Susanna Fogel: Writing Booksmart, The Spy Who Dumped Me and Beyond
Susanna Fogel: Writing Booksmart, The Spy Who Dumped Me and Beyond Meet one of the hottest writers in Hollywood right now, Susanna Fogel, who is in town for the BAFTAs where she is nominated for ‘Booksmart’. If you have seen it you will know why she is nominated. If you haven’t, watch it tonight. Susanna […]
Frank Spotnitz: Ten truths ARE out there… and other Screenwriting Truth Bombs by Ann McGauran
Frank Spotnitz… Ten truths ARE out there… and other Screenwriting Truth Bombs The crowd arrived quietly. It felt like the middle of the night. Some of us had the absent look of the almost asleep… Well it was 9.30am, the crack of dawn for a room full of writers. But within seconds we were on […]
Frank Spotnitz: 8 Unforgettable Series Writing Tips from the X Files by Marie James
Frank Spotnitz has navigated his 25-year career as a Screenwriter, Producer, and Showrunner by following three rules. As part of the London Screenwriters’ Festival Breakfast Club, Frank shared these rules (and a lot more advice) to screenwriters in a Q&A event more than worth the price of admission. For example, according to Frank, all good […]
John August: A Big Fish across the Pond by Elaine Clayton
John August: A Big Fish across the Pond by Elaine Clayton The London Breakfast Club was back in action this week. Hot on the heels of the London Screenwriters’ Festival and with a spectacular guest speaker: John August. Many of us are familiar with Scriptnotes, the weekly podcast John hosts with fellow screenwriter Craig Maizen. […]
John August: “Itches to be scratched” and Nine Cool Screenwriter Things by Kosha Engler
John August: “Itches to be scratched” and Nine Cool Screenwriter Things by Kosha Engler Thirty minutes later John August appeared in the flesh. We went wild with applause for the great man of podcast fame and oh, one or two Hollywood films. And a musical. And a few novels. And a screenwriting app, which he […]
Meet Joe Barton: How I Learned How to Crack Netflix by Philip Lawrence
Meet Joe Barton: How I Learned How to Crack Netflix by Philip Lawrence Ooh ah! Netflix. You wondrous angel you, beaming glorious, bold imaginative stories into our homes and devices. From whence do these mystical tales come? And how can we, the humble screenwriter offer up our meagre scribblings for your consideration? Today’s Breakfast Club […]
Rowan Joffe: Nine brilliant fix-its from Rowan Joffe’s toolbox by Jade S. Bokhari
Nine brilliant fix-its from Rowan Joffe’s toolbox by Jade S. Bokhari This was one of those talks. You feel the crackle in the air and the hairs spike on the nape of your neck from the speaker’s passion as it ignites the air. Rowan Joffe, writer, director and the man behind Sky Atlantic’s new series; […]
Christopher Hampton: “I want originality!”, Seven things I learnt when we met
“I want originality!” and seven things I learnt when I met Christopher Hampton by Tom Kerevan After a short break, the London Breakfast Club was back. At the new, more sociable time of Pimms O’Clock on a Friday, the Phoenix Artist Club was yet again packed out to hear words of wisdom from a Hollywood […]
Dean Craig: 10 Take Home Points from the Dean Craig Breakfast Club by Emma Heath
Dean Craig: 10 Take Home Points from his Breakfast Club by Emma Heath Dean Craig’s screenwriting career has taken the sort of trajectory many dream of. From working as a runner… to getting his first feature, Caffeine, produced… to his script Death at a Funeral being made not once, not twice, but THREE times (in […]
Jen Handorf: The Three Pillars Of Successful Low Budget Horror Film Production
The Three Pillars Of Successful Low Budget Horror Film Production with Jen Handork Jen Handorf, veteran of five Brit low budget horror flicks, shared her experience at the London Breakfast Club today. It was an insightful conversation with a producer who has been prolific in production and effective in distribution and sales. Having worked on […]