Scripts

SCRIVENER is my script writing program of choice  and Blake Snyder‘s guide for writers, SAVE THE CAT is a good template. So here’s a guide to how to set up Scrivener with Blake’s Save the Cat structural guide .. or… Continue Reading…

EIFF Talent LabFestivalsThe Film Industry

Day 2 at the Edinburgh Film Festival Talent Lab, was a masterclass with producer Iain Smith He’s produced a fairly astounding eclectic range of films including “Local Hero”, “Chariots of Fire” ,”The Killing Fields”, “The Mission”, “The Fifth Element“, “Seven Years in… Continue Reading…

My ScreenplaysScripts

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…

FilmingScripts

From the Celtx Facebook page -Official CELTX “Software for Android …It’s in final testing now. Should just be a matter of days.” Friday 17th Feb at 10:47 UPDATE:   Celtx Script for Android now available in the Android Market! https://market.android.com/details?id=com.celtx.script&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5jZWx0eC5zY3JpcHQiXQ..” So… Continue Reading…

My FilmsMy Screenplays

Ecosse Films have asked to read 2 of my scripts. So I’m feeling particularly pleased after my meeting with Executive Producer Carole Sheridan. Ecosse films produced Mrs Brown, Charlotte Gray, Becoming Jane and Brideshead Revisited. 🙂

Short Courses and Workshops

The Bournemouth University Media School invites YOU to attend the first annual Southern Scriptwriters’ Festival: Son of a Pitch. A grand menagerie of informative learning and debate concerning all things scriptwriterly! This new two-day conference on 26th & 27th March… Continue Reading…

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