Dr Raj Persuad at the London Screenwriters Festival in a talk entitled ‘Writers are Mad’ gave the disturbing statistic that writers who win an Oscar on average live four years less than writers who were only nominated… But that actors… Continue Reading…
Filming • My Screenplays • Scripts
October 22, 2012
I’ve just heard that my feature script “Jack’s Back” has got through to the quarter finals of Phil Gladwin’s Screenwriting Goldmine Competition Phil Gladwin says in the email. “We had nearly 500 entries in the end from all over the… Continue Reading…
July 2, 2012
I used to love going into a bookshop (remember them.. before Amazon existed ) and browse screenwriting books. Each claimed to have the answers to the secrets of successful screenwriting. I would skim through several over half an hour in… Continue Reading…
Festivals • My Screenplays • Scripts
June 30, 2012
I flew back yesterday from the buzz of the festival, excited by all the great feedback on my “Jack’s back” screenplay. “Original”, “Extremely well written”, “edge of seat”, “a page turner”, “great sense of foreboding etc.” But I now have… Continue Reading…
Editing • equipment • My Screenplays
June 7, 2012
Years ago I remember seeing a TV programme about Walter Murch editing Cold Mountain on Final Cut Pro. But what I thought was really strange was that he edited standing up. Obviously a bit weird. I thought no more about… Continue Reading…
April 3, 2012
Phew! I’ve finally completed the latest draft of my Jack the Ripper Screenplay. I’d completed the script over a year ago, but it needed massive revision. …and I’d got completely stuck on it for a long time. I had re-written… Continue Reading…
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