This selection of entries forms a critical research journal and reflective record of my learning on the Writing for Script and Screen Masters Programme at Falmouth University.
The First: No alarm and no surprises
Beautiful shot and thoughtful, The First ultimately hits all the beats you expect it too, with no surprises. The First ...
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Reflect and regroup
Just before I begin my next module, I want to take a while to reflect on what I learned during ...
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Week seven: Screenwriting culture in the digital age
Writing is an odd beast, both influenced and unchanged by technology. On the surface, the outcome of writing is for ...
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Week six: first draft
First Draft It's been perfect first-draft-writing weather. Nothing to tempt me from the keyboard except to make more coffee and ...
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Week five: How we tell stories
The step outline is my new best friend. I've spent a bit of time figuring out the best way to ...
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Let women tell their own stories
When I saw the list of new drama commissioned by ITV this year I was heartened to see the focus ...
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Week four: Screenwriting history and a deadline
This week I've written my first treatment. Previously I have been so eager to get writing the script I have ...
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Dark River
I've just come back from watching a preview of Dark River, Clio Barnard's new film, and hearing Clio speak about ...
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Week three: Moving things on
Embarking on this course was with a couple of objectives in mind. To develop a creative practice where I am ...
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Week two: writing an outline
Right, an outline. See, this is confusing because I suppose my idea of outlining comes from writing prose fiction, and ...
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