Skins creator and co-writer Brian Elsley has given a ringing endorsement of six young Australian writers after working with them to develop new youth drama Deadlock in a Byron Bay script lab.
The UK writer signed on for the project after he was approached by Every Cloud Productions. executive producers, Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger, who were keen to use some of Elsley.s innovative techniques following the international success of controversial teen series Skins.
Elsley told If he was surprised by the depth of talent.
.Deb and Fiona approached me because I had used that technique of bringing young teenagers into the process right at the beginning,. he said.
.They instinctively wanted to do something similar..
The young writers, selected from almost 200 applications included Billie Pleffer, Michelle Law, Lucy Campbell, Seaton Kay-Smith, Shane Salvador and Tim Logan.
They were joined by multi-platform writer Mike Jones, local Indigenous writer Jon Bell...
The UK writer signed on for the project after he was approached by Every Cloud Productions. executive producers, Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger, who were keen to use some of Elsley.s innovative techniques following the international success of controversial teen series Skins.
Elsley told If he was surprised by the depth of talent.
.Deb and Fiona approached me because I had used that technique of bringing young teenagers into the process right at the beginning,. he said.
.They instinctively wanted to do something similar..
The young writers, selected from almost 200 applications included Billie Pleffer, Michelle Law, Lucy Campbell, Seaton Kay-Smith, Shane Salvador and Tim Logan.
They were joined by multi-platform writer Mike Jones, local Indigenous writer Jon Bell...
- 1/6/2016
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Every Cloud Productions has selected six emerging screenwriters for a Script Lab workshop with Bryan Elsley to develop on-line drama series Deadlock.
Every Cloud Productions will deliver the workshop in partnership with Northern Rivers Screenworks as part of the ongoing development process for the drama.
The workshop will use an innovative story development approach to mentor emerging screenwriters and explore the best ways to reach the target audience.
Every Cloud received almost 200 applications for the workshop..
The six successful applications are Billie Pleffer, of Melbourne, Michelle Law, of Brisbane, Lucy Campbell, of Adelaide, Seaton Kay-Smith of Sydney, Indigenous writer Shane Salvador from Tamworth in regional Nsw and Tim Logan from Hobart.
The workshop will take place in Byron Bay from December 14—18. .
Bryan Elsley will travel to Australia from the UK to join forces with Every Cloud Productions. executive producers, Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger, along with multi-platform writer Mike Jones,...
Every Cloud Productions will deliver the workshop in partnership with Northern Rivers Screenworks as part of the ongoing development process for the drama.
The workshop will use an innovative story development approach to mentor emerging screenwriters and explore the best ways to reach the target audience.
Every Cloud received almost 200 applications for the workshop..
The six successful applications are Billie Pleffer, of Melbourne, Michelle Law, of Brisbane, Lucy Campbell, of Adelaide, Seaton Kay-Smith of Sydney, Indigenous writer Shane Salvador from Tamworth in regional Nsw and Tim Logan from Hobart.
The workshop will take place in Byron Bay from December 14—18. .
Bryan Elsley will travel to Australia from the UK to join forces with Every Cloud Productions. executive producers, Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger, along with multi-platform writer Mike Jones,...
- 12/3/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
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