In Screenwriting, Hope Springs Eternal

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 relationships with the US agents, scout for sitcom showrunners to teach us how to ‘run a room’ and meet with talent. Terrifying as this was to me, I also had to drive whilst there, something I’m legendarily rubbish at

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Tamzin Rafn

Tamzin Rafn is a screenwriter and former Development Executive, represented by Independent Talent in the UK and WME in LA. She wrote ALBATROSS starring Oscar-nominee Felicity Jones and worked in the main vein of script development in the UK. No she will not read your script, Industrial Scripts do that and do it well thanking ye kindly. You can follow Tamzin on Twitter, check out her IMDb profile, read more of her scribblings on her blog and tell her where to go in the comments box above…

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