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08/03/2022

For , some favourite screenplays written by women.

Writing for International Women’s Day is a bit of a dilemma for me as someone who identifies as a man: Am I taking up someone else’s space on the platform, or am I using my platform to elevate and inform? I have to hope that this comes across as the latter because that’s how this […]

01/01/2022

Happy New Year!

22/11/2021

Notes From The Engine Room 33 - London Grammar gig review, the balkanisation of streaming VOD, and a return to reading.

I love a scrappy up-and-coming band, trying hard to prove themselves with fresh, slightly raw material. They don’t know if their ideas, their creative vision will land, or with whom.

18/11/2021

♥️

LONDON LIVE REVIEW | “Greywind were beyond polished and had the audience in the palm of their hand, delivering just the right combination of late 90s nostalgia with a modern aesthetic. We’ll be hearing from this Irish alt-rock band for some time to come.” - Story Factory UK 💛🌙

18/11/2021

Last week's *Notes From The Engine Room* is now up on the website, and features gig reviews of Greywind and PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING. https://storyfactory.uk/notes-from-the-engine-room-32/

One thing established photographers do from time to time is writing articles about the equipment they use; partly to illuminate their methods, and partly as a collection of affiliate links to rake in a bit of extra revenue.

21/07/2021

Exit 6 Film Festival's official selection is up, and it looks like it's going to be another great year. Can't wait to see these!

AND HERE IT IS…!

The official selection for Exit 6 Film Festival 2021, plus the films that will be in contention for Best Film as part of the Judge’s 6.

Congratulations to all the selected filmmakers and their teams.

See you in September!

exit6filmfestival.com/2021-official-selection

20/07/2021

I've you've ever glanced at my newsletter, or listened to my nascent podcast, would you mind answering a few questions? https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdxcnOVIT0brnhXorbM6UhSKTJ77D3VL4bAgWjIMRVnbC0O1A/viewform?usp=sf_link&utm_source=storyfactory&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the-engine-room-future-direction-survey

09/07/2021

You know how I said I'd never do a podcast? Well, as an experiment, I recorded a podcast. As Walt Whitman said "I am large, I contain multitudes". https://anchor.fm/storyfactory

The companion podcast to the News from the Engine Room newsletter, discussing music, TV, movies, popular culture and randomly curated morsels.

25/04/2021

Well, the newsletter has been running for a few weeks now, and has some momentum behind it! I'd love it if you subscribed!

Would you be interested in a weekly newsletter? Story Factory‘s newsletter, Notes From The Engine Room is now live and running! Issued weekly, it contains in capsule form a selection of thoughts on: pop culture, movies, TV, music, the world at large, even food. A veritable melange of content, a co...

23/02/2021

A place to watch Lost, Alias, Devil Wears Prada and (some of) the Die Hard series.

The addition of Star to Disney Plus came to mixed reactions: Many people complained that they only subscribed to the streaming service for their children,

13/12/2020

Looks like Pantone and I are on the same page! 😉

What a happy omen, that the Colour Czars Pantone have chosen Story Factory colours for their Pantone colours of 2021! ‘Ultimate Gray’ combined with ‘Illuminating’,

04/12/2020

Journalling has been incredibly useful for me in 2020, creatively and from a mental health perspective. So I'm starting this series of posts about different forms and my experiences with them.

One practice that I’ve been developing over the last few years, and which has really helped in 2020, has been journalling in its myriad forms.

01/12/2020

So you've just finished ? Congratulations! Here's what's next. https://storyfactory.uk/so-youve-finished-nanowrimo/

If the headline really does apply to you, let me start off by saying… Congratulations! That was a mighty deed! I’ll get right back to

31/10/2020

A break from film and writing today. We were up early this morning for an autumnal product photo shoot for Saturday's Child. The light was fantastic in an incredibly small window, but the series of photos look great! Can’t wait to see them used in promotional materials!

12/10/2020

Alan Moore, genius, writer and wizard is in the news again. What he wanted to talk about was his new movie, The Show, starring Tom ... Read more

26/09/2020

Flashback to when I used to wear a mask for actual fun. This wasn’t strictly , though I was attempting to channel The Shadow. This was an experiment in photo editing and light.

25/09/2020

Well, here we go again, it's been seven years...

When I recently wrote “I’ve entered into a little script writing competition“, what I specifically meant was the NYC Midnight Short Screenplay Challenge 2020. This ... Read more

24/09/2020

23/09/2020

Exit 6 has always been one of my favourite film festivals, so I was devastated not to be able to go this year. However, being able to watch all of the films and panels for free for a week is amazing and I can’t wait to see what they’ve put together!

22/09/2020

Happy birthday to the ever-glamorous , whose birthday it is today!
Photo taken at , what feels like a lifetime ago!

21/09/2020

I'm not saying my creative slump is over, but neither am I saying it's not not over.

It’s not been 84 years, it only feels that way. It’s been over seven months since the last post went up on Story Factory, back ... Read more

28/11/2019

https://storyfactory.uk/holiday-gift-guide-2019/

Look, every blog in the world is doing a gift guide at this time of year, and it’d be remiss of me not to pitch in. After all, someone might gift one of these to me! No sponsorships were received in the writing of this, this isn’t an advertorial, this is merely a list of …

27/11/2019

What do you need to find success in creative endeavours? It’s the greatest puzzle and most asked question by people trying to break in to the creative industries, or to remain working in them. Here’s what I think it takes: 1) Talent – I do believe talent is a thing, a natural predilection …

27/08/2019

BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Competition & Showcase is a great organisation, and their TV writing competition is open for entries. So, if that's your thing, go forth and submit!

Applications are NOW OPEN for the TV Drama Writing Competition! Send us your scripts before 1st October: https://rocliffe.com/application-form.php

27/08/2019

Well, I've started writing newsletters! If that's of interest to you, sign up below!

14/08/2019

Guest writer Rob Milner gives us his thoughts on the movie Event Horizon.

One thing the diversification of our entertainment ecosystem hasn’t changed, is that it’s still not OK to like things, if the internet says ‘no’. Despite Sisyphean resistance against some material, I’ve always thought it important to defend and not hide the fact that you enjoyed something....

11/08/2019

Delighted to be a part of this year's UnderWire Festival!

Congratulations to our own Taylor Nelson who has been nominate din the Best Cinematography category.

If you're in London pop on over to The Castle Cinema on September 20th to check out the film along with a bunch of other great shorts.

http://www.underwirefestival.com/events/love-hurts/

03/08/2019

Bit by bit, the personal blog is dying, and from its ashes rises... The Newsletter.

They say all you need to be a writer, is to write. They say, if you write every day, you’re a writer. They say that even one sentence a day is forward movement, in whatever it is you write. But, they never caveat that do, they. Because obviously, if your dayjob isn’t in a creative …

12/07/2019

On newsletters

They say all you need to be a writer, is to write. They say, if you write every day, you’re a writer. They say that even one sentence a day is forward movement, in whatever it is you write. But, they never caveat that do, they. Because obviously, if your dayjob isn’t in a creative …

13/06/2019