The only person to do a “proper” study of pitching technique and successes is Kimberley D. Elsbach. Her findings were published widely in the Harvard Business Review in 2003. Here, below, is her introduction and, if you like the idea, there’s a link to buy the whole article from the HBR – it costs about…
October 16, 2012
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Stephen May (Director of The Screen Arts Institute) is chairing a panel to discuss Period Drama at this year’s London Screenwriting Festival (6.30 to 7.30pm on Saturday 27th October). The panel includes Roland Moore, Chris Hill, Mark Pallis and Kevin Hood. Check the link for more information. http://www.londonscreenwritersfestival.com/whats-on/sessions/period-drama
October 12, 2012
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Caroline Bacle’s (Class of 2011) 2011 Green Pitch Winner, “Lost Rivers”, opened the 2012 Environmental Film Festival in Toronto two days ago. Caroline’s documentary chronicles the fate of six rivers buried underneath six cities across the globe. http://planetinfocus.org/festival-films/opening-night-gala-lost-rivers/ http://www.nowtoronto.com/movies/story.cfm?content=188901 http://vimeo.com/50839044
Kara Smith (Class of 2010) has won the New York Film Festival’s Park Avenue Award for her TV Spec Script “Parole”. The script also won the Grand Prize at the Hollywood Screenplay contest and was long-listed for an Emmy. Nice one, Kara. Mates, spread the word. https://newyorkscreenplaycontest.com/2012-winners-awards-side-menu http://www.hollywoodscreenplaycontest.com/contest/past-winners-2010/2012-winners
Nick Marston (Curtis Brown and Governor of The Screen Arts Institute) has produced “Broken” through his Cuba Pictures shingle. The movie, starring Tim Roth and Cillian Murphy, will premiere at the London Film Festival in October. The film is a directing debut for Rufus Norris and introduces the young actress, Eloise Laurence. Both have been…
Stephen May, the Director of The Screen Arts Institute, in collaboration with Ealing Studios, will be holding two Script Labs during the upcoming London Screenwriting Festival (Sat 27th and Sun 28th October). 16 writers will be chosen from applicants to develop their feature/TV ideas. The idea/writer that is deemed the strongest will win the opportunity…
Donald Pleasance is Blofelt Over the years people, movies, novels, stories have handed down to writers a few “tricks of the trade”- I’m going to pass them on to you. None of them are new – they’re as old as the hills. None of them are fancy. They are obvious. They’re not complicated. They are…
We are delighted that Nick Marston has agreed to join our illustrious industry council. Nick is the Chairman of the Media Department at the Curtis Brown Group. Nick is responsible for several of the largest film rights sales in UK history including his record-breaking deal for “The Horse Whisperer”. He represents directors as well as…
Amy Ricker (producer, graduate from Steve May’s MA programme in 2011) has a new feature in post, “Having You”, starring Anna Friel and Romola Garai. This is the feature directing debut for the actor Sam Hoare (Captain America, Borgen). http://www.finitefilmsandtv.com/having-you-film-2012/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2397390/
Dan Smyth (graduate from Steve May’s Screenwriting and Producing programme in 2007) has two reasons to celebrate. His short, “Gummy Man”, has been picked up by the Virgin Shorts Competition and is online. And his feature, “The Prefect”, has been selected for the iFeatures2 programme. The producer, Marcie MacLellan, is also a graduate from Steve…