Distinctive Voices, Told Authentically: TIFF and Content Canada Report
Attending the Toronto International Film Festival Industry Conference and Content Canada afforded me a fantastic insight as the global film and television industry came together to discuss the challenges and opportunities in the current landscape. Across a range of sessions, panels, masterclasses and screening Q&as, one message stood out from the speakers – filmmakers, commissioners, financiers, […]
Finding the Intent – the art of giving feedback
We gave some tips last week about receiving feedback. This week, we’re delving into the art of giving feedback. It can be a great experience – helping other writers, learning from how they do things, brushing up on your analytical skills. But it can also be tricky – how do you give feedback that will […]
Script Angel launches a Scotland Hub!
Script Angel is pleased to announce the launch of a new Scotland Hub, which will help meet the growing industry demand for diverse, authentic new voices. We are also delighted to confirm that Douglas Dougan will head up this new initiative. Based in Edinburgh, Douglas will connect the major cities with writer’s groups and communities […]
Douglas Dougan joins Script Angel coaching team – and heads up new Scotland Hub
Script Angel has expanded its screenwriter coaching team – and taken the first steps in a nations & regions strategy – with the appointment of Douglas Dougan, a BAFTA-award winning script consultant and screenwriting tutor. Based in Edinburgh, Douglas will run Script Angel’s newly created Scotland base, connecting the major cities with writer’s groups and […]
Katherine Lannon joins Script Angel coaching team
Script Angel has expanded its screenwriter coaching team once again, with the appointment of BAFTA-Cymru-award winning producer and script editor, Katherine Lannon. After a background in scheduling and commissioning at the BBC, Katherine worked in BBC Drama where she developed the daytime soap Doctors and high profile dramas on Stephen Hawking, with Benedict Cumberbatch, and […]
Be Like Sherlock: The Art – and Science – of Receiving Feedback
Feedback: a word that can strike joy or fear into a writers’ heart – sometimes both at once. Love it or hate it, it’s as inevitable as Thanos so you need to learn how to process it. Beyond immediate improvements to your script, learning to process feedback well will be a great advantage when building […]
To Plot or Not To Plot
How to enjoy plotting as the most creative part of your own script-writing process by Script Angel’s Jay Harley. You are a creative genius… You are an as yet undiscovered writing phenomenon, along the lines of Phoebe Waller-Bridge or Sarah Phelps. You go on retreat and you’ve submitted to every BBC Writers Room window since […]
How To Get A Screenwriting Agent
The most-asked questions from new writers are around contacting and securing a screenwriting agent. Script Angel’s Jay Harley delves into those questions to help find answers. There are few relationships more specific and nuanced than the writer-agent relationship. When is the right time to look for an agent, what will they handle for you, which […]
Creating Your Writer CV
If you don’t (yet) have a lot of writing credits, how do you sell your writer CV? Script Angel’s Jay Harley has the answers. Your writing CV is like none other you’ve had before. It’s not about buzz-words like time management, team-player and self-motivated… although all of these are great writerly skills. Script Angel can […]