Monday Prescriptions – Seeing you into the 2012

One week left until the start of year 2012, so we wanted to see you into it with wishes for new successes and introduction to a new regular post “Monday Prescriptions” – free snippets of Film Doctor tips. They will be varied and cover all important aspects of working in the film industry – from working screenwriters to working producers – yet short-and-sweet, in the form of articles or useful resource links.

The first and the last ‘Monday Prescription’ of 2011 is  round-up of the top useful links and articles from our industry colleagues – a little something for everyone, to set the festive-productive mood:

• A very “New Year-Resolution-Like” list from Elliot Grove – ‘3 Ways to Clean Up Your Career’ 
• A subscription offer from Screen International
• An inspiration to the first-time directors/writers (something to consider, briefly, when crafting your first feature) – ’50 Top Debut Features’ (according to Raindance)
• Safety bets or risk taking? Sometimes not listening pays off – ‘How the arts risk-takers reaped their rewards’ by The Guardian’s Mark Lawson
• Advice on how to get past the ’10-page hurdle’ from the BBC Writersroom – ‘The First Ten Pages’
• Hear two of the top US ‘indie’ producers, Ted Hope (21 Grams, American Splendor) & Christine Vachon (Boys Don’t Cry, I’m Not There, One Hour Photo) – Free online seminar, courtesy of Chris Jones & Guerilla Film Makers team
• A unique opportunity to enter a mentoring scheme and win £5,000 cash prize from Red Planet Pictures
• Masterclass with writer & director Guillermo Arriaga (Babel, 21 Grams, Amores Perros, The Burning Plain), courtesy of  The Screenwriter’s Store and Raindance

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