Blog posts by year and monthSeptember 2018
Posts (7)
Black Earth Rising - Using Animation Where Words Fail
We spoke to writer/director Hugo Blick and animator Steve Small about the use of animated sequences in new drama Black Earth Rising. They describe why and how animation was used to relate sequences of intense trauma.
Introducing The Writers Access Group 2019
BBC Writersroom has set up The Writers Access Group, a brand-new initiative to give talented disabled writers the chance to expand their writing skills and to be offered opportunities in TV and radio at the BBC.
Drama Room Day Two
Eno Mfon is part of our Drama Room writer development group for 2018. She explains more about what happened on their second workshop day, which focussed on Radio Drama.
Trust
Alice Nutter is one of the writers of the new BBC Two drama Trust which tells the story of the Gettys, one of America's richest families. Alice started out in the band Chumbawamba and began her writing career via a scheme at West Yorkshire Playhouse, part-funded by BBC Writersroom.
Some Notes on Notes
If you are a working writer you are going to have to deal with notes. Robin Taylor is part of our script reading team and a writer himself and shares some advice on the types of notes you are likely to receive and how to work with them in a constructive way.
Black Earth Rising
Black Earth Rising is a new BBC Two international thriller about the prosecution of international war crimes and the West’s relationship with contemporary Africa written, directed and produced by Bafta-winner Hugo Blick (The Honourable Woman, The Shadow Line).
Writer Mike Bartlett on his new BBC One drama 'Press'
Mike Bartlett is the award-winning writer of 'Doctor Foster' and 'King Charles III'. His new drama 'Press' comes to BBC One beginning on Thursday 6th September 2018 at 9pm.
