Filmmaking is a small miracle, a coming together of a cast, crew and favourable conditions that enable all of these things to synchronise in such a way as to deliver a desired effect. Someone once said I film is made
Is Coffee a Screenwriter’s Inspiration or Kryptonite?
Whether you’re writing a local pantomime or an Oscar-winning screenplay, there are a few things that have become synonymous with writers. For Stephen J. Cannell, the classic closing credit for The A-Team showed his page being ripped from a typewriter
Dear Screenwriter, A Letter of Encouragement
Dear Screenwriter, To say that “writing a screenplay is hard work” is an understatement. This task is for those who love to lose themselves in the detail, imagination and never-ending puzzle that is a script. This is a long game,
Crumpled Paper, Snapped Pencil, Coffee Shakes? You May Have Writer’s Block.
Everyone has an off day when the ideas aren’t flowing and the writing is stop-start or not at all… even the likes of Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain or J.K. Rowling. While it’s easy to get stuck in a rut or