Opinion

Opinion based articles.

8.9

In Screenwriting, Hope Springs Eternal

September 19, 2014

Articles, British Film, Business, Columnists, Film, Opinion

The Rafn Column Part III Screenwriting - Hope Springs Eternal When I worked as a Development Executive, the most terrifying thing I ever had to do was fly to LA on my own to do a round of meetings to build re...

9.2

10 Honest Quotes about the Life of the Screenwriter

Industrial Scripts

August 28, 2014

Articles, Business, Didactic, Listicles, Most Shared, Most Viewed, Philosophical

Nobody worships more reverently at the altar of screenwriting than us. We believe in The Screenplay. We recognise it as the critical component in whether a film or TV shows lives, or dies.In its own right, ...

The Rafn Column Part I: Explaining the Obvious

Tamzin Rafn

August 21, 2014

Articles, British Film, Columnists, Film, Opinion

The script, the script, the script... I have always had a love affair with scripts. I love, love, love them. Love them warm coming off the printer, love the font that echoes the old Hollywood era when they wou...

Writers Sceptical - Script Hosting Sites

6.6

Why Writers should be Sceptical of Script Hosting sites

Industrial Scripts

August 5, 2014

Articles, Business, Didactic, Film, Listicles, Opinion, TV

Sceptical of Script Hosting Sites "I've barely got enough time for my existing clients, let alone trawling around websites looking for more" - Prominent UK lit agent.Pacino in HEAT - time-poor.We're...

8.7

Why The Holy Trinity of Monster Movies are Impossible to Top

Industrial Scripts

June 27, 2014

Articles, Craft, Didactic, Film, Genre, Hollywood, Opinion

With the arrival of GODZILLA at your local multiplex you might be thinking it's time to get writing some monster movies of your own — how hard can it be, right?But while GODZILLA may have roared onto sc...

6.5

Where is the Female Talent?

Industrial Scripts

January 29, 2014

Film, Listicles, Opinion

Where is the female talent of screenwriters & directors? Recent figures cast a gloomy picture; employment of women in film and TV has fallen to 15 year lows; only two female directed films cracked 2013’s To...

Colin Firth, British Film Industry Stereotypes

8.1

13 Stereotypes of the British Film Industry

Industrial Scripts

December 19, 2013

Articles, British Film, Business, Film, Listicles, Opinion

13 Stereotypes of the British Film Industry: True or False? Does the British film industry produce the best talent? Does the land of Shakespeare respect the writer? Is anything happening outside of London? Ind...

8.3

Is it Smarter to make Bad Movies, or No Movies at all?

Industrial Scripts

September 24, 2013

Articles, Film, Opinion, Philosophical

After years of hard labour, you birth your fledgling screenplay Little Miss Sunshine to the world, the film grosses $100m and you take the reins to the Star Wars Empire (the writing side of things, not the keys...

6.9

The Evolution of a Script Development Career

Industrial Scripts

April 13, 2012

Articles, Business, Film, Opinion

One of the questions we're asked most at Industrial Scripts is, "how do I build a career in script development?"It's not an exact science by any means, but the key to getting ahead in development is to pay ...