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Freelance Journey

How To Become a Freelancer – May Update

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Intro:
Am finally back at my day job! (Albeit part-time for now) and not having to keep such a close eye on my finances is reminding me to look up the BAFTA Rocliffe competition for this year. The dates haven’t been published yet, but this year is the turn of Pilot scripts.

A reminder that The Legend of Aramelle is now live! With three episodes up currently and the next due on 17th May. It can be listened to here on WordPress, on Apple podcasts, Spotify or Pocketcasts.

So on to the update!

Scripts Update:
Most of this past month has been focused on getting the first episode of The Legend of Aramelle ready.
Submitted Troy into Oxford 42 and my time-travel script went into Scribe Lounge Elevate .

Am organising pre-production for my short film script – Somewhere Below – for the final term of my film course. Most paperwork is sorted, however I need to re-contact the hotel I hope to film at, as I haven’t heard back from them in the last three weeks.

Put in two short film scripts – Billy Frankenstein and The Master’s Boots to the Large Format Films competition.
Am very excited for this competition as got good feedback on The Master’s Boots. It’s partially based on a story I recently learned about my great-grandmother (She was as stubborn as me apparently), so it would be lovely to get to make that story.

Things Learnt:
Have been sleeping early due to being back at work (my current bedtime is 8pm). However I have been doing modules on the Screenskills website working through various lessons on how sets are run.

Freelance Journey

How To Become a Freelancer – August Update

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Intro:
In July, I performed in an improv play in Brighton as part of a course I was taking. Also signed up for a longer film course than the ten-week one I did earlier in the year – which will start in September.
I am planning on submitting to the BAFTA Rocliffe competition this September. The BAFTA competition works on an alternate-year basis so this year is film scripts. I am going to submit my script set during the 1665 plague lockdown in London, so will be spending August re-editing it as it’s been a while since I last looked at it.

So on to the update!

Scripts Update:
Have plans to redesign this website in August by putting in my latest CV and (once I am able to buy a microphone and editing software in a few months time) put in a showreel page of sound recording and video editing I have done.
The Trojan War Diaries edits are still happening; each new draft does tell the story better than the one before. Though I am really looking forward to being able to actually write episode 2 one day!
The Gold Rush script is coming along too, but probably won’t submit it to competitions before BBC Writers room in December as have enough other scripts to submit to various competitions before then so will focus on re-editing instead.

Things Learnt:
Turns out before I can buy the video-editing software I want and Final Draft, I have to save up to buy a new computer first (this one is a hand-me-down from my brother). However, I should be able to afford one this Christmas so my new year’s resolution will be to train myself on my new software!