Biography
Currently the Development Producer for BBC Writersroom, finding and nurturing writers for BBC drama and comedy. After graduating with a prize-winning First in English from Liverpool University and an MPhil from King's College, Cambridge, Paul directed new writing in the theatre and began his ongoing work in script and writer development across theatre, film, TV and radio.
The Scriptwriter's Toolbox
Creative writing
Today, many professional scriptwriters have to be chameleon and work across mediums, formats and genres to both pay the rent and massage their creativity. But while script development across dramatic mediums is a truly imperfect science, scriptwriting is not a mystery. And while talent can't be taught, craft most certainly can.
This book is a box of tools to aid the craftsman. It is the first of its kind to comprehensively explore the crucial differences and draw together the universal similarities in writing for stage, radio, film and television. It is written from the point of view of a previously produced writer with extensive experience in finding, developing and producing new scriptwriters across the industry. It takes writers through the things 'readers' think about and look for, and through the process of developing a script from beginning to end. And it is focused on writing the 'calling card' script - the things that expresses your voice and gets you noticed.
The Scriptwriter's Toolbox will be published by A&C Black
Creative writing
Today, many professional scriptwriters have to be chameleon and work across mediums, formats and genres to both pay the rent and massage their creativity. But while script development across dramatic mediums is a truly imperfect science, scriptwriting is not a mystery. And while talent can't be taught, craft most certainly can.
This book is a box of tools to aid the craftsman. It is the first of its kind to comprehensively explore the crucial differences and draw together the universal similarities in writing for stage, radio, film and television. It is written from the point of view of a previously produced writer with extensive experience in finding, developing and producing new scriptwriters across the industry. It takes writers through the things 'readers' think about and look for, and through the process of developing a script from beginning to end. And it is focused on writing the 'calling card' script - the things that expresses your voice and gets you noticed.
The Scriptwriter's Toolbox will be published by A&C Black
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