June 3, 2021
Hi all, Following on from our series on the value of getting things produced, I thought it would be good to consider its benefit in the long-term scheme of things. As some of you will know, back in 2019 I …
April 27, 2021
Hi all, Several years ago, I attended a morning seminar at the Soho Theatre in which a senior BBC reader presented the 10 rules of writing a good script – actually, I probably still have the notes for it …
March 31, 2021
Good Morning A couple of years ago, I happened across Andrew Price’s excellent seminar. Although Andrew is a graphic artist, the seven points he makes have application for all creatives whether they are screenwriters, playwrights, novelists, filmmakers or whatever. Okay …
March 18, 2020
Hi all, As there may not be much else for many of us to do in the coming weeks, I thought a post on writing low-budget screenplays might excite? Okay, I happened across a post by Jacob N Stewart of …
December 20, 2019
Hi all, Sorry to be late with the last post of 2019 but I’ve had a few other issues to deal with. Suffice to say any New Year’s Resolution to be better organised in 2020 will still be dependent on …
November 19, 2019
Hi all, Okay, if you haven’t read last week’s post, do that now by clicking here. Then decide which approach has the best chance of drawing the interest of the director/producer – something that is accessed through a hyperlink and plays OR something …
June 25, 2019
Hi all, Suffice to say that it wasn’t my intention to set up a mini-series on production but having tackled how to produce a stage play last week, I thought I would balance it out with one on producing film. …
June 11, 2019
Hi all, Yes, yes, I know I’m late advertising the above opportunity – to be honest, I only came across it a few weeks ago – but having returned from The Media Production Show today, I wanted to give you …
August 22, 2017
Okay, today’s offering is a handy pdf link for funding, jobs, grants and writing opportunities which I don’t think many people know about. I discovered it a few years ago when I applied to Spread the Word (STW) for …