Comedy Duo Anne-Marie Draycott and Charity Trimm to guest on Euro #scriptchat on July 8th, 2012

Anne-Marie reaches for inspiration

Euro #scriptchat is delighted to be joined by comedy duo Anne-Marie Draycott and Charity Trimm on Sunday July 8th 2012. 

Anne-Marie Draycott & Charity Trimm met each other through working with Miranda Hart and discovered they shared a passion for quirky character-based comedy. They wrote and developed their own live material and hosted successful comedy residencies in London.  Draycott & Trimm steadily built-up an online community of supporters by writing, performing and producing comedy sketches and short films, winning several comedy competitions and attracting industry interest along the way (including BBC Comedy North, Monkey Productions, Baby Cow, Channel K).

In 2009 they were invited to take part in a BBC Comedy North / BBC Writers Room Writers Residency and were then commissioned to write and appear in a sketch show for BBC3, and also commissioned by Monkey Productions to write and perform sketches for BBC Online’s website, Comedy Extra. 

In August 2011 they were thrilled to win the BAFTA Rocliffe Comedy Scriptwriting Competition for their TV comedy drama PREGNANT PAUSE.  In September BAFTA showcased the script at the New York Television Festival and they took part in a Q&A with Phil Rosenthal.   Draycott & Trimm are currently developing the script, now called UNEXPECTED, with Bwark Productions.

Most recently, they have also been commissioned to write a comedy pilot for the BBC.

Come join us as we chat to Anne-Marie Draycott & Charity Trimm on Sunday 8th of July at 8pm BST.

FARAH ABUSHWESHA, founder of Rocliffe Forums, guests on EURO Scriptchat on the 16th of October

No matter how in depth those character arcs are, or how clever those subtle plot points in the third act; unless you nail the first 15 pages, chances are no-one is going to get that far.

It's increasingly common for script submissions and competitions to request just the first 15 pages.  This week we talk with Farah Abushwesha, founder of the Rocliffe Forums about why this is the case, what a reader can gain from the script in this short sample, and more importantly how to make them want to read more.

Farah Abushwesha is the founding member of the Rocliffe Forums.  She is a writer and author of the forthcoming book Rocliffe Notes: How to get your Screenplay out there.  Her production works includes Late Bloomers with William Hurt, Isabella Rossellini, Scouting Book for Boys, BBC's one part drama Micro Men with Martin Freeman, and has made three award winning short films. Her blog is called the Accidental Activist and focuses on her human rights work.

Come join us on Sunday, October 16th at 8pm BST.