1941 – Thoughts of a UK Script Doctor
As a leading UK Script Doctor and script consultant I watch films and ‘good’ TV all the time, always evaluating and reassessing what works and […]
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First Reformed (2017) – thoughts of a Script Consultant UK
In the UK, I had to fight to get hold of a copy of First Reformed it really doesn’t seem to have had a proper […]
Night of the Creeps (1986) looking back as a UK Script consultant
As a UK script consultant I like to revisit films from the past that I enjoyed as a kid and Night of the Creeps was […]
The world’s most gorgeous Super 8mm camera – Bauer A512
Regular visitors will know that I’m working on a project called Super8Kings through my company Warehouse Transmedia (which a good pal of mine refers to […]
Filmworker (2017)
Filmworker (2017) is an unexpectedly emotional documentary about the late great Stanley Kubrick’s assistant Leon Vitali. Leon is often seen in the backgrounds of photographs […]
Channel 4 comes to my home town – thoughts of a UK Script Consultant
Okay, let’s not get too excited, Channel Four announced this week that it’s chosen Leeds as its new headquarters. This is great news for my […]
Script consultant Channel 4 – script writing competition
Just looking back on my career, I got my break as a UK script consultant and script writer for hire on Channel 4 in the UK […]
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) thoughts of a UK script consultant
The late Jonathan Demme made The Manchurian Candidate in 2004. The original film was made in 1962 and is widely regarded as a classic. Demme’s […]
Industrial screenplays and scripts – reviews and bad script coverage
As a UK script consultant with credits on all the UK broadcast networks I get a lot of people contacting me to do script reports, […]
Kill Bill Volumes 1 & 2 – thoughts of a UK script consultant
I’ve been tough on Quentin Tarantino in the past. As a UK script consultant I’m trying to revisit his work especially after recently working on […]