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What Every Story Needs By Steven Russell of Love Me Not Films
In my second year of working with the London Screenwriters Festival, it’s a bit of a thrill to be coordinating something that feels like
Don’t Aspire, Be! By Gail Hackston aka @ScriptPunk
I have to pinch myself to think that it was only late October, four months ago, that I attended the London Screenwriters Festival for
Four Nights In August Winners Announced at LSF 2011
https://vimeo.com/30941061 After fourteen days of film production and 24 entries, we have a winner! Anil Rao, who shot Milethia Thomas’ screenplay, ‘Why?’ won the
It’s a wrap! London Screenwriters’ Festival 2011
And so, the hundreds of delegates who attended the festival gathered one last time in the main hall to hear Chris Jones wrap up
In Conversation With Ashley Pharaoh
Ashley Pharoah writer, producer and creator of numerous TV series including ‘Life on Mars’ and ‘Ashes to Ashes’ gave us an in-depth and honest
Connecting With the Audience: What the Numbers Mean.
Comprised of analyst and journalist, Charles Gant, British Producer Stephen Follows and film distributor David Wilkinson this seminar dealt with box office figures and
A Network of Screenwriters
Regent’s Park is in it’s Autumnal glory at this time of year, and the beautiful buildings of Regents College are charmingly bathed in sun
Christopher Vogler: The Hero’s Journey Continues..
Unable to be at the festival in person, Chris Vogler joined us via satelite link up to have an in-depth conversation with Chris Jones
In Conversation with Joe Cornish
Admittedly, having never seen ‘The Adam and Joe Show’ or been exposed to any of his work in fact, I didn’t really know who
In Conversation with Duncan Kenworthy
Sitting in the talk session with Producer Duncan Kenworthy today and hearing him speak about his impressive body of work I suddenly realised that
Another 50 Ways to Break into the Business.
So in true serendipity Kate Leys session was full by the time I wandered up to the room it was in and instead I
The Comedy Broadcasters: NOW What Do They Want?
While everyone was swooning at the feet of Edgar Wright this afternoon, I was in an adjacent room at a superb, informative discussion about
Up and at ‘Em!
So it’s Friday morning and my first blog of the festival. I’ve got my business cards at the ready, a stash of chocolatey snacks
Networking by Steven Russell of Love Me Not Films
An event such as the London Screenwriters Festival is, really, tailormade for networking. A lot of networking events I have been to are really
I Hate Pitching By Neal Romanek
Around the UK, screenwriters are practicing their pitches for this weekend’s London Screenwriters’ Festival. Speed-pitching to producers is just one of the Olympic-scale events
The Guru In The Attic: Memento – A Weak Story, Redeemed By Structure? By Linda Aronson
Brought to you by Charlotte Bronte and Linda Aronson Read The Guru In The Attic, Pt 1 HERE. The story so far… At Thornfield
Keep On Learning (Or Why Seasoned Pros should Go To @Londonswf) by Hayley McKenzie
You’ve made it! In fact, you ‘made it’ years ago and you’ve been a professional screenwriter/ producer/ director/ agent/ development executive for more years
Leilani Holmes ~ I’m Back and I’m Blogging! (And Tweeting) #LondonSWF
I can hardly believe a year has passed since the first ever London Screenwriters Festival but here we are ALREADY and year two will
Writers Helping Other Writers By Neal Romanek
I am happy as a lark on the international space station to say that I’m one of your “live bloggers’ for this year’s London
Why A Ticket To @Londonswf Pays For Itself By Dom Carver
I’ve always been a shy person, very quiet when you first meet me, so when I bought a ticket for last year’s festival I
What Not To Write by Ellin Stein
Between working one-on-one with writers as a script consultant and working in the development departments of off-Hollywood companies like Miramax and Zoetrope, I’ve read
LSF Success Stories, Pt 3. Penny Dreadful: Evolution of a Project by Elinor Perry-Smith
If I’ve learnt anything about this scriptwriting lark, it’s through the evolution of Penny Dreadful, a script I started to develop under the auspices
LSF Success Stories: Alli Parker, “With A Little Help From My Friends”
Let me set the scene for you. It’s a warm English summer’s day in July 2010. I’ve very recently relocated my whole life from
The Guru In The Attic, pt 1: How to Structure Films like RUN LOLA RUN by Linda Aronson
Brought to you by Charlotte Bronte and Linda Aronson The story so far… At Thornfield Hall in a part of rural England known primarily
Four Nights In August Contest … And We Have A Winner!
And here it is, what we’ve all been waiting for… not least the filmmakers who’ve been on tenterhooks all day to get going on
4 Nights In August – A Look In The Spec Pile
A small change of plan – whilst we’re waiting for the longlist to get whittled down, we’re going to give you an overview of
Why YOUR story IS important and you SHOULD tell it…
My good friend and film maker Oli Lewington posted an interesting article on his blog yesterday, posing the question ‘does it really matter if
Networking The Shirt Off Your Back by Janice Day
Writing’s hard. I discovered this when I was five years old and was told off for plagiarising the work of the little girl at
Success stories from the festival
It’s said you have to “speculate to accumulate” – and this certainly seems true in building your career as a screenwriter and/or filmmaker. It
Three Tricks of the Trade for Getting Ideas by Linda Aronson
I’ve been writing scripts since the late Iron Age and have judged many script competitions, so here are a few tricks of the trade
Writing Genre: Why You Should Think “Genre” When You Think “Story” – Fantastic Case Study
A writer is free, of course, to write any story they want. Hopefully fortune smiles upon them and they sell a script to Hollywood
Success is more perspiration than inspiration, but sometimes it’s the inspiration that fuels the perspiration… A masterclass in being a writer (and creative person).
This fantastic interview with author Anne Rice with her son Christopher, is peppered with insights, nuggets of wisdom and good old fashioned inspiration. I
YOUR FEEDBACK IS IN… London Screenwriters’ Festival 2011, YOUR great ideas!
Right now the LSF2010 delegates are still filing out the exit survey – we have been asking about their experience so that we can
LSF2010 Delegate Feedback
LSF 2010 : Delegate Feedback Quotes, the first round of feedback is in…! And we just had to share it with you all. We
Rounding off. Feeding Back. Packing Up. Round of Drinks! by Lielani Holmes
And so it is over. I can hardly believe that so much has happened and how quickly it’s flown. I don’t yet feel changed
Crime Pays by Leilani Holmes
The last semiar I did today was Crime Writing with Rick Drew, Daniel Eckhart, Andrew Taft and Barbara Machin. Crime is one of the most
