 alumnus ABRAHAM ADEYEMI – When Philip asked me to write this, I was delighted. Not to blow smoke up his