Posts Tagged with ‘Screenwriting’
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A surprising way to become a Great Writer
21 Jul 2010What is it that makes a great writer great? What can we learn from them and hope to emulate? OK, it's that time of year and maybe the heat's got to me, but I'm starting a list - my Top Ten Attributes displayed by the greatest writers - those I admire and honour. I don't mean that they use or don't use adverbs or three act structure. This is much more personal. And like every list it is totally fallible and biased and mainly intended to annoy, irritate and make people foam at the mouth.
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Recycling Oscars is a CROC
15 Feb 2010Let's all join CROC, the Challenge to Recycle the Oscar Campaign by Paul Bassett Davies. The plan is to limit the number of Oscars in circulation. If a previous award-winner makes a really atrocious film, they have to give their Oscar back.
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Money, Money, Money…
04 Feb 2010I want to talk about a small strategy that may seem simple and yet if you use it has the power to push the sales of your scripts/films/novels/etc through the roof. It's one that's so easy it almost feels like cheating and yet when it's done well it's highly artistic and connects very directly with your audience.
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Writing Treatments – Get Out Of First Gear
20 Jan 2010Treatments are essential both for developing and for marketing your scripts - and yet many good screenwriters fail to write good treatments. It took me a long time to realise why.
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Ultra-short Pitching Competition – The Answers
12 Jan 2010A few days ago, I wrote about the industry's most famous pitch - a mere three words - "Jaws in Space." It was the original pitch for Alien. And I promised to tell you about a two word and a one word pitch - the only ones I know of.
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Power Pitching Tips
09 Jan 2010Can you imagine being able to grab the attention of industry professionals in just a few words? Actually, that's an essential if you want to succeed as a writer, director or producer in film or TV. It's the first and most important tip:
