I've just realised this is the first time I've visited the dusty halls of the old blog since last May (this explains the stale air, the thick layer of dust everywhere and the huge mountain of mail on the doormat).
Time for a clearout is waaaaay overdue. I'm also going to give the old blog a revamp because that's the kinda reckless guy I am...
...within moderation.
OK, stuff to put on the junk/clearout pile. Let's see. I guess news that Arthur is well and truly a dead duck can go. Rumours of a third season were only ever just that - rumours. It's no great shock, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little disappointed. Still, all good things...
Now, the good stuff - the stuff that can stay. Hmm...thankfully, that's a longer list.
Simmering very nicely on the back burner is my new NDA show, so that can stay. My KAD chums are also on board, so I know it's going to be well cared for. Plus, we already have interest from networks both here and the US, so that's really exciting.
Something else that can stay is the cool and groovy new primetime show I'm co-creating/co-developing with one of the best primetime writers in the industry. Again, it's tied up in NDAs and sworn secrecy, but as soon as I'm allowed to tell, I will.
...I might even use a fiendish laugh for dramatic effect too...
I had a great time last year working on the new preschool show Tilly and Friends for CBeebies. Beautiful characters, wonderful artwork and magical stories. Working on that show was an absolute pleasure, so that can stay.
I'm sure I'll find other stuff to throw out as I clear out KAD Towers, but for now, back to dusting these halls...
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
Board, board, board...
I've had a true life-changing experience. I have discovered The Board...
...note the reverred silence?
Oh yes, The Board! Hurrah!!
Erm...so what is it? Well, that's something I'd often wondered too. In fact, until recently, I didn't know it even had a name! And then somebody kindly 'enlightened' me. "I mean, it's a bloody board hanging on your wall," he said. "How many names do you think it has?!"
And that's it - it's a board that hangs on your wall, imaginatively called The Board. And I don't know how I ever managed without it.
I stumbled across The Board by accident while developing a new idea. With storylines and character arcs flying in all directions, it was hard - almost impossible - keeping track of them all. And then somebody told me, "Try the board."
And I did.
And it was a fab and groovy.
Simply, the board is a whiteboard, cork board or blackboard (mine's a whiteboard, so I can quietly write childish rude words in the corner when I'm stuck, and then rub them out before anyone sees).
Now split the board into four equal rows.
And the great thing about The Board is that it wastes LOADS of time!! Well OK, it's not exactly wasted time, because while you're putting your board together and shopping for pens and index cards and push pins or whiteboard markers, you're allowing your story to ferment.
It also gives the impression you're working, when in actual fact you're writing childish rude words on your board in unparallelled frustration because you have a hole in your third act the size of Wales that just won't go away NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRY!!!!!
Sorry, ranting again. It's just that gap has been taunting me for days. I'm looking up at it right now. And it back at me, mocking me.
Anyway, there are a stack of self-help writing books that touch on The Board, but the best in my opinion is without doubt, the excellent Save the Cat by the late Blake Snyder.
OK, back to the rude words. Let's face it, that gap isn't going anywhere...
...note the reverred silence?
Oh yes, The Board! Hurrah!!
Erm...so what is it? Well, that's something I'd often wondered too. In fact, until recently, I didn't know it even had a name! And then somebody kindly 'enlightened' me. "I mean, it's a bloody board hanging on your wall," he said. "How many names do you think it has?!"
And that's it - it's a board that hangs on your wall, imaginatively called The Board. And I don't know how I ever managed without it.
I stumbled across The Board by accident while developing a new idea. With storylines and character arcs flying in all directions, it was hard - almost impossible - keeping track of them all. And then somebody told me, "Try the board."
And I did.
And it was a fab and groovy.
Simply, the board is a whiteboard, cork board or blackboard (mine's a whiteboard, so I can quietly write childish rude words in the corner when I'm stuck, and then rub them out before anyone sees).
Now split the board into four equal rows.
- Row #1 is your first act
- Row #2 is the first half of your 2nd act up to the midpoint
- Row #3 is from the midpoint to the break into act 3
- Row #4 is your 3rd act
And the great thing about The Board is that it wastes LOADS of time!! Well OK, it's not exactly wasted time, because while you're putting your board together and shopping for pens and index cards and push pins or whiteboard markers, you're allowing your story to ferment.
It also gives the impression you're working, when in actual fact you're writing childish rude words on your board in unparallelled frustration because you have a hole in your third act the size of Wales that just won't go away NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRY!!!!!
Sorry, ranting again. It's just that gap has been taunting me for days. I'm looking up at it right now. And it back at me, mocking me.
Anyway, there are a stack of self-help writing books that touch on The Board, but the best in my opinion is without doubt, the excellent Save the Cat by the late Blake Snyder.
OK, back to the rude words. Let's face it, that gap isn't going anywhere...
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Ahem...
I've just realised that I haven't updated my blog since last November.
I wonder - is it too late to wish everyone a happy new year?
Possibly...
Dusty off and kicking out old blog posts that don't appear to do anything now except occupy server space, I thought I'd check some of the links that frequently appear on the old blog-o-drome.
Shock! Horror! Arthur's website has disappeared, never to return! (dramatic close- up).
But really, is it that much of a shock? When you consider Arthur hasn't aired on CiTV since 2006, the shock for me is that the website lasted as long as it did! The good news is he's still airing on ABC Australia, Nickelodeon UK, Disney France, Cartoon Network Europe and Central/Southern America and also RTE in Ireland. And of course, he's also available on YouTube.
So what about my uber-squeaky clean, brand spanking new show, I hear you ask. News to follow very shortly...
I wonder - is it too late to wish everyone a happy new year?
Possibly...
Dusty off and kicking out old blog posts that don't appear to do anything now except occupy server space, I thought I'd check some of the links that frequently appear on the old blog-o-drome.
Shock! Horror! Arthur's website has disappeared, never to return! (dramatic close- up).
But really, is it that much of a shock? When you consider Arthur hasn't aired on CiTV since 2006, the shock for me is that the website lasted as long as it did! The good news is he's still airing on ABC Australia, Nickelodeon UK, Disney France, Cartoon Network Europe and Central/Southern America and also RTE in Ireland. And of course, he's also available on YouTube.
So what about my uber-squeaky clean, brand spanking new show, I hear you ask. News to follow very shortly...
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