So I thought I would blog on my first day at the LSF
It was a weird rollercoaster day when I manged to get from having genuine thoughts of what would happen if I just stopped writing altogether to feeling more excited about my project then I have in ages. Most of this can be put down to blood sugar levels but I had an excellent session at a Euroscript script clinic. It really is a bit like seeing a therapist about a script. Just talking about it to someone new means they can point out all the obvious issues that have been allowed to stay in for no good reason. And by acknowledging one thing I was actually able to see why other suggestions didn't work. I have a tendency to just accept any old note once I've conceded one but this time the thing felt like it framed better.
Other highlights would be Jane Leys's talk. Really excellent, despite the fact I was fading badly and feeling like it was all too much during it. I particularly rated the 50 things that could stop them achieving their goals. That sounds like a brilliant exercise and have started work on it. Also Ash Atalla just for being funny and human and positive about the fact that talent will out.
However what I've decided from yesterday is this: I want to know more about craft than trade this time. I always thought that it was most important to come out of the festival with lots of ways to hustle and get yourself heard. But the truth is that I'll learn about that when I'm ready. At the moment I need to feel better about my projects and get that draft out before christmas as planned. Then I can focus on this. And just as writing tips are more useful once you've tried and failed so I suspect are 'how to get noticed' tips. I need to do it for a bit and then pay attention. With that in mind I'm planning to go to the following sesisons:
The preverbal language of cinema
Speed Pitching (and this time remember you're pitching you not your project)
Why most scripts crash and burn in first ten pages
Train your brain for writing success
And the pitch factor (whether I enter or not will depend on how I'm feeling)
Looking forward to it.
Nick
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