MY MOST COMMON SCRIPT NOTES
MOST COMMON NOTES FROM SCRIPT FEEDBACK Through my script consultancy, over 18 years, I have now fed back on over 2300 different projects (screenplays, radio
MOST COMMON NOTES FROM SCRIPT FEEDBACK Through my script consultancy, over 18 years, I have now fed back on over 2300 different projects (screenplays, radio
Hi There, In praise of TV drama series – The Pitt & Blue Lights. In the last decade or more, traditional long-running precinct-based, procedural TV
PLOT AND STORY Distinguishing between story and plot is tricky. ‘Plot’ is the events that enable and dramatize your story. The story is the show.
C4 SCREENWRITING COURSE – NOTES ON READING Hi There, After Karen Featherstone’s excellent feedback last fortnight, here are some of the notes I made while
THAT CHRIS MATTHEWS MOMENT I was reminded of this because England are currently playing a cricket test match vs Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane.
THIS IS A TRUE STORY Except, in the case of The Salt Path it turns out it may not be. I have read and enjoyed
Hi There, On Wednesday afternoon I was lucky enough to go to a matinee preview at the National Theatre of the revival of LONDON ROAD.
DRAMATIC IRONY by Tom Hanham HELP! I don’t have much time. I’m being held hostage and Philip Shelley is forcing me to write a newsletter,
Hi There, This fortnight, some reader feedback from the excellent MATT MCNALLY, who covered 280 of your script entries for the 2025 Channel 4 screenwriting
Hi There, This fortnight, some of the notes I made as I was reading script submissions for the 2025 Channel 4 screenwriting course. None of