tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23732661.post4515204541982817903..comments2023-09-09T14:28:57.480+01:00Comments on The Scriptwriter: The Other Cheltenham FestivalDominic Carverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10148603580719526847noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23732661.post-31894230961048889492008-03-18T02:14:00.000+00:002008-03-18T02:14:00.000+00:00I bombed too :-( Looks like I'll have to pay for m...I bombed too :-( Looks like I'll have to pay for my ticket.Dominic Carverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148603580719526847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23732661.post-11912228807506468702008-03-16T20:34:00.000+00:002008-03-16T20:34:00.000+00:00Down to you and those cards, mate.My Pitch bombed ...Down to you and those cards, mate.<BR/><BR/>My Pitch bombed with 1490 others!<BR/><BR/>Best of luck to the 10 who got through.<BR/><BR/>Did you pitch for this, Dom?<BR/><BR/>How'd you do?Gareth Michael Turpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061845170938657960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23732661.post-70431873660638288952008-03-13T23:22:00.000+00:002008-03-13T23:22:00.000+00:00As it looks like I won't be there, (unless the C4 ...As it looks like I won't be there, (unless the C4 pitch works out!), you could always give out my business cards and pitch my ideas Dom.<BR/><BR/>Then, obviously, the producers would realise what a wonderful, selfless human being you are and send a limo to pick up up your full portfolio which they would then immediately start to film.<BR/><BR/>Just a thought...Gareth Michael Turpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061845170938657960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23732661.post-69265129319297738482008-03-13T20:59:00.000+00:002008-03-13T20:59:00.000+00:00The festival environment makes networking about as...The festival environment makes networking about as easy as it gets. People will generally be just as curious about who you are, and what you do, as the other way around. Of course, we screenwriters then have to suffer the odd bout of badly-disguised disappointment when we revealed that we're not higher up the food chain... :)Jason Arnopphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876042845400963850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23732661.post-70458518783435654492008-03-12T22:10:00.000+00:002008-03-12T22:10:00.000+00:00I wouldn't give out outlines and stuff either Dom....I wouldn't give out outlines and stuff either Dom. Just swap business cards and then send a follow up email asking if they would be interested in seeing some of your work. <BR/><BR/>Good luck! Still not sure if I'm going or not... the agony of decision making!potdollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04056910244467461286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23732661.post-4992732560029173832008-03-12T17:16:00.000+00:002008-03-12T17:16:00.000+00:00Getting to know people, swapping business cards, e...Getting to know people, swapping business cards, email addresses, chatting about common interests, pitching ideas when ASKED is good. Loads of writers think thrusting their work into the faces of producers is the way to go -- it's really not IMHO. Not saying this is what you intend Dom btw but handing out random outlines/scripts/slips of paper is makes the writer look over eager at best and at worst, unprofessional. All the best leads I've ever got have started because I was having a "normal" conversation [within the realms of "we both know why we're here"], not doing the weird "Look at meeeeeeeeeee" scriptdance. Which I have done, to lacklustre results. Though rumours I was nude whilst doing the scriptdance are grossly exaggerated.Lucy Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15576008511353143019noreply@blogger.com