The Christmas edition of the UK Scriptwriters Podcast is here. It was recorded live in Southampton Airport recently as we waited for a delayed flight on our way to attend a European script meeting - international screenwriters of mystery that we are - but our flight was eventually cancelled.
In the podcast, we round up some screenwriting news (BFI Film Forever Fund, Red Planet Prize winner and Kickstarter UK) and our main topics of discussion are about time management (c8mins in), and storyteller Vs auteur (c18mins in), plus reviews of Frankenweenie, Beasts of the Southern Wild and A Royal Affair (c24mins in). Click below to listen, or subscribe via iTunes or the main website.
Following on the Christmas theme, here's Tim's annual Christmas film (his way of sending everyone a Christmas card), this time about 5 Reasons Why Scriptwriters Hate Christmas. I'm sure some of you will relate to what Tim says here, and look out for a cameo from me for the fifth reason, my own personal pet-hate about Christmas (and being a screenwriter in general).
And Christmas wouldn't be Christmas if I didn't share this hilariously embarrassing clip of me reviewing The Muppet Christmas Carol for an Irish TV show in the early 90s. Ah, to be young and innocent again.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS everyone and here's to a happy and productive 2013.
Sabtu, 22 Desember 2012
Selasa, 11 Desember 2012
The Insider's Guide to Writing For Television
If you're a budding TV writer, or have a budding TV writer in your life, then this new book by Julian Friedmann and Christopher Walker would make a perfect stocking filler this Christmas.
The Insider's Guide to Writing For Television is a practical and comprehensive breakdown of what it takes to write for the small screen in the UK. The book covers three main areas: Breaking In, Making a Living and The Art & Craft of Writing For TV Audiences.
Each area gets around five chapters each, with a little bit extra going on the Art & Craft section. Breaking In covers subjects like the necessity of 'Calling Card Scripts' and 'Submission Strategies'. The all-important Making A Living part talks about 'Options', 'Commissions' and 'Working With An Agent', amongst other useful info. The Art & Craft section covers what audiences watch, what they want, and ways to engage them, as well as highlighting some nuts and bolts issues of format, genre and script presentation.
It's all delivered in a straight, easy-to-read, no-nonsense style, and highlighted with some examples and anecdotes from professional TV writers. It's an enjoyable and practical book, handy for the novice-to-intermediate writer. Here's the link for Amazon purchase.
There's also a companion book (well, I've called it a companion book) called How They Made It: Inspirational Stories On How Others Succeeded in Their Dream Job And How You Can Too. This is not confined to screenwriters. Instead, there's a wide mix of people and professions, from architect (Ruth Reed) to film critic (Mark Kermode) and screenwriter (Paul Abbott), and more. If that kind of anecdote floats your boat, then it's available on Amazon here.
Each area gets around five chapters each, with a little bit extra going on the Art & Craft section. Breaking In covers subjects like the necessity of 'Calling Card Scripts' and 'Submission Strategies'. The all-important Making A Living part talks about 'Options', 'Commissions' and 'Working With An Agent', amongst other useful info. The Art & Craft section covers what audiences watch, what they want, and ways to engage them, as well as highlighting some nuts and bolts issues of format, genre and script presentation.
It's all delivered in a straight, easy-to-read, no-nonsense style, and highlighted with some examples and anecdotes from professional TV writers. It's an enjoyable and practical book, handy for the novice-to-intermediate writer. Here's the link for Amazon purchase.
There's also a companion book (well, I've called it a companion book) called How They Made It: Inspirational Stories On How Others Succeeded in Their Dream Job And How You Can Too. This is not confined to screenwriters. Instead, there's a wide mix of people and professions, from architect (Ruth Reed) to film critic (Mark Kermode) and screenwriter (Paul Abbott), and more. If that kind of anecdote floats your boat, then it's available on Amazon here.
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