Today I sent off my renewal to the Writers' Guild of Great Britain (Candidate Membership only at this stage, but one can hope) and I've already written a 7-page short.
It's good to get back into the writing frame of mind.
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
Tempus Fugit
Geez, where did the last several months go?
Have I missed much?
A writers strike, you say?
A Red Planet winner?
A change to the BSSC comp?
According to my sitemeter I know that there are some people still out there which have visited regularly here since my last post - apologises for the dismal lack of anything new to look at.
The Property thing is up and running (as much as it can be post NR and the credit-crunch...) and I now have more time to return to doing some writing.
It's good to be back.
Have I missed much?
A writers strike, you say?
A Red Planet winner?
A change to the BSSC comp?
According to my sitemeter I know that there are some people still out there which have visited regularly here since my last post - apologises for the dismal lack of anything new to look at.
The Property thing is up and running (as much as it can be post NR and the credit-crunch...) and I now have more time to return to doing some writing.
It's good to be back.
Tuesday, 23 October 2007
Back Home
It's hard to believe that it's now Tuesday morning. Where did the last few days go? I've made it back home safe and sound from That London, and the three-day Seminar I went to. It was intense, to say the least. Approximately 25 hours over three days. Now for someone that's not used to concentrating, taking notes and asking questions, that's a lot of time. It was knackering. I. Was. Knackered.
It was completely unrelated to writing, scripts or anything else scribo-matic. In fact it was Property Related. And how, even in this present climate, to make money at it. Thankfully, there was very little 'hoo-yah!' and hard-sell, and it was thoroughly enlightening and informative. As a result I'll be moving the writing to the back burner for a while and start earning myself some realistic wages.
Who knows, some of my future property experiences may lead to script ideas?
Oh, and if you're looking to sell your place, get in touch, we may be able to do a deal...
It was completely unrelated to writing, scripts or anything else scribo-matic. In fact it was Property Related. And how, even in this present climate, to make money at it. Thankfully, there was very little 'hoo-yah!' and hard-sell, and it was thoroughly enlightening and informative. As a result I'll be moving the writing to the back burner for a while and start earning myself some realistic wages.
Who knows, some of my future property experiences may lead to script ideas?
Oh, and if you're looking to sell your place, get in touch, we may be able to do a deal...
Thursday, 18 October 2007
Bush Starts Zombie War!
I've just watched a video that Bill Martell has posted on his blog site, and it's well worth watching.
So scary, it's actually believable.
Watch out for the special guest appearance by Dick Cheney...
So scary, it's actually believable.
Watch out for the special guest appearance by Dick Cheney...
Wednesday, 17 October 2007
RP Delay
It seems that the guys at Red Planet are still wading through the Stack (no pun intended) of entries, and hope to let anyone who has progressed know by the end of the month.
I started to review the Short that made it through three rounds of the BSSC today. I only wrote it a few months ago, but boy they must have been kind letting it get so far! I wrote it before having any real feedback on scripts I put together, so I class it as part of my B.L. phase. (That's Before Lucy, in case you were wondering...)
I used lots of Narrative 'we see', 'we hear' etc and have some Description blocks covering up to eight or nine lines. It made sense to me at the time and looked fine, but now that I'm A.L. (go on, you can work it out), it looks as if it was written by a Noddy. And, indeed, it was.
So, re-working the structure, dialogue, pace etc began today. As it only runs into 14 pages, the re-working isn't going to be huge, but I'm pretty confident that the end result will be much cleaner and to-the-point.
I'm off to That London tomorrow for a three day seminar, so I'm guessing no writing until next week. I'll be taking my notebook with me, though...
I started to review the Short that made it through three rounds of the BSSC today. I only wrote it a few months ago, but boy they must have been kind letting it get so far! I wrote it before having any real feedback on scripts I put together, so I class it as part of my B.L. phase. (That's Before Lucy, in case you were wondering...)
