When pitching a movie, I find the more tools you have in the room, the better the meeting goes. Of course having a killer title, a great logline and a brilliantly executed pitch in of itself is all great, but sometimes you want a little more. Especially if you are beyond the first pitch, and [...]
Archive | July, 2010
The UK Film Council… a time to embrace evolution and create something EVEN BETTER!
So… much has been said about the closure of the UKFC. Little remains for me to add that has not already been said over and over. It appears to me that people are polarised into two groups. 1. Those who gained something tangible and useful from the UKFC2. Those how gained little or nothing from [...]
Cutting Dialogue from your screenplay, a masterclass in minimalism for Screenwriters
As I have been rewriting Rocketboy, I have also been re-reading some of my favourite screenwriting books. I have been looking for tips, tricks, insights and wisdom on the screenwriting concept that writing is rewriting. But it’s also about being tough in those rewrites. Killing your darlings. There are a few very good books on [...]
Super Shorts International Film Festival – open for entries
Those of you who followed my Gone Fishing journey will know that last year I went to about 30 festivals around the world, and documented the whole process on the blog. I also created a spreadsheet and some very interesting data analysis (you can download the spreadsheet here and use it for your festival campaign). [...]
What does 'The Stage' say about the new Guerilla Film Makers Pocketbook?
Reviews for the new ‘Guerilla Film Makers Pocketbook’ are now coming in thick and fast, like this one below from the actors newspaper, ‘The Stage’. I have also just completed a microsite on www.guerillafilm.com for anyone who wants to buy a signed copy of the book direct from us – in the UK, USA and [...]
How To Customise Your Facebook URL For You and Your Film
Branding, both for you and your projects, is now essential for anyone working the creative industries. Part of that is having an easy to communicate URL that is also Google friendly. Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is the key to getting rated as high as possible in search engines and one way to help is to [...]
British Writers and Hollywood $20m Teen Horror Movie… Unique Case Study Event
Here’s how the Hollywood Reporter broke the story… ‘Genevieve Jolliffe and Andrew Zinnes have set up the spec Absolute Angels at Warner Bros. Pictures, with Jolliffe attached to direct. Mosaic Media’s Charles Roven (The Dark Knight) and Alex Gartner (Get Smart) are producing. Karen Walton (Ginger Snaps) will do a quick rewrite on the project. [...]
We love the Nickel Film Festival
We love the Nickel Film Festival. Why? Not only is it a great festival at the far eastern tip of Canada, but they also send you money. Well they sent me money anyhow. Twice! Gone Fishing played there last year and as part of the way Canadians do things (they go out of their way [...]
Help shape Europes' BIGGEST screenwriting event!
TAKE SURVEY HERE I have been given the incredible opportunity to be the creative director of the all new London Screenwriters Festival, which has taken up the reigns after the long established and much cherished Cheltenham Festival is no more. So what will the new London Screenwriters Festival actually be? Here’s our vision… This new [...]
How To Distribute Your Film Yourself – Interview with Jon Reiss of Think Outside The Box Office
Earlier this year I filmed this interview with new-distribution-model-guru Jon Reiss, of Think Outstide The Box Office (TOTBO) fame. We ran an amazing workshop with him before we all headed off to Cannes, and that’s when I shot this interview for one of our Production Office Shows (remember you can get them all as RSS [...]
Three little words… and their hidden power
Being creative is a blessing and a curse. I have SO many ideas, many of which are very strong, that I kind of lose the plot. Quite literally! So how do I keep myself on track? Well I have a sneaky little tool that for me at least, works wonders. This little tool of course, [...]
Day three of the Rocketboy redraft and things are going very well
Judy and I have quickly found a routine that works efficiently where we read a chunk, discuss changes at length, spitball new ideas, plan and re-structure, then Judy writes. As Judy is such a terrific writer, this is usually the fastest part. But it does give me the chance to do a few chores before [...]
Writing is re-writing… Rocketboy is dusted off and prepped for relaunch!
To me, it’s amazing just how hard writing can be. It looks so simple. When written well, a good movie flows so effortlessly. It looks so simple that most people, who have never written a script, think that it can’t be that hard… ‘why all the madness, complaining, ranting, late nights, early mornings, compulsive behaviour, [...]
Could you make a movie in 72 hours?
I was recently contacted by a film maker who was doing something that was rather amazing… making a feature film in 72 hours! I asked him to share his thoughts and here they are… I met with Chris Jones in the spring of 2006 for his help with my Film Studies thesis about ‘The Impact [...]
The Production Office LIVE! Season One Is Complete, and the wrap party
So it’s done. Season One of The Production Office LIVE! was broadcast with the usual mix of chaos, chatshow and Tiswasisms. If you missed the show you can catch up with it here. And now, ALL season one shows, plus bonus clips (such as the interview with Sheri Candler) are both on iTunes as a [...]
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