Today on the blog we have guest blogger Harvey Puttock who’s going to tell us a bit about what makes a good short comedy film! Over to you, Harvey… In […]
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Well known as a director and for having written the Bladerunner movies, Hampton Fancher has now come out with a non-fiction gem of a book, giving no-holds-barred advice for writers. […]
Guest posters Lexy Anderson and Ben Murray are a filmmaking duo, based in London, who regularly collaborate on short films. They’re here today on Writesofluid to share with us some insight into […]
We have here a very important book indeed. It’s bold and it’s brave, but it’s also exactly what we need to learn to elevate our game in this industry in […]
I love learning about all aspects of writing and production. One area I hadn’t ever properly considered before, though, is how transcriptions are done. Being a fan of foreign languages, […]
When Kamera Books asked if I was interested in reading one of their latest Creative Essentials books, RUNNING A CREATIVE COMPANY IN THE DIGITAL AGE, by Lucy Baxter, I was […]
I love free courses, and with University open learning portals and MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) taking off in recent years, we are spoilt for choice! Here are my favourites… […]
Adaptation can be a daunting task, and as an author of a piece of work you’re very proud of, you might find it difficult to change it. We’ve all been […]
KEEP IT SHORT The shorter, the better! A good figure is around the 10-15 minutes/pages mark. Festivals like this length. It can be tempting to go for 20-30 pages, but […]
It’s perhaps one of the most common script notes readers give, and something that can have the unfortunate effect of making the writer seem a little over-precious: don’t direct the […]
AVOID ANYTHING OBVIOUS This can involve small, insignificant descriptions like “X walks over to the door” and “as” phrases like “As X does something, Y notices something about her” – […]
We all know that a good pilot script is important to set up a series… But what about a pilot series as a basis for an ongoing show? Fact is, […]