SWF 2006 // THURSDAY 28 JUNE 2006 OVERVIEW
09:00 TESTING THE WRITER
Market testing of films before release is increasing. SeanSteele of test screening company NRG, who test for all themajor studios, joins Writer/Director (TBC), to explore what testing revealsabout screenplays and the implications it holds for writers.
10:00 CAUGHT BETWEEN IRAQ AND A HARD PLACE
How to represent a controversial war' Tony Marchant'snew FilmFour drama The Mark Of Cain explores theday-to-day lives of British troops in Iraq. He joins David Pearson, who spent three months filming in Iraq after the invasion, to discussthis difficult subject area.
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10:00 LOVE YOUR AUDIENCE, NOT YOUR CHARACTERS
Julian Friedmann arguesthat writers' love affairs with their characters can get in the way ofcommercial success and satisfied audiences.
11:00 MAKING IT UP
Debbie Isitt talksabout her film Confetti, which was improvised by the actors working to herstoryline, with Colin Brown ofScreen International.
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11:00 SCRIPT EDITORS - FRIEND OR FOE
Justin Trefgarne isScript Editor of Nick Ostler and MarkHuckerby, Claire Moorsom editsRichard Jobson. They share the stage todiscuss their experiences of working in collaboration.
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11:00 WORKING WITH C4 (TBC)
Katherine Butler,Head of Development at Film Four/C4 and Writer Abi Morgan (Sex Traffic, Brick Lane) explore the making of Brick Lane and how C4 works with writers.
12:00 UNEQUAL COLLABORATIONS
What is more important for a career, to be ascreenwriter who is good at screenwriting or a screenwriter who is good withpeople' Stephen Cleary ofArista Development charts the shifting powerbase of collaboration thatdominates the writer's experience of the production process.
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12:00 THE PITCH (Masterclass)
Eileen Quinn andJudy Counihan talk about pitching and their newbook The Pitch.
12:00 SCRIPT EDITORS
Following on from Script Editors: Friend Or Foe' NatalieWreyford of UK Film Council joins Script Editors Joe Tracy and Joel Jenkins to further
explore this subject.
14:00 WHERE ARE ALL THE WOMEN
Judy Counihan joinswriters Abi Morgan, Olivia Hetreed ( Girl with a Pearl Earring), Francesca Marciano (Oscar-nominated Don't Tell), Katherine Butler ofFilmFour, Trainer and Developer Phil Parker andMarcia Williams of UK Film Council todiscuss the findings of UKFC's recent research into why there are so few femalescreenwriters.
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14:00 BANKABLE SCRIPTS
Paula Jalfon ofIngenious Finance and Ed Clarke ofCapitol Films explore what attracts financiers and sales agents to specificscreenplays.
15:15 IT'S A TOUGH LAUGH
Why are there so few good film comedy writers' How canBritain's TV comedy writing talent best make the progression to film' GuyJenkin (Drop the Dead Donkey), Gary Martin & Roger Beckett discuss what mightbe blocking film laughs.
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15:15 DAVID THOMPSON
David Thompson,Head of BBC Films, explains how BBC Films works with writers, and explains whatmakes an archetypal BBC Film.
15:15 NEW DEALS
Hugh Stoddart, Chairof Film Committee of The Writers Guild, and Screenwriter/Producer Sam Snape, give a personal proposition for a new model of contracts for writers working on low budgetfilms
16:30 WELCOME TO DEVELOPMENT HELL
David Hughes,author of The Greatest Sci-Fi Films Never Made and Tales from Development Hell,explores what can happen if a script is put into turnaround or when it gets stuck in developmenthell.
16:30 THE HARD SELL
Gina Carter,Producer of Bright Young Things, 24 Hour Party People, Wonderland and The Claim, on how to finance scripts that are classed as a "hard sell".
18:30 IT'S ALL OVER' IT IS NOW
Paul Weiland (MrBean, Roseanna's Grave), screens his semi-biographical film Sixty Six. Followedby a discussion on the writing of Paul's unique story with Producers Elizabeth Karlsen, PeterStraughan and Bridget O'Connor.
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DROP IN -Each day script development agencies will run drop in sessions to offerinformation and advice on courses and screenwriting.
AM: Jurgen Seidler fromScriptHouse in Germany
PM: Arista Development
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