New writing initiatives from the ±«Óãtv College of Comedy
Developing your sitcom writing and getting to the next level can seem daunting if you don't have support - which, thankfully, is where the ±«Óãtv College of Comedy comes in.
According to a new press release, they have announced two new writing initiatives for 2010:
All Mixed-Up
Writers who are interested in All Mixed-Up, and can demonstrate some professional achievement are requested to submit the first ten pages of a script, with a limit of six characters and three settings.
The best six scripts will be workshopped in preparation for a showcase with a professional cast at the Soho Theatre on 4th December, where a celebrity panel will choose the best two for further development by ±«Óãtv Comedy. Both scripts will be optioned, with the winner's option worth £1000, and the runner-up £500.
Writers of the next best six scripts will be invited to attend workshops on 4th December, and to join the showcase audience.
The competition is being run in association with Triforce Promotions, which promotes talent across a multi-cultural network of people in the media industries.
The aim is to encourage work by diverse voices, and to provide promising writers with an opportunity to develop their professional skills.
Micheál Jacob, college creative head, said:Ìý "We hope the competition will attract entries from writers who may feel their lives are not currently reflected in television comedy, and will introduce us to funny and fresh new voices."
CBeebies
The second initiative will see the college and CBeebies run a four-day workshop to explore the creation of a new comedy for viewers aged from four to six. Invited writers will be given an insight into the CBeebies audience, hear case studies on hit shows for the channel including Gigglebiz and Grandpa in My Pocket, and work together to develop ideas for a live action programme.
The workshop will be held in Newcastle in November.
For more information about getting started in comedy writing, visit the ±«Óãtv Writersroom website.
According to a new press release, they have announced two new writing initiatives for 2010:
- All Mixed-Up is a sitcom writing competition where writers will be asked to submit proposals which reflect multi-cultural Britain.
- The second initiative will be in collaboration with CBeebies In-house Production to develop a writing workshop which explores the creation of new comedy for viewers aged four to six.
All Mixed-Up
Writers who are interested in All Mixed-Up, and can demonstrate some professional achievement are requested to submit the first ten pages of a script, with a limit of six characters and three settings.
The best six scripts will be workshopped in preparation for a showcase with a professional cast at the Soho Theatre on 4th December, where a celebrity panel will choose the best two for further development by ±«Óãtv Comedy. Both scripts will be optioned, with the winner's option worth £1000, and the runner-up £500.
Writers of the next best six scripts will be invited to attend workshops on 4th December, and to join the showcase audience.
The competition is being run in association with Triforce Promotions, which promotes talent across a multi-cultural network of people in the media industries.
The aim is to encourage work by diverse voices, and to provide promising writers with an opportunity to develop their professional skills.
Micheál Jacob, college creative head, said:Ìý "We hope the competition will attract entries from writers who may feel their lives are not currently reflected in television comedy, and will introduce us to funny and fresh new voices."
CBeebies
The second initiative will see the college and CBeebies run a four-day workshop to explore the creation of a new comedy for viewers aged from four to six. Invited writers will be given an insight into the CBeebies audience, hear case studies on hit shows for the channel including Gigglebiz and Grandpa in My Pocket, and work together to develop ideas for a live action programme.
The workshop will be held in Newcastle in November.
For more information about getting started in comedy writing, visit the ±«Óãtv Writersroom website.
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At 19th Aug 2010, Boho_Dotcom wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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At 22nd Aug 2010, PeerlessKid wrote:Good luck to anyone trying out. Brilliant as usual from the ±«Óãtv here, showing support to those looking to make it as a writer.
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At 25th Aug 2010, franky84 wrote:I have a question regarding "professional achievements". Does this mean having broadcast credits? I've done a couple of short films, and will be having a piece of poetry professionally published soon, do they count?
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At 7th Sep 2010, bigmouthrick wrote:It's great that the ±«Óãtv are doing College of Comedy but are there going to be anymore comedy writing scheme's this year? As none of my work fits into the criteria of these two schemes.
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