Ever nearing completion, I’m currently on the 5th draft of my screenplay, Grand. In fact I will have the 5th draft done this week and, all things being equal it’s really just a case of tiding it up. The story itself has undergone many changes from its initial inception and I’m really pleased with it as a whole. What happens…
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How To Forget A Memory
What a busy summer it’s been. Over the last month I’ve managed to get a colab proposal together, How To Forget A Memory, with my friend and colleague Úna Kavanagh (and we’re still friends!). This was a positive experience in working quickly and working collaboratively with someone else. We got the proposal together (and looking well I must add) and…
March Hares in June
Being roughly midway through the second draft of my screenplay, Grand, I’m really happy to see the script coming together on the page before me. This is obviously part of a greater process; I believe every writer in every form is continually progressing or developing in some way, through the writing itself. Besides doing some major work on my script, such as…
From Manor House to Greasy Spoon
It’s been a case of planes, trains, and automobiles over the last week. Getting to rural Montgomeryshire in mid-Wales took a little bit of effort so I decided to have a stopover in Birmingham on either end of my recent writers retreat at Gregynog. Otherwise, I’d have had to leave Dublin at 3a.m. just to get to Wales, which seems crazy considering I can (almost)…
Did I Write That?
Last night was the first time I’d noticed it. Around half-past eight. That wonderfully Irish thing. A sign of nature trundling forward, despite, or in spite of, the rest of us. A grand stretch in the evening. I’d been oblivious to it. My evenings (and much of my days) have been taken up lately with getting a first draft of my feature…
My Script, My Lover
The script for my feature, Grand, is now tipping the edge between treatment and screenplay. To be honest, I’m chomping at the bit to get stuck into the actual script but I’ve been making changes to the story (and working on my scene-by-scene), all of which I’d rather have as solid as possible before I progress any further. I’m still…
To Tea, or Not to Tea
The first month of the year, to me, often seems like a hangover. The old year isn’t quite gone- it remains like a hazy headache that can’t be shaken. As January stubbornly progresses the old year loses its grip and the new year slowly begins to kick into action. It was at this point in January that I was headed…
Learning To Jump
I think I’ve left it late enough not to feel obliged to write the ubiquitous end of year review / New Year’s resolutions list. Trust me- this is a good thing for everyone. 2014 was not my greatest year, so the less said the better. I’ve the treatment completed for my screenplay (Grand), which leaves me with the little task…
This Grand Place
Early December saw me back in Cardiff for the second weekend of the second year of my MA. Friday was specifically focused on the major project/treatment, looking at it from a TV series perspective. While I’m not developing a series as part of my MA, it is something I’m interested in and I’d like to develop my short script (Lacewing)…
Pitchers and Catchers
In an attempt to further develop my skills (as well as my CV) I recently entered a writing competition on Ideastap, which involved sending a pitch/synopsis for a feature or TV project. The prize was a place on a one-day Film Development Workshop run by The Screen Arts Institute in association with Working Title Films. I was delighted on Tuesday…
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