The Dead Zone (1983)
As a UK script consultant and script writer for hire re-watching The Dead Zone (1983) is a great reminder of how simple some great plots are, and how storytelling sometimes works best when things are kept uncomplicated
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White Hunter Black Heart
With Christmas and the New Year just passed, as s a UK script consultant and script writer for hire I’m reminded that there’s nothing better than spending the holidays watching old films.
Last blogpost of 2019 – looking back on a decade and a seismic shift
As a UK script consultant and script writer for hire, the last decade has seen a seismic shift in the film and TV industry.
Quick Change (1990)
Bill Murray and Howard Franklin’s Quick Change (1990) is one of those lost films from the 90s which is rarely seen now but has grown into one of the best comedies of the 90s, even if very few people have seen it or remember it.
Entering your script or screenplay into a script writing competition? Why it pays to use a script consultant and get a script report first
As a rookie screenwriter I used to enter script writing competitions to help get me and my work noticed. And it worked, I won the […]
Countdown to Markham – released in 2020
My debut as a director Markham will be released in 2020. The film is a low-budget ‘rubber reality’ horror which was shot in Staithes, Whitby and Leeds throughout 2018 and 2019.
Miracle Mile (1988)
The film has quite a reputation for being an unexpected one of a kind treat. And as a script writer for hire, UK Script editor and script doctor I watched it, and despite knowing (or at least I thought I knew) a lot about the plot it was still a film filled with unexpected and very satisfying twists.
Best script coverage services – advice from a UK script consultant
This might not be what you want to hear at all, but your first screenplay or full length script is likely to be rubbish, and […]
Script Consultant UK looks back on Santa Sangre, and other films viewed this week
As the leading UK script consultant and online script writer for hire, I’ve been busy the last few weeks shooting additional scenes and FX shots […]
Script Consultant UK looks back on Unforgiven (1992)
Unforgiven (1992) for me, as a UK script consultant and script writer for hire is the ultimate Clint Eastwood film. It really hasn’t aged much […]