Hire a Scriptwriter with Virtual Production filmmaking experience

31st December 2023 @matcoop 0

Thanks to the lovely people at Research & Innovation Centre | XPLOR – which is one of the leading virtual production centres in the world and part of the Film & TV, Virtual Production Skills Bootcamp | Academy of Live Technology – who train students on the latest cutting edge virtual production techniques – I managed to get myself on an intensive eight week training course on VP and I even got to use one of their stages to whip up a short student film (shot entirely in a few hours) which you can see below.

Your script won’t sell – but it might get optioned – what is an option in script writing terms? Ask the Script Consultant UK.

5th September 2022 @matcoop 0

As the busiest UK script consultant and script writer for hire on the World Wide Web, I get a lot of rookie scriptwriters asking me about how to sell their feature film script. Well, let me tell you, that most scripts don’t sell–even the ones that get made–they get optioned.  And in the UK–you’re not going to be able to make a living from having scripts optioned – in fact, you’ll be lucky if you can pay your rent for one month from the average option deal.

Channel 4 – screenwriting course 2022 – get ahead of the scriptwriting pack with coverage from script consultant UK

29th August 2022 @matcoop 0

One of these opportunities is the Channel 4 Screenwriting Course which will be accepting entrees for next year from the 16th of September – but more importantly you’ll have until Monday 3rd October 2022 at 5.00 pm to get your submission in – and the submission means a writing sample which can be a screenplay for film or TV, or a stage or radio play.

Finding your voice – script consultant UK – guest blog post

24th August 2022 @matcoop 0

As the busiest script consultant in the UK – I work with new writers to help them find their voice – and sometimes (when my work is heavily in demand) script reports and script coverage are picked up by other professional scriptwriters that I have worked (and respect) with over my long career in film and TV.  One such writer is my good friend Cardy O’Donnell.