April 10, 2020: First, I hope that you are all keeping well and safe in these challenging times. The global situation is changing the way we live, work and communicate with each other. We’ve all fallen a few levels down on Maslow’s pyramid of needs, focusing on survival, either literally if we’ve fallen ill, or […]
Series LAB 2018 for Creative Europe
December 17, 2018: I’ve just returned from an exhilarating Series LAB in Brussels: Twenty producer/writer teams from fourteen different Creative Europe supported countries keen to pitch their TV Series, widen their professional network and get feedback on their projects from script consultants as well as broadcasters, distributors and financing experts. I was one of the four international script […]
Advanced Development Workshop for ACE Producers in Helsinki
October 19, 2018: Another year, another reinvigorating experience at the latest ACE Producers Content Development Workshop in Helsinki! I delivered my 3-day Advanced Development Workshop to a lively group of 18 experienced feature film producers from 13 different Creative Europe supported countries, as well as one Australian and two Canadian colleagues. Marco Alessi – Dugong – Italy“Li muerti” […]
Advanced Development Workshop for Creative Europe – Media Office Galway
September 25, 2018: It’s always a great pleasure for me to return to Ireland. This time I delivered my 3-day Advanced Development Workshop in Galway to a wonderful group of Film and TV writers, directors, producers and story editors. Many thanks to Eibhlín Ní Mhunghaile and Creative Europe Desk Ireland – Media Office Galway for making this happen, and […]
Revamped Structurator and Thrilling Intro
January 18, 2018. I’ve decided to use some footage from my 2-hour presentation on writing thrillers at the London Screenwriters’ Festival to introduce the Story-Type Method in The Structurator, my interactive story tool. It’s a 35-minute video that covers the same ground as the first chapter of Screenwriting Unchained. Although most of the content applies […]
Animation Advanced Development Workshop for Screen Training Ireland
December 7, 2017: I’m back from Dublin where I had the pleasure to run an Animation version of my 3-day Advanced Development Workshop, for an audience of experienced writers, directors, story editors and producers working with companies such as Cartoon Saloon, Boulder Media, Brown Bag Films, Moetion Films, Hyper Pictures, Stoney Road Filmsm, Tailored Films and SRF, as well as freelancers. I […]
Advanced Development Workshop for ACE Producers in Helsinki
October 16, 2017: Just back from Helsinki… I had an amazing time at the latest ACE Producers Content Development Workshop! I delivered my 3-day Advanced Development Workshop to an impressive group of 16 experienced feature film producers from 14 different Creative Europe supported countries (soon to be joined by two Canadian colleagues thanks to Telefilm Canada): Anneli Ahven – […]
Writing a Thriller That Producers Want to Produce and Audiences Want to Watch
September 4, 2017: In addition to the Comedy Session announced a few days ago, I’m delighted to announce that the London Screenwriters’ Festival has invited me to talk about writing thrillers. This session is scheduled on Friday the 15th of September 2017 at 10:45am (Tuke Cinema). If you plan to attend, make sure you check here and on […]
Screenwriting Unchained Became a #1 Bestseller on Amazon US Today!
April 29, 2017: We did it! Today, Screenwriting Unchained has reached for the first time the #1 Bestseller spot in Screenwriting on Amazon US: This was in the TV Screenwriting category. The Movie Screenwriting category is significantly more competitive (our best rank there to date is #5 back in February) and as you can see below we still […]
Free Case Study of Groundhog Day
February 2, 2017. It’s Groundhog Day! To celebrate one of my favorite movies, I’ve decided to offer a free case study of the film, as analysed in Screenwriting Unchained, my book on story structure and screenplay development. Although this analysis of Groundhog Day isn’t as detailed as the other case studies in the book, I use it throughout the Developing […]
