Author: Eva Wilshere
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8 minutesPositioning Statement
WORKING TITLE: The PNDs FORMAT: 45min Television Drama. PREMISE: In a small city in England, a virus has given anyone with Neuro-divergence heightened anxiety and…
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1 minuteMajor Projects
This is it, the culmination of all the work done so far, everything we’ve learnt shall influence us as we create our final project. I…
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1 minutePause and Reflect
Life is very strange at the moment but my saving grace seems to be writing. I love that no matter how I’m feeling on the…
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6 minutesThe Year Dot
The Year Dot Dorothy (92) has Lung Cancer, knowing she may only have a year at most, she begins to plan an end of life…
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2 minutesIt’s Always Darkest Before Dawn.
Last term I was so unwell I barely wrote in this blog, but I struggled through anyway. I got my assignments in and although I…
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2 minutesWeek 2 – Marketplace Value
After taking a quick look at the United States DVD Sales Chart for Week Ending September 6, 2020, it confirmed what last week’s article had…
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2 minutesTerm 2 begins.
I am looking forward to this term and learning more about development within the industry. Wish list: And so, I give you my premise for…
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1 minuteThis is the end my friend.
(Of the first term!) I thoroughly enjoyed my first term and feel I have learnt a lot. I’m nervous to get my first marks back…
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2 minutesWriter’s statement – first draft.
I was inspired during an online first aid quiz I was taking for work and I started getting distracted, wondering what I would do if…
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4 minutesLaying It Out
2. Genre – Originally a political satire with elements of In The Loop, this Drama still contains comedic moments reminiscent of British sketch shows like…
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2 minutesWrite A Pitch
The Synopsis outlines the spine of the story, detailing central characters, arena, principal events, climax and conclusion. It should be written in an objective, economical…
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1 minuteReflection Week 8
This has been the most difficult week so far. I think I may have writer’s block and it’s made me realise that I’ve never managed…
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4 minutesKickstarter Reviews.
From what I’ve seen, a good campaign combines a mixture of a catchy title, sub heading and premise along with good rewards! The films I…
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3 minutesDistrict 9
An interesting take on a sci-fi film which uses the narrative structure of Alien invasion as a metaphor for South African apartied. The film was…
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2 minutesBack To The Future
Until 1908, scripts were mostly written by two partners with complementary skill sets. This must have worked very well as I always find collaborating with…
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1 minuteFirst attempt: Teachers
The first attempt is in a PDF format if anyone wants to check it out. I am currently in the process of deciding which scriptwriting…
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3 minutesWorking The Story From Every Angle.
SHORT FILM: My work uses the short film format to its advantage due to the neighbours comments are almost like little facebook comments or tweets. Visually…
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1 minuteCharacterization and Dialogue
To write good dialogue you must step inside of your characters and have an understanding of their motivations and background. Their country, region, city, education…
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1 minuteReflection week 5
This week was all about developing our characters and how to make them feel realistic, gain audience empathy and what kind of emotional journey they…
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2 minutesMovies That Move Us
In this week’s reading I found the concept of alignment interesting. The protagonist’s response must be appropriate to the situation so the audience can become…