DIALOGUE – THE ESSENTIALS
scriptdvice2013-09-30T12:54:40+01:00The purpose of dialogue in a drama script may seem obvious; it's the talking bit - right? Of course. But it is also the hardest part of screen writing to get right. This is because [...]
WHEN A SOAP FAILS
scriptdvice2013-09-26T13:59:25+01:00I am guest blogging about what the ways in which a Soap, or Series, if failing can be fixed. What the Producers must do to get the sick show back on track. Here, on the [...]
a guide to writing for television – THE KNOWLEDGE
scriptdvice2013-09-17T15:40:38+01:00Those knowledgeable guys at The Knowledge asked me to blog for them - here it is, A GUIDE TO TV WRITING where I give you a head's up about what to expect and how to [...]
WHAT I KNOW NOW
scriptdvice2013-09-10T11:23:58+01:00It's a chilly September morning. The heating is on at Script Advice Towers. Another Summer been and gone, for this blogger at least, in a blur of sandwiches, sand in sandals and a bid to [...]
NEWSLETTER 18 – LATEST FROM SCRIPT ADVICE
scriptdvice2013-09-05T16:07:11+01:00WHAT THE SCRIPT FACTORY SAYS ABOUT SCRIPT ADVICE: "We can heartily recommend Yvonne’s workshops – she unravels television like no one else! www.scriptfactory.co.uk Find out if I can help you with your current project@ https://scriptadvice-co-uk.stackstaging.com [...]
Television Writing; Getting into Shape
scriptdvice2013-08-20T14:35:49+01:00Those lovely folk at Euroscript asked me to blog for them. Here it is. The journey of a television storyline....get your head around this stuff and you will make an excellent television writer....https://euroscript.wordpress.com/
HOW TO MAKE YOUR SCRIPT, SCRIPT EDITOR FRIENDLY
scriptdvice2013-08-20T12:36:22+01:00Charles Harris of @screen_lab.co.uk asked me to guest on his site. Here I dissect the sort of script an editor likes to read https://www.screen-lab.co.uk/
IF YOU WANT TO WRITE FOR CINEMA, LEARN TO MULTI-TASK
scriptdvice2013-08-14T08:37:47+01:00Welcome writer, director, script guru and all round good fellow, Charles Harris to the Script Advice Blog! MULTI-TASKING IN CINEMA Everything in a well-constructed cinema script carries out two, three or even more tasks. There’s [...]
THE THREE C’s: CREATIVE, COLLABORATIVE, COMMISSION
scriptdvice2013-07-04T13:43:34+01:00You probably saw this article in the Guardian a few days ago. A disgruntled, disillusioned writer tells of the torrid time he had with producers at BBC3 Comedy, following the commission of his Sitcom pilot [...]
FACE TO FACE – PITCHING – HOW TO DO IT
scriptdvice2013-06-11T15:04:17+01:00Over the past 20 years I have been on the receiving end of many successful and some disastrous pitches from writers seeking to sell their ideas to the channel I was working for. So I [...]