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Procrastination Is Not a Crime

Daley James Francis | Posted 04.05.2013 | UK Entertainment
Read More: Edgar Wright, Writers, Out for Justice, Writing Tips, Writing, Steven Seagal, Procrastination, Simon Pegg, Comedy, Screenwriting, UK Film, UK Culture, Culture, Video, UK Entertainment News
Daley James Francis

Procrastination is not a crime. Embrace it and enjoy it, because soon you'll be agonising over every word of your novel, short story or screenplay. Procrastination should be enjoyed not endured, if only in small controlled bursts.

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Writing an Action Script: Learning From the Masters

Daley James Francis | Posted 28.03.2013 | UK Entertainment
Read More: Filmmaking, The Dark Knight, Writing, Die Hard, Martin McDonagh, Action Movies, Film, Creative Writing, Scripts, Screenwriting, Video, UK Entertainment News
Daley James Francis

They don't clean up at the Oscars or make the critics swoon, but action movies make big money at the box office and when executed well, can often become a favourite amongst movie fans.

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Creating a Short Film From Scratch

Daley James Francis | Posted 27.03.2013 | UK Entertainment
Read More: Amateur Filmmaking, Entertainment, Film, Filmmaking, Low-Budget-Movies, Screenwriting, UK Movies, UK Film, Short Film, UK Cinema, Video, UK Entertainment News
Daley James Francis

Screenwriters and filmmakers do not get an easy ride when making a name for themselves and when they're trying to break through in the industry.

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WATCH: This Week's Top 10 Viral Videos

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 11.05.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Cat Sings the Blues, Cat Videos, Animal Videos, Dog Videos, UK Viral Videos, Scriptwriting, Orchestra, Orchestra Flashmob, Flash Mob, Screenwriting, Cliche, UK Comedy News

Ever seen a cat sing the blues? Chances are, you haven't - and fortunately for you, you're on just the webpage to rectify that problem. On top of ...

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WATCH: Every Time Anyone In Film Has Said, 'You Just Don't Get It, Do You?'

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 10.05.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Supercuts, You Just Don't Get It Do You Supercut, You Just Don't Get It Do You, Supercut, Screenwriting Cliche, UK Viral Videos, Cliches, Screenwriting, Cliche, Video, UK Comedy News

'Bottoms Up Productions' are the guys behind such jaw-dropping pop culture supercuts as 'Glove, Actually' (a montage of slaps in the movies), 'Glove, ...

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Kissing the Devil's Rump: The Lie of the Amateur Professional

Ian Armer | Posted 05.06.2012 | UK
Read More: Media Criticism, Independent Film, Writing, Freelance, Screenwriting, UK News
Ian Armer

Kissing the devil's rump was a required foreplay at the witches Sabbath, in that one must show respect in order to profit. A similar tradition plays ...

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Writing a Sitcom: Odyssey of an Amateur

Marc Paterson | Posted 21.02.2012 | UK Comedy
Read More: Sitcoms, UK Comedy, Comedy, Writing, Screenwriting, Radio, Radio Sitcoms, Writing-a-Sitcom, UK Comedy News
Marc Paterson

Since I've started writing a new sitcom spec for radio I thought it would be rude not to blog about it. Presently it's called, Owen Crumb Lives With His Mum and does what it says on the tin.

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