LSWF delegate Rosie Jones asked me my thoughts on networking at the LSWF, so I composed a list of my “Do’s and Don’ts”. I’ve also found some handy links to other articles, including some by speakers Danny Stack and Tim Clague. What are you waiting for? Check it out on the London Screenwriters’ Festival blog right now: http://ping.fm/UA4au
There are only a few weeks left until our forthcoming class – REWRITE: An Insider’s Guide To Working With Script Editors And Producers. Link: http://ping.fm/S4xbj This seminar is your chance to hear from six speakers with a wealth of UK and international film and broadcast experience. Philip Shelley – Script Editor and Producer. Philip has worked with most of the UK’s leading writers and producers. He is also one of the UK’s most respected script consultants and trainers http://ping.fm/5W6sY Arabella Page -Croft – Producer, Black Camel Pictures. Arabella has successfully produced two features both with international sales and distribution and… Read More »Course with Free Script Feedback Opportunity
The Sequel to Cannes Scriptwriting Competition is BACK – and this time it’s not just for shorts, but features AS WELL. There’s large cash prizes up for grabs; all entries get feedback and as before, production companies will sifting ALL entries (not necessarily just the winners) for scripts they like. Deadline for short script entries is 30th November, 2010; for feature length scripts, the deadline is 30th April 2011 – so you have plenty of time to enter! What are you waiting for? All the info and necessary downloads are here: http://www.prequel.biz/ Good luck!
Nicola Depuis is presently conducting some research into female screenwriters for her MA and has provided some questions for Bang2writers. If you feel able to complete them (you don’t necessarily have to be female, just a screenwriter), then please leave your answers in the comments section or send direct to Nicola on nicoladepAThotmailDOTcom. Thanks! QUESTIONS: 1. Nationality: 2. Gender: 3. Do you write screenplays and/or work in the industry? 3. How long have you been working in the industry and/or writing? 4. Why do you think there are more male screenwriters than female screenwriters? 6. What barriers, if any, do… Read More »Survey of Female Screenwriters
For anyone who hasn’t been checking the RPP website obsessively (yeah right), it seems it will be mid-september before anyone is asked for the rest of their script: http://ping.fm/wgwxw This means my RPP special offer – development notes for the price of an overview report (£31.50) – will be extended beyond the end of August. So if you need a professional reader’s eye cast over your 60 pager*, get in touch NOW to book your place in my queue… Needless to say, I’m pretty busy already! To get in touch, find “Bang2write” on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or leave a msg… Read More »Red Planet Prize Special Offer Extended
Do you have a sixty page script that needs reading before the end of August? If so, I’m your woman! In celebration of the fab Red Planet Prize* which will be announcing its second round at the end of August/bg of Sept, I am offering Development Notes (5 pages minimum) for the price of an Overview Report (that’s just £31.50). In your notes I will give you feedback on how I think various elements of your script are working (including the good stuff!) as well as concentrate on 2 or 3 areas that need further development. [I will offer suggestions… Read More »Red Planet Special: 60 Pagers
I rarely publish people’s in-depth reactions to my development notes cos I take script confidentiality very seriously. However, since Bang2writer Dom Carver’s already published his reaction on his blog, I figured I HAD to share it too, LOL: “The sixty pages were done, but I knew something wasn’t sitting right, couldn’t put my finger on it, so I sent it out to the lovely Bang2write…..she gave it to me straight like she always does…ooh, err! ‘Get rid of the police,’ she said. I stared blankly at her…or I would have done if she hadn’t have said that in an email.… Read More »Reaction To Some Notes I Gave This Week…
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