CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE 2nd WEEKEND – SOME REFLECTIONS
Hi There, CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE 2ND WEEKEND We’ve completed the Channel 4 screenwriting course for another year (apart from the industry drinks evening coming up in a few weeks
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Hi There, CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE 2ND WEEKEND We’ve completed the Channel 4 screenwriting course for another year (apart from the industry drinks evening coming up in a few weeks
Hi There, I hope your writing is going very well. This fortnight, your responses to my last newsletter, ‘CREATIVE STEALING’. ‘Hi Philip, Inspiring newsletter, thank you. I like STEALING. I
Hi There, STORY PROMPTS / STEALING CREATIVELY One of the things I often find myself talking to writers about is the importance of having a fund of great ideas that
Hi There, INTERVIEWS & CVs INTERVIEWS I’ve been in the lucky position over the last few years of being the one who does the interviewing rather than being the one
Hi There, This fortnight, I want to tell you about three courses I will be running in the next few weeks / months – CREATIVITY FOR SCRIPTWRITERS Sunday June 18th
In a neglected bookshelf at home, I found this book that I had first read a long time ago and hadn’t looked at for the last decade or two. I
Hi There, In the last week of February, for the first time, I tutored on an Arvon Foundation residential week at the beautiful Lumb Bank, Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath’s
Hi There, This fortnight, I’m really grateful to ROXY COOK for sharing her thoughts and responses to the script reading experience for the 2023 Channel 4 screenwriting course. Roxy is
Hi There, SCREENWRITING & SOCIAL MEDIA This topic – the connections between screenwriting & social media – is on my mind right now for a few reasons. Last Monday
Hi There, It was a sad moment on Sunday evening when HAPPY VALLEY finally came to an end after 3 series – this has quite simply been one of the
I have been creating industry relevant blog posts and newsletters for many years. These posts provide invaluable insight and advice to both scriptwriters and producers. I’ve included a selection below, but to find specific categories and posts click on the link to visit my news page.
BIOPICS It seems to me that BIOPICS are one of the hardest genres to nail. There are just so many pitfalls to avoid with this – extremely well-worn – genre. Some of those
How to get an agent By: Jenny Takahashi Stark How do you get an agent? Like, how the HELL do you get an agent?? That’s the question I kept asking myself a few
Hi There, Please bear with this – there is a story telling reason for it!… In August last year (2023) I went to watch my son running in a very low-key 5000m race
Hi There, CHANNEL 4 SCREENWRITING COURSE 2025 I hope you have had an enjoyable and productive summer. I’m delighted to be able to announce that we will again be running the CHANNEL 4
MONTAGE IN SCREENPLAYS I’ve been thinking about MONTAGE recently – when does it work? What makes a good montage? What makes a bad montage? Montage is used very much more in film
Hi There, SCRIPT READING & DEVELOPMENT Q&A July 18th 6pm – 2 ½ hour session on zoom for max 8 people. As of Thursday July 11th, there is one spot remaining for this
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