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I've worked for many years as a Creative Director in advertising. It's what I know how to do. Look at my most recent ad: https://vimeo.com/108668992. I'm not doing any more ads. I…

Dan, are you looking for a screenplay that's mostly completed and looking for a producer to pick it up and develop it or an idea to develop from scratch?

Or some other free and simple script writing resource for the technically inept...

Best I ever used, and still use is ScriptSmart Gold - its a very flexible, macro based template to cover all formats. It used to be a free download from BBC but they don't do it a…

Hi all. Like many of you, I'm sure, I check my emails first thing on my iPhone and maybe even start writing to SP if an article grabs me and I feel I need to reply asap. Here is…

Hi Franz,

Looks like an Apple Bug with shortcuts since iOS8, so not with SP but many sites.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6557344
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6615…

Hi all,

I'm a filmmaker with a background in experimental and factual film.
I'm looking for a short film script to direct this year. It can be of any genre as long as it's well …

Hi all, thanks a lot for the links and updates.
In regards to budget, it really comes down to the script, however I'd say a good story with a clever twist and well developed char…

Hi all. I'm trying to remember a specific film. Plotline is:

A man loses his caretaker job because when he is asked to keep a record of hall bookings, he has to admit he cannot…

Thank you! Proving once again how brilliant our SP community is!

I’m currently drafting a musical dramedy for TV which includes quite a bit of singing and dancing, inspired by film musicals such as West Side Story and Chicago as well as contemp…

Hi Caroline,

Thanks for your suggestions! Dance styles, mood, dynamics, (specific) visuals - definitely all elements that I can describe on the page. Every dance / song scene is …

Actors/ Writers and Film Makers will all contribute to the Folkestone Story.............How about it?
Maidstone,Ashford, Canterbury,Dover/Deal,Whitstable, Faversham,Thanet and Med…

Hey Brian,

Long time no hear. I'd love to come to Folkestone if I wasn't trapped in London. Hope you're well buddy. I'd love to hear from you again as have a few projects that y…

Hi everyone

My 2 minute short film pitch has made it to the public vote of the "Enter The Pitch" competition, and now needs your support to make it into the final. The competitio…

I have a couple of comedy scripts i've written and would like to bounce ideas off someone. I'd happily read and give feedback on your work too.

Daniel

I might be interested but busy prepping for LSWF next week. send them to screen007682@yahoo.co.uk and I'll read them if I have the chance. Thanks

John

currently reading shooting 007 book by great operator / DOP Alec Milles quite brilliant about about the relationships between operators / Dops.

When 85% of people say it takes 2…

The film and television industry is a tough business to be in at times and sadly there is never enough money available to make all the programming and films people want to make. S…

Hi there

I'm a London based actress and new writer, especially comedy. Just wondered if anyone would be interested in a collaboration? I have all the actors just need a crew and …

Dear Samantha

I read your request for help. As I understand it. You are a new writer and you have written a script and have put together a cast to perform the script. At tis st…

Is anyone a member of the West Country Writers' Association? The group is struggling and needs members.

It would be appropriate to have stated a bit about who you are or at least what this Association is about and where it is located. I went to the website and thus learned about th…

Brainwash is an art exhibition happening in November 2014. We are shooting a documentary video interview and are looking for actors, extras, artists (or anyone!) who is happy to t…

Socrates never had to put up withTV reality and some films. People who could write didn't use writing for cheap fun.
TV doesn't damage our life but some programmes do.

Can any of you lovely Shooters lend some advice on format and music in screenplay? A central theme of my story concerns how hearing music from our past affects us in the present. …

Thanks all for taking time to reply.

I suppose it makes sense to ‘suggest’ tracks and not lose sleep over it. As for format, again probably shouldn’t get my knickers in a twist…

Mark Zuckerberg has 20 of the same grey t-shirt and Obama only ever wears a grey or blue suit. But apparently their lack of fashion chutzpah serves a higher purpose: they are tryi…

Haha! I'm relieved that you are truly on the road to recovery, thanks to techno. It's also nice to see that you've incorporated the murderous rage that techno brings into your scr…

I've written a feature-length film, that I also act in as well, and have spoken to an executive that works for the company I'd like to produce it, but I want to appear professiona…

It's so closed a community now I think their only way is to marry their offspring.

Dear Shooters,

Can anyone recommend an accountant familiar with the issues facing writers? So far I have done all my accounting myself - dealing with odd bits of screenwriting in…

Thanks again to everyone who has responded, and especially to Alistair, as I still prefer someone local.
Further proof of the value of Shooting People.

Stephen

What is your experience of using Kindle or other eBook readers for reading screenplays?

In particular, how does the formatting hold up when importing PDFs?
Any other general comm…

I use iBooks on my iPad to read screenplays. I do it all the time. It's my default preferred way to read any screenplay PDF.
If the script has been exported via Final draft as a P…

I mainly write and am working on a feature script at the moment with some short films lined up, hoping to be made one day. I also don't mind doing some acting and basically doing …

Dear Marks :) thanks for your responses. Could you please join the meetup group if you are interested in attending the meetups. http://www.meetup.com/LetsMakeASceneLondon/events/1…

Please contact me directly if you know anyone who may be interested. Thx

Hi - I'm a trained psychotherapist (now coach) based in London. I have made a couple of short films as well.. Happy to have a coffee and see if I could be of any help - it sounds …

What are the rules for adapting short stories written and published by both living and dead authors?

Can i adapt the story into a short film with just credit and acknowledgement?…

Thank you everyone for the advice.

I wouldn't be selling the short film, don't think there is a market. But if I was pleased with the final out come, I would enter it into festiv…

i recently asked people how i could improve my films and majority of the people said to collaborate with people,I've always had to do everything myself and i think its time to tea…

Be your own producer.

You're talking about a short, so small scale. At that level production is easy :-)

All you have to do is sit down and word your way through the script shot…

I have tried starting a writers group with my filmmaking friends with little success. Most of them have several rolls they want to pursue and writing is not on top of their list. …

If you'd be interested in co-founding or helping to set up a new London's writing group for screenwriting, let me know. I'm sure with a bit of effort we could get a London group g…

Hi all. I have a colleague in Cardiff who has Final Draft but doesn't have a clue about it or even correct formatting. He's just sent a script but has used FD to write straight te…

That's not necessarily the case. He simply doesn't have a clue about correct formatting. It is technically possible to use FD just for straight text, which what he's done. I've b…

Does anyone have experience of adapting a stage play for screen in terms of what the appropriate contract/terms might be used, and how copyright works on the adapted script? The …

As a writer, I'd strongly suggest sitting down with potential writers who have read (or, better still, SEEN) the play and not letting any of them start work until everyone is agre…