Posts Tagged with ‘cinema’
Historical drama on screen – to write or not to write?
09 Dec 2016Historical drama is big in TV and film at the moment, but is it a good idea to write one?…
How the gurus who teach “show don’t tell” could ruin your treatment
09 Nov 2016All screenwriting gurus teach “Show don’t tell” – it’s one of the few things they all agree on. How can…
How to get what you want – negotiating tricks
22 Jan 2015In case you missed it, you really should read this article on negotiating tricks and how to get what you want.…
Use the Bake Off rule to improve your scripts
19 Aug 2014Bake Off is back. But is there something we can learn from the series’ success? Aside from how to bake a…
How to write visually for cinema and TV
02 May 2014The pressure to write visually can feel frightening, especially if you’re new to writing or have written for other media,…
If you want to write for cinema, learn to multi-task
13 Aug 2013Everything in a well-constructed cinema script carries out two, three or even more tasks. There’s no room for slackers on…
6 techniques for making your writing visual
10 Jul 2013Good visual writing puts pictures in the head of the reader without them realising you're doing it. Here are 8 ways of doing exactly that.
Four simple steps for writing a gripping treatment
06 Feb 2013Do you find it difficult to structure a treatment so that it grips the reader as strongly as the full…
Treatment writing tip: It’s not how much, it’s how little!
04 Feb 2013OK, let’s face it, it can be tough writing a good treatment, cramming all the important events in a 99-120…
Three things you need to improve your script sales
28 Aug 2012Back from hols and the first thing on my to-do list is to go out and start selling the script…
