TV & FILM HIGHLIGHTS 2022 – YOUR RESPONSES. + A NEW SCRIPT EDITING COURSE
Hi There and Happy New Year, In this first newsletter of 2023, here are your very kind and interesting responses to my recommendations for the
Hi There and Happy New Year, In this first newsletter of 2023, here are your very kind and interesting responses to my recommendations for the
Hi There, This fortnight, in my last newsletter of 2022, a look back at the best TV shows and films I saw in 2022
Hi There, One of the most memorable films I have seen in the last few months, one that has really stuck with me, was
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
Hi There, This fortnight, some thoughts about current Sky Atlantic / Now TV 6 part serial / mini-series THE WHITE LOTUS – which I just
Hi There, Last Saturday I did a zoom talk on screenwriting for the BFI Film Academy. The last 15 minutes of the session consisted of
Hi There, From this week onwards, for the next few weeks, I will be sending out this newsletter WEEKLY rather than fortnightly as I have
Hi There, ONE PAGE PITCHES These are among the most difficult documents to get right and one of the aspects of screenwriting that writers seem
I will be running my STORY, CHARACTER & IDEAS masterclass at the Indie Training Fund in London on Tuesday Oct 2nd – places still available.
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,
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Dear All, SCREENWRITING – THE CRAFT AND THE CAREER by PHILIP SHELLEY https://www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/screenwriting Following up on last Friday’s newsletter teaser, I’m delighted to be able to share with you that I have written
Hi There, This fortnight – a teaser and more recommendations. TEASER! I’ve been reading a LOT of these (teasers) in the scripts submitted for the 2025 Channel 4 screenwriting course and here is
Hi There, This fortnight – some recommendations of writing about writing. I’ve recently read these excellent books – LIKE BROTHERS by Mark and Jay Duplass Part memoir and part instructional book for budding
Hi There, It’s blindingly obvious that the most important thing for budding screenwriters is your writing – your ability to tell a story compellingly and entertainingly. But my experience working with so many
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
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