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I was wondering if people on here could tell me if they have been on any of the short courses offered by Euroscript. I am looking at attending the comedy weekend, but am…

I have attended quite a few Euroscript courses over the years and I can strongly recommend them.
They have always been very welcoming - which is great when you're starting out - …

Hello there All!

I've a' writing and I've been a' wondering about quotation and referencing in screenplays. Now, I've seen the video of all of Tarantino's pop culture refs but th…

You mean like in any Woody Allen movie ever made?

Hi Shooters,

I've got two things I'd like to ask you:

1. How can I copyright my script (short film)? Has anyone done this before?

2. Is anyone aware of any script competitions …

Many thanks to all of you! :)

Kind regards,

Alexandra!!!

Just wondering what good rates are for sceenwriters for e.g. 120 page script + synopsis and treatement? yet to be paid for scripts yet but wondering what the industry standard is …

Typically, it's 2.5% of the budget. But a spec script could be anything. WGA minimums for a film under $5 million is around $40,000.

any general hints and tips on good screenplay analysis .e.g. recently rewatched the Outlaw Josey Wales and picking the redemmention theme reenforce by the cross motif or the chara…

Correction: You can crash them into the world. But, you need to describe what you're saying clearly. Perhaps I meant to say clearly rather than slowly, I don't know.

Instead o…

I use FD8 and every time I end a scene and move onto "scene heading", the software jumps three lines instead of two. The only way I can keep two lines between scene endings / begi…

Yes, Peter (above) alerted me to the paper size issue and that's a big issue for me as these days I set my stories in the States to be ptched to American companies / agents etc. B…

Hey Shooters,

I've had an idea for a story which I think would work well as both a novel and a screenplay. Normally I stick to one or the other when writing. Does anyone have any…

Hi Liz,

I'm someone who writes novels and then for fun adapts them to screenplay and sometimes also radioplay form. What I've found is that no matter how economically or sparingl…

Shooting People allows ads for screenwriters that pay less than 1000 quid to be listed as "paid." The UK minimum wage, at full time, rolled up with time for holidays, is usually …

Hi,
Just wondered what the current thinking is on having characters who smoke a lot in your screenplay? Good idea or not? I can recall seeing characters smoke in many films, but …

Look at a few scripts of films with smoking characters, and see how other writers deal with it.

To Nicolas Hughes' comment, I've seen that theory in one French book on screenwr…

My writing partner and I have a pilot screenplay underway for a TV drama series. TV isn't a world I am particularly well acquainted with at the moment; I can see each channel wil…

The Red Planet is superb, as is Channel 4's (due now - but must be suitable for Channel 4's style) and both are free and highly regarded. if you did well in these it's a big credi…

Just wondering about ways of Keeping in touch with collaborators and deepening the work ethic, - writers are more productive to know i find for work and feedback opinions etc Just…

Dear all,

I made a micro-budget feature film that went on to win three Indie film festivals, two of them in America, but I couldn't get Distribution for love or money! That is an…

Thanks Chris, appreciate the feedback. The film has a highly original story so there wouldn't be that much development and it would have to emulate the film. But I hear what you'r…

Hey friends.

I've currently got a couple weeks in-between filming so thought I'd offer my script reading services for free if anyone's got a feature lying around and would like …

That's very nice of you Dominic! I'm looking for some feedback so I'll send mine over.

Just attented more Euroscript courses very recommended for development insight and idea generation and a great forum to discuss and develop. Just wondered if any one had suggestio…

Back in the 60s I read a book about a film producer's assistant in London who experimented with subliminal film whilst his boss was away in the US. Does anyone remember it? Would…

Thanks. I'll google that but mine was a full length novel, not a short story, and as I know Blow Up really well cannot see a similarity.

Currently reading lots about TV format I just wondered any thoughts about best strategies for deconstructing and understanding good structure plot deployment and writing in terms …

I've just completed my second draft on writing my feature film. Just wondering if there is any other ways of improving the script making it the best it can be!

Hi Jamie

Excellent question. Of course it depends what you mean by "second draft" - I generally write at least seven drafts for myself before I consider calling a draft "first …

Just wandering about script quality currently producing two high quality shorts for 7 weeks each approx but wondered about quality scripts for more cinematography work as they see…

I'm writing a horror anthology series aiming to have six half hour episodes I already have the stories in place and some episodes finished and am currently working on developing s…

That's the difference between US and UK commercial half hours which, the last time we had to cut one, was 26 minutes. I've noticed that some of the low budget satellite channels i…

I am SICK of this! The last time I posted on Bulletins was around a couple of years ago. I lost appetite coz they kept being pulled down for not meeting some sort of criteria. Now…

Is it tough out there? It certainly can be. Very, to be honest. Especially when real money is involved.

But as for your 1) above, doesn't your 2) somewhat suggest a solution? I…

Just resumed casting and audtions after a break. - it is going to be 50% set in England and the Nederlands although will use British locations to double for Holland.
have several …

Hello Guys

Wanted to ask if anyone knows the best way to get votes and comments on SP competition, I've made a short comedy film link below.

"The last hit"
https://shootingpeopl…

Hi,
Hi, I'm trying to start a discussion about how to get into Filmmaking with virtually no money. Right now, I cannot even afford to go to all of the seminars, talks, present…

Hi Matthew,

I’m afraid I don’t have any clear answers to your question because I too am looking for a way to produce short films with no resources. However, I do have experience…

What is the ruling on burrowing a dialogue from a golden oldie over 60 years ago old.
Is it plagiarism??

If yes then what about doing my own spin on it, is that ok??

I'm writing…

Probably best- US law does have a 'fair use' exception but as of now the law in the UK doesn't. It has been slated for change but hasn't been passed yet. In the end, the copyright…

Really ideally one within central London. The main character works within a central London control room. I have previously contacted Westminster council and each time I have had …

Hi Andy,

Was that a PR department within that specific store that you went to, or was it a PR dept. for all of Tesco? Just wondering :)

Nash