I’ve been back in Australia for nearly a month now and I’m hoping that the normality will soon return and I can get on with it. I’m hunting for a job, I’m catching up with family, I’m trying to figure out time differences – it’s all been entirely hectic. As a result (and as you …
There’s No Place Like Home
Sorry for the blog silence over the past few weeks. I’ve been in the process of moving my life from London back to Australia which has been a rather massive undertaking. I am now, however, back in my home town of Melbourne, Australia, trying to figure out how to start again. It’s been a really …
How Do I Get My Short Film Made?
The answer to this question is easy. Make it easy to make. “Yeah, right,” I hear you say. “Cause it’s that simple.” It really is though. Think about it. You’re a producer who is really really eager to make a short film and get their career started. To dip their toe in the water. You’ve …
A Whole New World
I recently put the call out on Twitter to see if there we any requests for topics (if you have any of your own, feel free to add them into the Comments) and a post on world building was asked for. The world is the place where your characters are interacting. They can vary from …
It’s Not Easy Being a Fictional Character
And nor should it be. A film should be about the most important moment in your characters lives. If it’s not, they why aren’t you writing about that instead? If it’s the most important moment of their lives, it means that there’s a lot at stake. And I don’t mean a lot, I mean A …
Scriptfrenzy – should you or shouldn’t you?
This weekend is an important weekend in 2012. Not only is the weekend that the Harry Potter Studio Tour opens just outside London (yeah, I’ve got my tickets already), but the 1st of April marks the start of Script Frenzy. What is Script Frenzy? I hear you ask. Script Frenzy is the younger sister of …
Need to Generate Ideas? Look Around You.
Don’t discount the power of a daydream. A stray thought or idea can trigger a sudden flurry of inspiration if you just give yourself time to make your mind wander. If you’re struggling to generate ideas, give yourself some stimuli to help your brain tick over. It’s much easier to work from something than nothing. …
Special Announcement – You Heard It Here First!
Fridays are pretty good days and I think today is especially so because today I’m making (as you may have guessed) a Special Announcement! This Special Announcement is that I am now offering Script Reading Services! Check out the page for all the information and breakdowns of the packages if you’re interested. To celebrate the …
Crafting Characters
I was asked by an old friend of mine, Lori, the other day how I created characters. This was a bit of a weird question to answer for me, because I really had to figure out what I did. Stories and characters come very naturally to me and I can safely say that I don’t …
Improvisationising.
Being a writer or filmmaker means that you can do this really awesome thing. I don’t mean making a profound movie that touches people’s hearts – although that is really ace. I don’t mean getting to work with amazing cast and crew and all working together to make something beautiful – although that rocks. I …