What films influence a Hollywood scriptwriter for hire?
I get lots of people getting in touch with me who want to hire a Hollywood screenwriter and despite being based in the UK I […]
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Edge of Tomorrow; Live, Die, Repeat (2014)
It seems this film’s title is Edge of Tomorrow. I’ve been referring to it as Live, Die, Repeat? Anyway despite my confusion, and low expectations […]
Lethal Weapon (1987)
As a script writer for hire and UK script consultant you have to have a certain respect for craft. And Lethal Weapon is a film […]
Characters
As a Script Consultant UK I see a lot of scripts with underwritten characters. Writers often think the problems with their script start and end […]
Oasis: Supersonic (2016)
I’ve not covered many documentaries on the blog, and when I have, they’ve generally been about music, bands or individual musicians. Supersonic from 2016, is […]
Working on projects in the USA
As a UK script consultant I’m really busy at the moment with two very interesting (and fun) projects. Both scripts I’m working on (or about […]
Something Wild
Jonathan Demme’s Something Wild from 1986 is one of the best movies of the 1980s. Demme died recently and was working pretty much up to […]
Age of Consent
I was struck by a photo on Facebook the other day, a friend had shared a picture of Helen Mirren, who is now in her […]
Script consultant UK – just part of the team
As a UK script consultant I’ve worked on a hell of a lot of broadcast TV. As a writer and storyline writer. Often working as […]
Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia
Sam Peckinpah’s Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia was made in 1974 – the year I was born. It’s hard to imagine now how […]