UK Scriptwriters

In this episode we talk about some nuts and bolts issues. How to gain more work as a writer and how to get your finances in order, so you keep your working life on the straight and narrow. NETWORKING: Some writers dread the idea of talking to new people. But of course new people can mean new business. What tips are there to make networking less stressful and to ensure these kind of events work in your favour? BUSINESS: What do you actually need to do when you start earning money from writing. Do you need to set up a company? How? BONUS: We also give a shout out to a new festival near us - http://shortsounds.co.uk - a festival dedicated to the hidden art of sound in film. INFO: Photo is of a group of us from our own local networking event who met up in Cannes to celebrate the release of local short film Faithless - https://www.facebook.com/faithlessmovie/ LINKS: Find us on iTunes - tinyurl.com/ukscriptpodcast And on twitter - https://twitter.com/UKscriptwriters And on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ukscriptwriterspodcast/

Is there a career ladder that writers can move up on anymore? It used to be that you would start on regular 'soaps' and then move into ongoing drama and then onto your own shows. Is that even possible anymore? Experienced TV writer and WGGB rep for the South West, Martin Day, talks about his own career. It's had ups and downs of course, but most interestingly, what has changed most has been the business of TV writing. See more about Martin at www.martinday.co.uk and find him on twitter - @sirdigbychicken

Is there a career ladder that writers can move up on anymore? It used to be that you would start on regular 'soaps' and then move into ongoing drama and then onto your own shows. Is that even possible anymore? Experienced TV writer and WGGB rep for the South West, Martin Day, talks about his own career. It's had ups and downs of course, but most interestingly, what has changed most has been the business of TV writing. See more about Martin at www.martinday.co.uk and find him on twitter - @sirdigbychicken

This episode we talk to Joe Martin about something a bit different - documentaries. Although Joe's latest film (Us and Them) is fiction he has previously created many documentaries, including the doc feature "Keep Quiet" about far right politician Csanád Szegedi. So he is ideally placed to talk about drama-docs and the increase use of story consultants within the doc world. His IMBD = http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5630563/

This episode we talk to Joe Martin about something a bit different - documentaries. Although Joe's latest film (Us and Them) is fiction he has previously created many documentaries, including the doc feature "Keep Quiet" about far right politician Csanád Szegedi. So he is ideally placed to talk about drama-docs and the increase use of story consultants within the doc world. His IMBD = http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5630563/

This episode we interview Peter Stanley-Ward and Natalie Conway from Treehouse Digital. A couple of writers who are also an actual couple! They made their way via a low budget horror feature into launching a production company and making fantastic shorts. How did they do it? Who helped? What lessons have they learned? Is it better to make a feature and learn that way, rather than go to Uni? And we compare our self / crowd funded movie with their one funded via Creative England - which way is better? LINKS FEATURED: Treehouse Digital: http://www.treehousedigital.com Litterbugs (their short): http://www.litterbugsthemovie.com

This episode we interview Peter Stanley-Ward and Natalie Conway from Treehouse Digital. A couple of writers who are also an actual couple! They made their way via a low budget horror feature into launching a production company and making fantastic shorts. How did they do it? Who helped? What lessons have they learned? Is it better to make a feature and learn that way, rather than go to Uni? And we compare our self / crowd funded movie with their one funded via Creative England - which way is better? LINKS FEATURED: Treehouse Digital: http://www.treehousedigital.com Litterbugs (their short): http://www.litterbugsthemovie.com

This episode is in two halves. In the first half we talk about how we are extending our network, who we are meeting and what preparation we do. A nuts and bolts, down to earth summary of how we are making progress as writers. In the second half we talk about keeping strong mentally. How do you take knock backs? How can you find support? What happens when you doubt yourself? As mentioned: Our book - tinyurl.com/UKscripthandbook AND ALSO tinyurl.com/ukscriptsmash Now on iBooks too - tinyurl.com/ukscriptibook Our movie - www.nelsonnutmeg.com Our production company - www.nelsonnutmegpictures.com

This episode is in two halves. In the first half we talk about how we are extending our network, who we are meeting and what preparation we do. A nuts and bolts, down to earth summary of how we are making progress as writers. In the second half we talk about keeping strong mentally. How do you take knock backs? How can you find support? What happens when you doubt yourself? As mentioned: Our book - tinyurl.com/UKscripthandbook AND ALSO tinyurl.com/ukscriptsmash Now on iBooks too - tinyurl.com/ukscriptibook Our movie - www.nelsonnutmeg.com Our production company - www.nelsonnutmegpictures.com

Do you need an agent? What do they do anyway? What are YOU supposed to do anyway? There are a lot of rumours and pieces of 'good advice' around this topic. So here we bypass all that and talk direct to Danny's agent, Jean Kitson from kitsonpress.co.uk. What she is looking for from a writer who approaches her? Catch Jean at the LSWF too!

Do you need an agent? What do they do anyway? What are YOU supposed to do anyway? There are a lot of rumours and pieces of 'good advice' around this topic. So here we bypass all that and talk direct to Danny's agent, Jean Kitson from kitsonpress.co.uk. What she is looking for from a writer who approaches her? Catch Jean at the LSWF too!

A lot of scriptwriters move into being a writer-director. This has it's own challenges when it comes to developing a script. Here we talk to two old friends of ours, Dan Pringle and Suki Singh about the journey with there respective movies. Dan's is an elevated horror / gory drama called K-Shop - out now on DVD http://amzn.to/2aSpAov and also via Amazon Prime http://amzn.to/2b5h2b1 Suki's is a psychological noir called Emulsion. He has a special edition available direct. http://www.emulsion.tv

A lot of scriptwriters move into being a writer-director. This has it's own challenges when it comes to developing a script. Here we talk to two old friends of ours, Dan Pringle and Suki Singh about the journey with there respective movies. Dan's is an elevated horror / gory drama called K-Shop - out now on DVD http://amzn.to/2aSpAov and also via Amazon Prime http://amzn.to/2b5h2b1 Suki's is a psychological noir called Emulsion. He has a special edition available direct. http://www.emulsion.tv

We often get asked to feature up and coming writers and film makers in our podcast. While it is great to hear from some of the top people in the biz, if you are a beginner to scriptwriting it can seem a million miles away from where you are now. Mustapha Kseibati is on the way up. He's done some top notch shorts (starring Benedit Wong and Kayvan Novak) after starting out in the music video world. It took him years of being runner and edit assistant first. So his route is one of hard graft and taking opportunities when he could - and a few gambles. But he can tell it in his own words. Watch his films on his website - http://www.mustaphakseibati.com

We often get asked to feature up and coming writers and film makers in our podcast. While it is great to hear from some of the top people in the biz, if you are a beginner to scriptwriting it can seem a million miles away from where you are now. Mustapha Kseibati is on the way up. He's done some top notch shorts (starring Benedit Wong and Kayvan Novak) after starting out in the music video world. It took him years of being runner and edit assistant first. So his route is one of hard graft and taking opportunities when he could - and a few gambles. But he can tell it in his own words. Watch his films on his website - http://www.mustaphakseibati.com