author & screenwriter
February 2011, I was living in London and I’d fallen into a job working at a documentary production company called Mark Stewart Productions. I’m still of the opinion that it was one of those divine intervention moments – I sent off my CV to the company on Tuesday, got an interview on the Wednesday, had a second …
I’m not ashamed – I’m going to go right out there and say it. I watched three movies this weekend. Three. Sure, the sun was out. Yeah, I probably had housework to do. But I swung by my local Blockbuster and got a bunch of DVDs to watch instead. You might say lazy. I say …
I had an email from a friend of mine, Jase, who asked me a question I thought I’d write a blog post about. I’d be interested to hear from you, perhaps as a blog post subject, as a filmmaker, what makes a good film good, and a bad film bad? Are there times when you …
Hey gang, I’m currently on restricted internet access for the next week, but I promise I’ll finish off my posts about auditions and introduce you to the cast I settled on really soon! For now, I decided to gather together all my posts on writing short films and short film structure in one place, so …
Rewrites. A word that sends a shiver down the spine of most writers. Not me. But I’m a bit weird like that. I’ve just done what I hope is the final rewrite on With A Little Help From Our Friends. I’m not planning on doing any more until I’ve locked in what’s actually happening with …
Hola! It’s Tuesday and I’m currently in the aftermath of a jam-packed weekend following the Guerilla Filmmakers’ Masterclass. I find that after big events like these, it always takes a few days to get back into the swing of things, email all those people whose business cards you snagged and deal with reality which has …