News that Aaron Sorkin is back in the saddle (The Newsroom ,this summer – trailer above) did give me a little bit of a heart flutter because for me at least, the best writing in drama is now in TV. I suspect this is largely down to the fact that long form TV drama can [...]

Tonight, BBC 1 at 11.15 is the Network premiere of low budget Brit drama ‘SUS’, written by Barrie Keeffe and produced by my good pal Mark Sutherland. You may recall Mark from the Production Office last year when he shared his experience and philosophy for film making with us all – it was pretty inspirational. [...]

Christmas has come early! You asked for it… so it’s back! Come to the London Screenwriters’ Festival in 2012 for £24 a month, for 10 months… You can sign up with the button below… The London Screenwriters Festival is rapidly becoming the worlds biggest and most important event of its kind. If you attended last [...]

‘A good kick in the conventions…!’ Pete Dodd, Director This weekend we ran the 2 day 21st Century Screenwriter Masterclass with Linda Aronson. Nearly 200 screenwriters and filmmakers crammed into Tuke Hall at Regents College to listen in awe at an extraordinarily detailed seminar on contemporary screenwriting. The delegates said it best… ‘What worked 50 [...]

This weekend I am hosting a two day advanced screenwriters masterclass with Linda Aronson,  The 21st Century Screenwriter. I am particularly excited about this as Linda was our top speaker at this years festival, and for once, I can actually sit in the audience and get all the good stuff that everyone else is getting. [...]

On Film-making: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director by Alexander Mackendrick, edited by Paul Cronin, is an extraordinary collection of notes and essays from film maker, writer and film teacher, Alexander Mackendrick. Responsible for three of Ealing Studios’ most loved films, Whisky Galore!, The Man In The White Suit and The Ladykillers, Mackendrick [...]