I recently had the opportunity to speak with a BAFTA nominated screenplay writer; Steve Coombes whilst I gathered footage for a video unrelated to my Pre-Production Unit. However, whilst I spoke with him, he provided me with some fantastic insight into the screenplay writing industry, including how to go about actually forming my screenplay from start to finish.
You could argue that I could ascertain this information myself from books and such, and whilst I will be doing this throughout my pre-production unit, I feel that it really did help being able to speak to someone like Steve who has experience in a field I am interested in, as it allowed me to ask questions and ultimately learn from a very reliable source.
The video we created can be viewed here, and is a part of the UCA's TVPlay Youtube channel series.
I enjoyed the experience of being able to briefly speak to and learn from Steve, and found it comforting to know that the way in which I operate as a screenplay writer (inventing an ending and working my way backwards with the story) was a technique that is actually used in the industry by professionals.
I any more opportunities to speak with writers like Steve happen, I will most certainly take them.
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