Gareth Meadows
@GarethMeadows
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Multi-award winning screenplay writer. Pursuing my dreams, one script & MS at a time #WritingCommunity #screenwriting Coverfly top 29%
North West, England
Joined June 2012
I’m quite gratified, taken aback & humbled by the response my feature script has received in 2023. Here’s looking forward to an exciting 2024. Now, if there’s an enterprising exec producer out there who fancies bring this piece to life on the screen, I wouldn’t object.
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Thrilled to announce that my feature script ‘Leave A Light On’ has been named a shortlisted finalist in the inaugural Mediterranean Screen Arts Academy screenwriting competition. Top 21 from over 1,100 entries! Huge congrats to all, but especially to winner, Mary Craven Adams.
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Your screenplay makes a promise, both in the logline and by the end of Act 1. Tomorrow, I'll share with 10,000 subscribers why keeping that promise is so important. Interested? Subscribe to the Weekly Email below. 👇
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Developing a new feature script: Leave a Light On – a psychological road-movie through a ravaged Britain. Strong early feedback. Open to producer chats re: BFI Early Development Fund. Poster below. DMs open. #Screenwriting #IndieFilm #BFI
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Our schooling did us few favors when it taught us how to write. And less so for screenwriting. Tomorrow, I'll share with 10,000 subscribers why simple, clear, and specific isn't just good enough, it's better. Interested? The link to subscribe is in the replies. 👇
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Sunday morning, I had a feature idea. It just walked into my head, almost fully formed. In hours, I’d entirely framed the story & characters. Yesterday, I crafted the script beats and outline. I’ve drafted half the script. I think it might be the best stuff I’ve ever written.
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Delighted to pick up another award for this script. It’s one that’s close to my heart and certainly one of my strongest stories. I love it, so it’s deeply gratifying that others seem to love it too.
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Some great gotchas to watch out for here.
I'm not an expert, but having done line edits on some manuscripts recently, here are some things we're all guilty of and you might want to consider when editing. (Disclaimer: Other people may approach in different ways) #amwriting
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Beautifully put by Tim. Something we all need to remind ourselves from time to time.
CRITICISM If you do anything in public—especially on the interwebs—you're going to get criticism. I've been doing this for a couple of decades now, so I thought I'd share a few things that have helped me. 🧵 This is a thread, so keep reading 👇
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Wonderful advice from the ever brilliant, Tom.
Old screenwriting maxim: "In the 1st act, get your character up a tree; in the 2nd act, throw stones at him; in the 3rd, get him down." Better way: Get a character up a tree. Throw stones at them. The stones change the character. That CHANGE gives them the ability to get down.
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This cover is perfection and the book is pretty good too 😂😘
Coming in February. If you love the lore surrounding Lilith and diving into books with themes of empowerment, myth, and defiance, you'll want this. And if you have a sharp, irreverent sense of humor... GET READY, this will blow you away. https://t.co/TgfKEswMPw
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Excited to launch this new opportunity with my good friends, Eric and Mark Williams, founders of Zero Gravity.
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You've written a script full of great scenes, yet the screenplay falls flat. Why? You forgot to tell a story. Tomorrow, I'll share with 8,800+ subscribers how to get out of the weeds and see the big picture. Interested? The link is below in the replies. 👇
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Like most writers, my early screenwriting was structured mostly around plot. It didn't work. It wasn't until I started structuring around the character's emotional journey that things changed. This is one way I do that. 👇 I always want to simplify the
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Two days to SCREENPIT! Are your loglines ready? You never know who might drop in Screenpit emails a large list of producers/execs to alert them You can help by tagging an exec with one of our tweets about the event Wednesday 8–8 PST Rules found here: https://t.co/L4nOrmFWw8
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TV show title sequences that you never tire of and will never skip through? For me it’s this (amongst others):
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Hugely proud of @_amymeadows. 2nd appearance for NJ Copa FC - complete with an assist & a classy winning goal - in a 3-2 victory over table toppers Paisley Athletic. Great to see her using her creativity & dynamism to give some of the top players in her conference a torrid time.
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So proud of my daughter @_amymeadows today. Made her USLW debut in New Jersey Copa FC’s starting lineup v AC Connecticut, and scored the opening goal in a 1-1 draw.
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Received the amazing news last night that one of my scripts is still in consideration for Birdie Pictures/Matriarch Productions’ Grass Routes comp. In the top 5% of almost 2k entries. Chuffed with that! Best of luck to everyone who’s still in the mix going to the final stages.
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