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A shorter episode this time. We reflect on the best lessons we learnt from the London Screenwriters Festival and urge you to come along. We ask what you want us to cover. And we plug three things. 1 - Who Killed Nelson Nutmeg, our feature which premieres at the London Film Festival on the 10th October. 2 - A spin off book for younger readers called Who Needs Friends Nelson Nutmeg? which is on Amazon now. 3 - A brand new book from us, full of our best tips ever called "The UK Scriptwriters Survival Handbook" - get it now on Amazon too.
Synopsis: Four misfit kids on a summer camp holiday think the camp's mascot has been murdered so they try to find out who killed Nelson Nutmeg? We speak to co-writer/director/producer Danny Stack about making his debut feature film and the prospect of a world premiere at the London Film Festival 2015. Who Killed Nelson Nutmeg? will be screening at the Haymarket Cinema, 12.15pm on Saturday 10th October. Tickets can be purchased from the BFI Film Festival website: www.bfi.org.uk/lff Film's website http://www.nelsonnutmeg.com/#!preorder/cee5 "Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Intro/Outro music: Gaslamp Funworks by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a CC Attribution 3.0. incompetech.com/music/royalty-fre…isrc=USUAN1100826.
Tim is a freelance storyteller. As a BAFTA nominated film maker, video creative and script writer, he sees 'side projects' as investments in his business: producing work you love should draw people you'd love to work with to you. This... is his story. Don't forget to subscribe via iTunes and the Podcast app for iPhone etc and also via Stitcher who have an Android app, or scroll down and download from here - If you like the podcast, please do leave a review if you get a chance. Here’s some of the key takeaway points: Tim started freelancing by going part-time at his job When people say ‘what do you do?’ He tells them what he’s done Side projects shouldn’t be considered ‘side’ projects, they’re projects - they’re not fluff, they’re investing in you Use side projects to evolve your skills and creativity in the direction you want to head; the worst thing you can do is… nothing With your side work you start to build gravity and people start to be drawn to you for what you do, instead of chasing work the whole time For Tim, side project collaboration is key: share the risk and the reward. It also helps with the isolation of freelancing Stop worrying about and chasing work and take that time/energy to create amazing things that draw work to you It gets to the point when you become confident the phone will ring Don’t fear time of no work between jobs, embrace it to develop yourself Doing his podcast has been a great networking opportunity of meeting incredible script writers; it’s got him to be better known within the industry More from Tim Tim's site Who Killed Nelson Nutmeg? film site UK Scriptwriters Podcast BFI London Film Festival page for Who Killed Nelson Nutmeg? (October 2015) Who the hell is Steve Folland? You know how everyone bangs on about how powerful video and audio content can be? Yeah, well Steve helps businesses make it and make the most of it. Find out more at www.stevefolland.com Track him down on Twitter @sfolland or lay a trail of cake and he'll eventually catch you up.
This episode is about being proactive. What can you do to make sure you chase down every avenue? Are you an amateur or a professional. PLUS we launch our new feature film for children - Who Killed Nelson Nutmeg? www.nelsonnutmeg.com