When reading new writers scripts – I can often just glance through the first few pages – and with a sense check of how the script looks ON THE PAGE – yes, without reading anything – I can tell, pretty accurately – if the script will work or not, and if the writer has any idea of what they’re actually doing.
The first rule of scriptwriting is SHOW – DON’T TELL. And most new scriptwriters think they understand that rule but do not.
In the UK there is really only one place you can send a script (that will actually read it) and that’s the BBC Writers OPEN CALL – a competition (open once a year) which invites writers to send in scripts – so that the BBC can develop the writer (develop means put to work on existing shows in most cases – the only real recognised career path for scriptwriters in the UK – lucky winners of the BBC OPEN CALL usually end up writing episodes of existing BBC shows – most commonly EastEnders or Casualty.
Here’s the 2026 – scriptwriting and directing showreel. For work enquiries – scriptwriting or directing – contact Mat on – matcoop23@yahoo.co.uk ABOUT MATTHEW COOPER – […]
There’s a lot of talk of AI replacing real human writers – will it happen? Maybe – when will it happen? Not quite yet. Rather than actually sit on the side-lines and moan – I decided to actually try a few of these new fangled AI Scriptwriting tools – I looked at PLOTDOT and I actually tried to use SAGA – what were the results like? Pull up a seat and I’ll tell you the story….
In the internet age I stopped working with agents and built this website – to sell my services directly to people who want to hire a script writer for hire and UK script consultant – so, with total transparency – here are my fees and what is costs to hire a scriptwriter in the UK (and you don’t need to be UK based either – I get work from all across the world).
SOBER – TRAINSPOTTING FOR LEEDS UTD DADS – 10,000 + views in FOUR days and 12,000 HOURS WATCHEDOn Good Friday we released our Leeds based […]
Huge news – my feature film SOBER is due for release in April 2025.
Sober was written by myself (based on a script that was originally written in 1998) and the two lead actors Dean Smith (Last Tango in Halifax / Still Open All Hours) and Tom Gibbons (Funny Cow / The Archers).
Quick news: Launch of new AI FILM STUDIO – GENERATIVE AI VIDEO PRODUCTION COMPANY
Hey as a script writer for hire and UK script consultant with 25+ years’ experience in the business I get asked a lot of questions about scriptwriting.
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