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 …
May 20, 2021
Hi all, Today I’d like to explore how the creative decision to produce can have a positive affect on health and well-being. Unlike occupations in which the outcome of our labour and hard graft is instantaneous in that we receive …
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 …
April 7, 2021
Hi all, I posted this a couple of years ago but I still see the same old complaint from writers about scripts being overlooked by ‘gatekeepers’ searching for the next new thing. Now, while I have some sympathy and experience …
October 16, 2020
Okay…I know I told you in the post (before last) that I’d reached the end of my book recommendations but then I remembered my Kindle device. Here are a few more book recommendations I had omitted. (As author and title …
September 30, 2020
Okay… Today’s post is the last of my book recommendations but ‘eyes up’ as there are a few must reads among them – not sure why the photo came out blurry? (User error presumably!) The Coffee Break Screenwriter (Pilar Allessandra) – …
May 26, 2020
Hi all, I came across a really interesting blog from Guy Ducker in regard to writing films that have a chance of getting produced in the post Corvid 19 future – at least that’s what I took away from it! …
April 2, 2020
In last week’s post, we considered the way that the isolation of Corvid has afforded us time and opportunity. Today, I’d like to return to a post from last year which is the gift that just keeps giving. I refer …
January 9, 2020
As it’s the start of a new year, I thought it would be good to revisit Andrew Price’s excellent seminar. Although it’s 25+ mins long, if you pick up a few tips as to how you may save time editing …
December 29, 2019
Hi all, Hope you had a restful Christmas? Also, a chance to reflect on the year that is passing? What you’ve achieved or discovered about yourself that you will take with you into the months ahead? Now, while we each …