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Thursday, January 11, 2007
The structure of Faith is coming together (slowly) and the rewrite on From This Day Forth is progressing nicely. I don't think it will be finished by the end of January when I initially wanted it done, but I'm going to give it a damn good go.
I had better crack on.
New Year, New Push
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
My goals for this year are as follows:
- To sell a script.
- To get a script made.
- To write a children's novel.
- To rewrite all of my back catalogue.
- To write a lot more than i did last year.
- To send out at least ten scripts a month.
First up is finishing a new draft of From This Day Forth and a brand new feature script (which as of yet I have yet to decide on). I hope to have a rough first draft of the script done by the end of February.
Happy New Year everyone.
Merry Crimbo
Monday, December 18, 2006
This is my last post before I disappear for Christmas so here's a quick round up of what has happened to me over the last year.
Production companies I have been rejected by this year:
- BBC Writersroom: Twice
- Marchmont: Three Times
- Hartswood Films: Once
- Scala Productions: Once
- Carnival: Twice
- Zenith: Once
- Walsh Bros: Once
- Wortman Productions: Once
- World Productions: Twice
- WTTV: Once
- Granada Drama: Once
Agents I have been rejected by this year:
- Micheline Steinberg
- David Higham Associates
- Blake Friedmann
- The Agency
- PFD
- Casarotto
Production companies who have shown a real interest in my work this year:
- World Productions: They consider me a talent worth keeping an eye on.
- Celtic Films: They loved From This Day Forth but have since dropped their interest.
What I've written this year:
- Two film scripts
- A pilot for a TV drama
- A pilot for a sitcom
- A ten minute short
- Several treatments
That's it, have a Merry Christmas and I'll see you all in the New Year.
Dom
I'll Be Back
Thursday, December 14, 2006
I'm back from Stavanger, Norway with some good news. My good friend Arne Reidar Mortensen and his friends at TVVest are going to start making short films next year. They will film a sample one in February to see how things go and then they will start filming some of my shorts. These will then be broadcast on Norwegian TV. Excellent! At last, a credit that I can add to my CV.
I haven't done any writing this week mainly because I've been running around since I got back from my short break and next week I'm going to my parents for Christmas. I will be taking my laptop with the intention of doing some work on From This Day Forth. It just depends on whether the mince pies get in the way of work or not.
Another email today from Marchmont rejecting From This Day Forth.
Sticking It To The Vikings
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
I'm off for a few days to visit my good friend, and Norwegian TV Superstar, Arne Reidar Mortensen, in Stavanger, Norway.
I'm sure that sometime during the many beers that are inevitably going to be drunk there will be some talk about work, namely the filming of one of my shorts and its possible airing on Norwegian TV. Getting Arne drunk is likely to improve the odds, but knowing the price of beer over there (£4.50ish for a 400ml glass of Norway's finest), and Arne's ability to drink large amounts of alcohol, I have a feeling it's going to be a very expensive trip.
See you all soon.
Hollyoaks Says No
Thursday, November 30, 2006
I have a friend storylining on Hollyoaks so I sent her an email to see if they would allow me to do a sample episode or sample scenes, with a view to getting a future writing gig. No luck unfortunately, as they won't accept anyone to write for them unless they do a year's storylining or at least have a few broadcast commissions under their belt.
No wonder I sometimes feel I'm banging my head against a brick wall.
Novel Idea
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
I've ditched the idea for my first novel due to the fact it didn't have any legs. I always thought of it as a practise run for my series of five children's novels I want to write, and it has served its purpose so it's time to drop it in the trash. I have the outlines done for each of the five novels so now I'm just working on the characters before I start writing. I'm really looking forward to the first book as the idea is my best so far, and that includes all the ideas for my scripts. It has real potential. I'll let you know how it goes.
As for my next script I had toyed with the idea of writing Faith, a long gestating story that I feel is too dark to write at the moment. Even though dark drama is where my talent lies the other half of my brain cries out to write other more challenging stuff. I don't really want to be a one trick pony after all. Chatting with Danny Stack over lunch yesterday I learnt a lot of production companies are after feature comedy scripts. Apparently good feature comedy scripts are very, very rare and production companies and producers are crying out for them. So I have resurrected a feature comedy idea I had a few years ago called Sun Haven. I shall begin prepping soon.
After showcasing my short film scripts on Shooters I have to admit I was a little disappointed with the response. Only two scripts have been requested and as of yet I haven't heard back from either of the directors. Getting some of my shorts filmed is a priority for me at the moment, as not only will they give me a credit but if they are entered in competitions then it will also help to raise my profile.