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.
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….
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).
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We’ve all heard of Eastenders and Emmerdale and Hollyoaks haven’t we? We’ve all heard of the movie star Ewan McGregor?
Writers and filmmakers need to wake up to the fact that broadcasters, studios and traditional media gatekeepers aren’t your employers anymore – they’re your competitors
And a few scriptwriters I’ve helped this year with my script report service have had major successes too, I’ve been really pleased about that.
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.
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