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The Evolution of a Script Development Career

  One of the questions we’re asked most at Industrial Scripts is – “how do I build a career in script development?” In truth, it’s not an exact science by…The Evolution of a Script Development...

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Little White Lies focus on Script Editing

Recently, respected film journal Little White Lies focused on script editing, and Evan from our office was interviewed as part of the article. You can read the piece in full…Little White Lies focus on...

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Is it Smarter to make Bad Movies, or No Movies at all?

After years of hard labour, you birth your fledgling screenplay Little Miss Sunshine to the world, the film grosses $100m and you take the reins to the Star Wars Empire…Is it Smarter to make Bad...

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13 Stereotypes of the British Film Industry

13 Stereotypes of the British Film Industry: True or False? Does the British film industry produce the best talent? Does the land of Shakespeare respect the writer? Is anything happening…13 Stereotypes...

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Where is the Female Talent?

Where is the female talent of screenwriters & directors? Recent figures cast a gloomy picture; employment of women in film and TV has fallen to 15 year lows; only two…Where is the Female...

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The Holy Trinity of Monster Movies & Why They’re Impossible to Top

With the arrival of GODZILLA at your local multiplex you might be thinking it’s time to get writing some monster movies of your own — how hard can it be,…The Holy Trinity of Monster Movies & Why...

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6 Reasons why Writers should be Sceptical of Script Hosting sites

“I’ve barely got enough time for my existing clients, let alone trawling around websites looking for more” – Prominent UK lit agent. We’re not going to lie, here at Industrial…6 Reasons why Writers...

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The Rafn Column Part I: Explaining the Obvious

The script, the script, the script… I have always had a love affair with scripts. I love, love, love them. Love them warm coming off the printer, love the font…The Rafn Column Part I: Explaining the...

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10 Honest Quotes about the Life of the Screenwriter

  Nobody worships more reverently at the altar of screenwriting than us. We believe in The Screenplay. We believe in it. We recognise it is the critical component in whether…10 Honest Quotes about the...

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In Screenwriting, Hope Springs Eternal

The Rafn Column Part III: Screenwriting – Hope Springs Eternal hen I worked as a Development Executive, the most terrifying thing I ever had to do was fly to LA…In Screenwriting, Hope Springs...

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Seething With Screenwriting Envy!

“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure”. Guess who said that? You never will. It was Bill Cosby! I have spent…Seething With Screenwriting...

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Screenwriting & The Fine Art of Procrasturbating

  I’ve always been a big fan of those books that are a collection of interviews with Hollywood screenwriters where they tell you, with grating self-deprecation and lashings and lashings…Screenwriting...

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To Screenwrite Right, Write What You Know

Write What You Know or Just Say No! (and other rhymes) I’m going to give you procrastinating scribblers a little bit of advice today. Yes me, who gets up at the…To Screenwrite Right, Write What You...

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What I’ve Learnt about Screenwriting: Part I, The Idea

What I’ve Learnt about Screenwriting: Part 1, The Idea So I’ve been doing this for a while now, and for some reason I feel a powerful, hubristic, intimations-of-mortality urge to…What I've Learnt about...

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My Search for a Screenwriting Truth

In Screenwriting, the truth matters… Today we’re going to talk about The Truth. Not this sort of truth. Or this. Or even this. We’re going to talk about the kind…My Search for a Screenwriting...

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Why Women Screenwriters should Stop Moaning and Just WIN

All Screenwriters LOVE Moaning, Women Screenwiters are No Different Because there’s been quite a lot in the press lately about the plight (or otherwise) of women screenwriters, I’ve been thinking…Why...

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10 Signs That You, My Friend, Are A Writer…

Someone tells a tragic family story that has taken them years to open up about and and you unwittingly shout “DIBS ON THAT” the second you hear a breath being…10 Signs That You, My Friend, Are A...

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Being “replaced” as a Screenwriter…

A couple of years ago, I got ‘replaced’ on a job. It was a project I dearly loved and had put my heart and soul into and, on top of…Being "replaced" as a Screenwriter...7.2Overall ScoreReader Rating:...

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12 Things Screenwriters Can Learn from Musicals

I recently ventured from my comfortable world of screenwriting into a completely new territory. No, I’m not acting– I’m working on a stage musical. The process has involved late nights, rewrites, and...

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5 Bits of Famous Writing Advice You Should Ignore

You’re no stranger to getting advice if you’re a writer. Thousands of books, hundreds of films, and even entire college majors have been dedicated to the art of honing the…5 Bits of Famous Writing...

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