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Quote: Marc P @ August 2 2012, 3:28 PM BSTand shout fat belgian bastards remember hastings was smarter than poirot.
yes and Tin Tin was a homo with a bad haircut!
Quote: Marc P @ August 2 2012, 3:28 PM BSTand shout fat belgian bastards remember hastings was smarter than poirot.
yes and Tin Tin was a homo with a bad haircut!
You should enter the Sitcom Trials, if you haven't already...at least you only have to work on a short episode and it would inspire you to write the rest of the series if interest was shown in it. I love black comedy, so the Halloween spin was what drew me here in the first place. However, I see, there are trials run quite often, so you could keep on writing and perfecting yours if you don't succeed first off.
Quote: Joyce @ August 2 2012, 4:05 PM BSTI love black comedy,
What? Like The Amos and Andy Show?
Quote: Joyce @ August 2 2012, 4:05 PM BSTYou should enter the Sitcom Trials, if you haven't already...at least you only have to work on a short episode and it would inspire you to write the rest of the series if interest was shown in it. I love black comedy, so the Halloween spin was what drew me here in the first place. However, I see, there are trials run quite often, so you could keep on writing and perfecting yours if you don't succeed first off.
I'm not sure the sitcom trials has much to do with sitcom writing per se, it is more of its own thing, but I agree it is probably fun for those involved, and a good exercise/experience/learning curve. The Sitcom Mission fellow that has grown out of it seems to be more sitcom orientated in form.
Quote: Joyce @ August 2 2012, 3:22 PM BSTHeh...indeed, "It's a joke, Joyce!".
Anyway, no worries...I just thought I'd confirm it for anyone else who might think I'm someone else and not me. It can be very annoying when you strike up a forum rapport with someone, only to find out they're someone you already know playing around.
Okay...nuff said.
Zooo...didn't you just love that bip bip bip bipbipbipbipbip bip bip sound? I know I did!
Marc P...what type of sitcom are you after developing? What are your inspirations...already on TV etc?
And I can definitely say that Joyce is not me too. You can tell 'cos I never owned those two particular computers.
Marc P, so...you would advise me entering the Sitcom Mission too? The next one's not until next year, so I might just screw my thinking cap on.
BillWill, well...I'm pretty certain we're not the same person, but I heard you playing a loud rendition of 'London's Burning' in your garden the other day, while I was trying to sleep. At first I thought it was an annoying child whose mother had shut it in the garden to cause nuisance to all neighbours within a 20 mile radius. Then, I realized it was you, but only because of the Spectrum ZX81 that was lovingly clutched to your heart.
So, I could still be you...not sure. Or was it a different computer you owned?
Quote: Joyce @ August 3 2012, 10:37 AM BSTMarc P, so...you would advise me entering the Sitcom Mission too? The next one's not until next year, so I might just screw my thinking cap on.
There are quite a few staged competitions, but the SitcomMission is aimed at staging half hour sitcoms and the winner gets their piece commissioned by Hat Trick and five grand. So probably worth a pop, but far more sitcoms are optioned and developed outside of 'competitions', make as Matthew Stott said earlier, some connections and get it to people who make stuff. But having things staged is a good way of learning what works in front of an audience.
When I entered a couple of years back they did actually record one of the read throughs and sent it to me, which was good. No audience there, but enough to play around with and have a kind of audio version. Was fifteen minutes mind, although that format seems to be coming up on radio sometimes. SO definitely worth investigating. 
Hmmmm...I've only really written for students and some stand-up for amateurs. It's worked pretty well, but writing for students has been really stifling me. However, it's good training for learning what exactly needs to be in a script for even the most untalented actor to be able to deliver it adequately. It's very hard to script for a bunch of students where some are amazingly talented and others are only there because 'Performing Arts' looked to be the easiest option on the prospectus...and their parents will make them look for a job if they do nothing at all. I think you get my drift.
So, yes, I will definitely look at that. Thanks muchly.
You can look at scripts on the bbc writersroom site too, and actors vary even with the trials or mission etc. Some can kill lines and some can nail them, likewise directors, and likewise both in the pro world too.
Here's the read through, like I said no audience. As not in finals lol.
Yeah...I've looked through the BBC site for scripts and ideas and read through a lot of the scripts on the Sitcom Trials Yahoo group. It's good to see how other people's minds work. I love reading other people's work...never seeing the same thing twice and reinforcing the fact that everyone's brain works differently and can produce amazing original stuff. My problem is I love it all really...I love the enthusiasm and the guts it takes to put something in front of a load of strangers in the hope someone will like it. It kind of blinds me to the odd negative that others would pick up on and effectively critique. I suppose that's the mumsy streak in me. My kids could shit on the floor and I'd still be there telling them how many ways it had made me proud, trying to avoid the fact that it was a completely disgusting and moronic thing to do (which is what I should have said). By the way, they don't actually shit on the floor, that would be revolting...it's usually on the dinner table.
I like the advice. Eat a sandwich, almost poetic.
Yes. Many times now I ignore thimgs.
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