Everyone writes differently. There are definitely no right or wrong ways to get words down on the page – there are certain standards and formats that you can use to your advantage, to present yourself as knowledgable and professional. The most important thing you can do is figure out what works for you – then …
Disciplined Writing
I didn’t want to write a blog post today. I’m not feeling it. I’ve got a billion and five other things to do and surely another day without a blog post wouldn’t be that bad? It’s all right cause I’ll write one tomorrow. And it’s okay cause I’m working full time again and there’s loads …
What Is Research?
Research is, undoubtedly, one of the most important parts of writing. It doesn’t matter how good your script is, if you have moment that doesn’t ring true or doesn’t make sense, you snap your audience out of the story – and you never want to do that. Research is the reason I clear my internet …
Always Be Prepared
It’s nearly mid June. Say you’ve got something coming up. Perhaps something like the London Screenwriters’ Festival. Say it’s coming up at the end of October this year. There is a fantastic opportunity for you to pitch something there, to talk about your work, to get yourself out there. But NOW is the really crucial time …
Thoughts: Into The Woods, John Yorke
I recently stumbled across a tweet during a EURO scriptchat session about a month ago that I had the foresight to favourite to investigate later. It was a tweet that mentioned a book called Into The Woods by John Yorke (who has an impressive collection of credits – just Google him for a proper rundown, but …
A Few More Crowd-Funding Thoughts
Crowd-funding is becoming a bigger and bigger concept and conceivable way of raising money to create/make/help people move closer and closer to their dream. It’s definitely a much more popular way of raising money than even twelve months ago and more often than not, you have a conversation with an emerging filmmaker and they’re either …
Tick Tock
Time is something that we can never get back. That seems like a poignant statement, but it’s designed more to highlight the fact that when you get the time to do something you love, you should seize the opportunity with both hands and go for it like there’s no tomorrow. I’ve been freelancing since I …
End Of An Era
It’s with intense pride, relief and joy that I’m happy to announce that the With A Little Help From Our Friends DVDs have been posted (and hopefully most arrived by now)! They were posted out last week and I’ve had some people telling me that they’ve shown up on their doorsteps, which is really wonderful to …
Crowd-Funding Thoughts
In the past few weeks, crowdfunding has become a hot topic once again thanks to the success of the Veronica Mars Kickstarter campaign. It’s been a hotly debated subject – is crowdfunding now dead to indie creators as it’ll start to be taken over by bigger studios who want to get a bit of extra …
With A Little Help From Our Friends – Update!
I know what you’re thinking. It’s been a billion years since we shot With A Little Help From Our Friends, so why haven’t we seen anything in awhile? I want to thank everyone for their patience and support whilst we’ve been waiting for this to come around. And it has come around. I’m very pleased …