April 30, 2019
Okay, time for a short break from the pros and cons of writing different formats. Instead, let us consider the ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ of writing a regular blog which (in terms of social media) is a great way to grow your …
April 22, 2019
Let me start by saying that anyone with an interest in making a web series should approach it with a ‘long haul’ mindset. I offer this caution because much as it is a great way to see your writing produced …
April 15, 2019
In 2011, with electronic books starting to get published, a moderator on ‘Shooting People’ detailed how several of his e-books made it into Amazon’s Top Ten List. What’s more – within days, a film company optioned every one of his …
April 9, 2019
Hi all, Following on from last week’s post on the pros and cons of creating promos for our projects, writer and filmmaker Jaye Swift explains her reasons for making a trailer for her TV series. She writes: ‘Several years ago …
April 2, 2019
In the same way that some writers use mood boards or hand out project flyers to potential producers at screenwriter festivals, the idea of a filmed trailer is right up there when pitching that great idea. Indeed, if the trailer does impress …
March 26, 2019
Okay, this week we consider animation and why you should consider writing it. Interestingly, this time last year I was placed in the finals of the Euroscript Screenwriting contest with an animation film treatment that I had adapted from a …
March 19, 2019
We continue the series with the skinny on producing short films… Unlike feature films and large scale stage productions, the short film format offers a cheaper alternative for telling story. The best short films have a small cast and …
March 12, 2019
We begin today with the skinny on: how the screenplay you wrote years ago might fare better by being adapted to radio. Often, screenwriters imagine radio to be the poor relation of other mediums such as film, television or stage. Certainly, …
March 5, 2019
Okay, we begin our short series today with: The ‘skinny’ on how writing for the stage differs to writing for TV or screen Unlike TV and film that incorporate a multitude of interior and exterior scenes, stage plays are usually …
February 21, 2019
Hi all Sorry, no clever writer resource for you today but instead something equally valuable in helping your stories leap off the page, wrestle the poor reader to the floor and give you every chance of making an impression …