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Show, don’t tell. Make it visual. Screenwriting doesn’t have the flee-flowing prose of novels. It’s the blue-print for a visual film and screenwriting is writing at its most condensed and brutal. There should be no unnecessary words and every scene or joke, however good, needs to push the story forward. If not, get it out […]

  Keep challenging yourself I heard Martin Scorsese being interviewed discussing how he wasn’t completely happy with Goodfellas on its general release. Whilst this sounds incredulous it shows that no one stops learning and everyone can improve. Keep challenging yourself and broadening your skillset with new projects that push you out of your comfort zone. […]

This week we interviewed EDF Energy at Green Fleet’s trade show to promote efficiency within fleets. The leading names within electric vehicles, including BMW, Alphabet and Toyota, all had a strong presence. Our interviews were a breeze as the guys at EDF were very knowledgeable and passionate about what they do. They gave some interesting […]

The glitz and glamour of The Oscars draws the biggest names in cinema and billions of viewers worldwide. Despite this the Academy doesn’t always get it right. We look at the 10 films that they criminally overlooked for the Best Picture Oscar   Taxi Driver (1976) Martin Scorsese’s unflinching and compelling portrayal of an isolated […]

At Collaborative Media we specialise in creating documentaries centred on particular industries. We will interview several industry leading companies to get the latest developments, breakthroughs and news. Our programmes are broadcast on Sky Channel Information TV. In addition to the programme we also produce a film that is tailored to each contributing company. These can […]

Scotland’s decision not to leave was like almost being dumped by a girlfriend you’d been taking for granted. Scotland, we will never take you for granted again. To prove it here are the top ten films shot and set in Scotland. 10. Skyfall Bond has been a British institution since Ian Fleming dipped his quill […]

What do Tom Hanks, Mickey Rourke and David Copperfield have in common with The London Film Festival? They’re all 58 years old, with The BFI London Film Festival ageing better than them all. From 8-19th October, 248 films will be screened across 17 London venues. Many of the films and events will be held at […]

Keep your old posts visible If you’re blogging every day you will quickly build up an archive of articles. If you’re not careful, readers will only see your top few blog posts. If using WordPress, you include widgets which list your top read posts, or your most recent posts. This is an unthreatening way to […]

Take advantage of the knowledge around you While I am in charge of the blog, you may have noticed guest posts from some of our film-makers. One wrote a great piece about what life is actually like for a working filmmaker. I also got all of the filmmakers giving advice on how they got into […]

Artificial Eye Specialises in world cinema and art-house films. The quality of productions means they are successful in film festivals and they have released more Cannes Film Festival winners than any other UK distributor. They distributed Clio Barnard’s fantastic social realist film The Selfish Giant. This was produced by Moonspun Films and won an array […]