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Short Film Funding
I just found out that 15 London boroughs are offering you money to make a short film. Info here. Deadlines to get your application in range from the 5th September to the 1st October, depending on which borough you live in.
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Short Films – Lessons Learned
I made a short film, Fatal. The absolute best thing about making a film is that you learn what not to do next time. So in the spirit of saving you some trouble when you make your first short film, here’s a few things I learned. Have a suitable script I knew that the film […]
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Letters from America: Late in the night.
I finally cracked my problem with the Enterprise plot breakdown last night. It was a matter of reconciling inner and outer conflict, as recommended in all the best screenwriting books. Only once T’pol is able to come to terms with the fact that she’s metaphorically gay can she work out how to destroy the monster […]
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My Space
It’s the new blog craze that’s sweeping the nation. Here’s a picture of my workspace. Like so many others, it doubles as my bedroom. The bed’s just to your left. Since this picture was taken, El Pais has been covered with at least another three layers of cruft. Occasionally all of the magazines on the […]
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Fatal – now with added YouTube
For those who had problems with the QuickTime version.
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My first short
Hullo. I wrote and directed a short film. Here it is. Fatal
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Screenwriters Festival
Fortunately Lee Thomson (he smiles, you know) has a roundup of other people’s thoughts on the festival which means that I don’t have to. I believe some comedic pictures of the event may also be available from Jason Arnopp. The majority of them, sadly, are on facebook, and I find myself completely unable to recollect […]
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Customer Service FAIL
As I mentioned recently, I wrote to Heinz to complain about them pulling an ad with two men kissing. They wrote back to me today with the following: “Dear Piers Thank you for your recent email regarding the Heinz UK commercial for Deli Mayo. Consumer feedback is very important to us and we appreciate the […]
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Radio Days
Some time ago, I directed a radio play. I joined a Radio Theatre Group at work. Figured it would be fun and interesting. An email went round a while back saying “Here is an interesting play. Who wants to direct this?” and I thought: Why not. I’ve not directed anything before. So I volunteered. In […]
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Hitting them in the bottom line.
I think that at this point a boycott of Heinz products is in order. Three months should be long enough in the first instance to send a message to their accountants and executives. After that, I’ll look at it again. If you’re doing the same, you may also wish to send them an email to […]