I used lots of Narrative 'we see', 'we hear' etc and have some Description blocks covering up to eight or nine lines. It made sense to me at the time and looked fine, but now that I'm A.L. (go on, you can work it out), it looks as if it was written by a Noddy. And, indeed, it was.
So, re-working the structure, dialogue, pace etc began today. As it only runs into 14 pages, the re-working isn't going to be huge, but I'm pretty confident that the end result will be much cleaner and to-the-point.
I'm off to That London tomorrow for a three day seminar, so I'm guessing no writing until next week. I'll be taking my notebook with me, though...
Tuesday, 16 October 2007
Kaos Crash!
The semi-finalists for the Kaos/NFTS BSSC comp were announced today...
I didn't get through.
But, it's the first competition that I've entered so I'm pretty happy to have got as far as I had with a script that I wrote in an afternoon and didn't really analyse after the fact or have it PO3'd or reviewed by a knowledgeable third party. It means that I can now re-visit it and iron out the doubtless faults in it.
I've also got solid ideas for two more shorts, which I'm working on.
Congrats to Martin, who has one of his scripts through to the semis, and commiserations to Dom who didn't make the semis either (but his has got a nice new writing room, though).
I'm awaiting Red Planet to ask for full scripts of both my entries...
I didn't get through.
But, it's the first competition that I've entered so I'm pretty happy to have got as far as I had with a script that I wrote in an afternoon and didn't really analyse after the fact or have it PO3'd or reviewed by a knowledgeable third party. It means that I can now re-visit it and iron out the doubtless faults in it.
I've also got solid ideas for two more shorts, which I'm working on.
Congrats to Martin, who has one of his scripts through to the semis, and commiserations to Dom who didn't make the semis either (but his has got a nice new writing room, though).
I'm awaiting Red Planet to ask for full scripts of both my entries...
Friday, 12 October 2007
I laughed so hard I nearly wet myself...
No update reagrding the Short. Haven't been able to contact the director.
As any of you guys (gals) reading this may already know, I'm a Shooter. Recently The Shooting People published a book; Getting Your Short Film Funded, Made and Seen (or Shorts Directory for... well short). I bought it immediately and got it for the big initial discount and it's well worth it's jacket price. I'm reading through it piecemeal and got to a section yesterday where it talks about story development and includes a link address to atomfilms.
I'd not heard of them before so took a look. WOW! How many shorts do they have there? All to view for free (but you do have to sit through a brief advert first; sponsorship, ha!). I watched a few (some were good, some were mediocre), but then came to 'Pissboy'. Dodgy title aside this superb piece of cinema lasts for close to fourteen minutes and is well worth viewing. At least two times for the ending alone. I laughed and laughed. The way the punchline was delivered that the audience knew was coming was genius.
The build up was well-crafted, the style was smooth and the photography really quite impressive. It was written/directed by a Brit(?) called Jim Solan through Notorious Films. If it hasn't happened already, this man's future looks to be pretty good.
Oh, and if you haven't got a copy of Shorts Directory, get one. Right?
As any of you guys (gals) reading this may already know, I'm a Shooter. Recently The Shooting People published a book; Getting Your Short Film Funded, Made and Seen (or Shorts Directory for... well short). I bought it immediately and got it for the big initial discount and it's well worth it's jacket price. I'm reading through it piecemeal and got to a section yesterday where it talks about story development and includes a link address to atomfilms.
I'd not heard of them before so took a look. WOW! How many shorts do they have there? All to view for free (but you do have to sit through a brief advert first; sponsorship, ha!). I watched a few (some were good, some were mediocre), but then came to 'Pissboy'. Dodgy title aside this superb piece of cinema lasts for close to fourteen minutes and is well worth viewing. At least two times for the ending alone. I laughed and laughed. The way the punchline was delivered that the audience knew was coming was genius.
The build up was well-crafted, the style was smooth and the photography really quite impressive. It was written/directed by a Brit(?) called Jim Solan through Notorious Films. If it hasn't happened already, this man's future looks to be pretty good.
Oh, and if you haven't got a copy of Shorts Directory, get one. Right?
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