Scriptwriting courses and books

The Script Factory are running a series of practical one-day workshops designed to help writers, developers and producers grapple with the specific story demands of their chosen genre. The season kicked of yesterday at BFI South Bank with an exhilarating journey into the world of the Thriller. Led by Angeli MacFarlane the course was packed with advice, analysis and practical tools for writer’s tackling the Thriller genre.

There are a few places left on the remaining genre days, check out the training pages on The Script Factory website for further details.

One gem of advice that I’ll be seeking out is filmmaking legend Alexander MacKendrick’s (dir. The Ladykillers – 1955, The Sweet Smell of Success – 1957) book On Filmmaking: An Introduction to the Craft of Filmmaking, essential reading for any budding filmmaker!

Thanks Paul – FLM Script Genius

First Light Movies on WordPress!

First Light Movies inspires young people to use filmmaking to tell their stories their way, to reflect the diversity of their lives.

In this blog we want to reach out to aspiring young filmmakers and all of the people and organisations that can faciliate new British filmmaking talent.

If you have an interest in securing the future of the British Film Industry and in nurturing new talent and new ideas then we hope that the discussions on this blog will be of interest to you. Enjoy!

If you liked this post, why not watch ‘What is First Light Movies’

Karen (Bringing filmmaking to the kids - www.filmstreet.co.uk)