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Jun 9, 20100

All may be quiet, but we’re working hard!

Categories: Director, Producer, Scriptwriting, Writer
All may be quiet, but we’re working hard!

A little update to let you all know the latest on The Marionette Unit. You'll have noticed we've been a bit quiet on the blogging front and rest assured, it means we're hard at work on the feature script. We've had some great feedback on the trailer, from the public, Steampunk enthusiasts and industry members alike. It may be quiet on the site a little while longer as we put the finishing touches on our draft and we'll get some news out to everyone as soon as we start sending the script out to our contacts here in London and LA. In the meantime, keep spreading the word of the film to as many people as you can! Thanks

Jun 3, 20092

The art of co-writing

Categories: Director, Scriptwriting, Writer
The art of co-writing

Both James and I have been working hard on developing The Marionette Unit and I'm pleased to say that the script has reached its final stages before we head into official pre-production. Since I posted last time, a good friend of mine came on board to help co-write on the script. Paul Adams has been working with both James and I on another project we're developing for US television and we felt he'd be the right person to help hone the script of The Marionette Unit. It was a really fruitful collaboration and my first time working on a script as a co-writer. I've always been nervous about working on co-writing a script, only because I've found good producer/director relationships and director/cinematographer relationships but I don't think I've ever found someone who I've clicked with from a writing point of view. What was great about working with Paul was that he was into the same things I am creatively and passionate about telling the stories I want to tell - something that can entertain from a commercial point of view, but also with something interesting to say. The slightly tough aspect of this collaboration was the fact that Paul is based in Canada, so everything had to ...


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