Blog posts by year and monthJanuary 2009
Posts (11)
Cheap and chirpy
It has been a while since my last post, which is largely because I haven't had anything much to say. However, earlier this week I was invited to give a couple of talks to a Comedy North/Writersroom North writing workshop taking place in Ted Hughes's old house near Hebden Bridge (he had a good e...
Casualty Scripts and Interview
Ever wondered about the process of writing for Casualty works? Wonder no more, for script producer Bianca Rodway talks us through the process. Not only that, but we've got two scripts from the last series for your delight and education. A House Divided by Daisy Coulam is the one in whi...
Writers Academy 4
A Reader Speaks OK - this week I thought I'd hand over the blog to David Roden. He works with me as part of the Academy team, and his job is mostly to read scripts that are sent to us. I asked him what he thought... he did this: "I read scripts. I read a lot of scripts. I can't tel...
Writers Academy 3
Do I qualify to enter? A few thoughts this week on what kind of writing experience will qualify you for the course... You are able to apply for the Writers Academy if you can prove you have a "professional drama commission". In other words we want you to show us that you have been paid to...
The Perfect 10: 6. Surprise!
So, instalment 6: Surprise! It's a pretty obvious thing to say, but cliche and predictability kills story. That doesn't mean to say that you shouldn't be seeding anticipation and expectation of what might happen - and for them to make coherent sense. But if what happens feels consistently ...
Writers Academy 2
What script should I send in? Thought I'd spend some time this week talking about the kind of sample script you should send in with your applications to the Writers Academy. Your sample script is the most important part of your application. You need to send us your absolute best work, and ...
Surf's Up
The year isn't quite so new now is it? But Happy New Year nevertheless and it's great to see Ceri at Writers Academy blogging here this year! The tail end of 2008 had me battling with my ISP, I was reduced to a dial up internet connection for almost 6 weeks with only intermittent broadband. T...
London and Belfast Roadshows
Just a quick note to say that the BBC writersroom roadshow will be travelling to Belfast on 29 January 2009. There are also still places available for the London roadshow on the 15 January 2009. So if you're in either of those places, bring your script along and save yourself a couple of quid...
Writers Academy 1
Hi, I'm Ceri Meyrick, Development Producer, New Talent in the BBC Drama Department. For the last three years, I've been running and co-tutoring the Writers Academy with John Yorke. We've just come up for air after the 2008 course finished before Christmas, so I thought it might be useful to st...
The Perfect 10: 5. Emotion
Happy New Year! And swiftly on to instalment 5: Emotion In Character is Everything, I talked about engaging with characters on an emotional level. But I think emotion is worth a discussion all to itself, because it is the thing that makes great stories resonate with us for years to come...
