A while ago I decided to book some courses to help
me during my year off. I had a little splurge on the internet, left them in
Calendar and got on with The Exam Treadmill. While you are on The Treadmill all
meaningful life is sucked from your soul. Thank heavens for calendar reminders
because I'd forgotten I'd booked this course run by Script Angel creator Hayley
McKenzie. And I'd really have missed out if I hadn't gone.
Why I loved this course:
1. Hayley is a top script editor with twenty years
in the industry. Her advice on both script writing and how the industry works
is impressive and delivered with great clarity.
2. She goes over the craft elements to emphasise
how essential it is that the script you send out is as perfectly crafted as it
can be.
3. It is in Manchester so we are not all forced to
go to London yet again.
4. The other people on the course are lovely too
and it's great to hear about everyone's journey (including one from Iceland).
5. The real gold is in the career advice. She told
us how to look at work so determine our own brand, how to organise our
'eclectic portfolios' (guilty as charged) to make it easier for an agent to
market us. We had tips on ways to attract producers attention plus where to
find on-line communities.
By the end of the day I'd realised that when I
looked at what I'd already written (and abandoned) was worthy of revaluation
and re-crafting as that is the area I really need to work on. Hayley has
stopped me from hoping my next piece might be the Holy Grail and to dig for the
gold in what I already have (although I still have a hat full of ideas I want
to write).
Script Angel blog is great too. See this for competition lists.
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