Done Deal Pro
07-03-2008, 10:39 AM
Training provision for screenwriters has been undergoing a sea change in the UK in recent years, with providers aiming to connect training with the industry and help create writers who can function both creatively and commercially.
The UK film business has not always taken the most positive view of screenwriter training. A 2007 report for the UK Film Council (Ukfc) and UK training body Skillset finding that "of the minority of production companies who expressed views, most felt that training schemes were ineffective in contributing to critical and/or commercial success, as they were perceived to lack market awareness".
"The business of screenwriting has not been given as much attention in this country as it should have been," says David Pearson, director of the International Screenwriters' Festival (July 1-3) and a film and TV executive, producer, writer and director. "If you're going to function well in an industry like this you have to have market information and understand how the business works."
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The UK film business has not always taken the most positive view of screenwriter training. A 2007 report for the UK Film Council (Ukfc) and UK training body Skillset finding that "of the minority of production companies who expressed views, most felt that training schemes were ineffective in contributing to critical and/or commercial success, as they were perceived to lack market awareness".
"The business of screenwriting has not been given as much attention in this country as it should have been," says David Pearson, director of the International Screenwriters' Festival (July 1-3) and a film and TV executive, producer, writer and director. "If you're going to function well in an industry like this you have to have market information and understand how the business works."
Click here (http://www.screendaily.com/ScreenDailyArticle.aspx?intStoryID=39632) to read the entire article from Screen Daily.