Articles

A series of articles by Robin Bailes, that compare a modern film with it's silent era counterpart.

A series of articles by Tony Culver that examines new ways to present artistic work.

Tony Culver returns to the London Comedy Writers with a new article A Window on a Windowless World, which although geared towards artists shows insights into the tapping into the creative process.

Idiot Box

In an effort to better understand TV, our critic flicks through the channels trying to make sense of the madness.

Pilot Breakdown

The first episode of a new series is perhaps the most important, but also hardest to write. In this series of articles pilot episodes (both successful and unsuccessful) are broken to examine how they are put together.

The First 10 Minutes

If you had a lot to cover in the pilot, spare a thought for the first ten minutes. In these few pages you have your work cut out for you. a reader with a stack of scripts will look for any excuse to drop your script so the first ten pages has to sizzle.