Celebrated British actor and writer Stephen Fry has spoken out against the British TV production system, claiming the writers are "treated like dirt". He particularly points to the fact that writers are generally dispossessed of their work when production starts. In a report in The Stage, he is quoted as saying, “Occasionally, if there’s a good relationship, a writer can come and visit the set, but their job - if they know anything about the etiquette of a set - is to sit very quietly in a corner...
Sista rycket inför SWDC2009
Jag fick just reda på av DFS att vi stänger dörrarna i morgon för registreringar till Scandinavian Web Developer Conference 2009. Så om ni har funderat på att ta del av världens Webutvecklar-stjärnor på Måndag, registrera er _nu_ :)http://www.swdc2009.comMvh...
Promotion for "Learning Dojo"
Here's a little something for anyone wavering about getting "Learning Dojo" or not. To get a 12% discount, do the following;1.) Visit the book page: http://www.packtpub.com/tutorial-for-building-interactive-interfaces-with-dojo/book.2.) Click the "ADD TO CART" button to add the book to your shopping cart.3.) Enter your promotion code: Dojo2688...
Screenwriting conference in Dublin in June
The Jameson Dublin Film Festival is organising a major scriptwriting conference in June, that will bring together four very different writers: Shane Black (Lethal Weapon), Shane Meadows and Paul Fraser (A Room for Romeo Brass, SomersTown), Eran Kolirin (The Band's Visit) and Conor McPherson (The Eclipse). Other guests are planned. Dates June 4 & 5. "Give Me Direction" will be an opportunity to champion great and original writing for the screen and to deepen the Irish Film Board’s engagement...
La Palme dort!
Brilliant headline from France's "Scénaristes" magazine: "La palme dort". Translated, it means "The Palm is sleeping". Sub-headline: "The world's biggest film festival continues to marginalise scriptwriters. How about a change?"An example? It's probably worth remembering that last year the scriptwriters of France's biggest hit (by far), "Bienvenu chez...
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