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Clive Davies-Frayne
European Film Producer and screenwriter working in both Italy and the UK
Interests: World Cinema
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Thanks for reading. Now go find something else to read... because there isn't any more of this to be read. I need to use the time I spend doing this, writing screenplays and learning to play the banjo. (I am not really learning to play the banjo) Clive x Posted... Continue reading
Posted Nov 13, 2011 at Lone Gun Manifesto
Thanks for reading. Now go find something else to read... because there isn't any more of this to be read. I need to use the time I spend doing this, writing screenplays and learning to play the banjo. (I am... Continue reading
Posted Nov 13, 2011 at Film Utopia
photo by walter parenteau I was reading an article by Ted Hope this week, called Ten Things to Do Before You Submit a Script It was reading it because I wanted a producer’s perspective on the spec screenplay market. Recently, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to the working... Continue reading
Posted Nov 12, 2011 at Lone Gun Manifesto
photo by walter parenteau I was reading an article by Ted Hope this week, called Ten Things to Do Before You Submit a Script It was reading it because I wanted a producer’s perspective on the spec screenplay market. Recently,... Continue reading
Posted Nov 12, 2011 at Film Utopia
There is a commonly held myth that "a good script will always sell." This is not even remotely true. A good script will NOT always sell And... a bad script will NOT always fail. In reality there is a genuine... Continue reading
Posted Nov 6, 2011 at Film Utopia
There is a commonly held myth that "a good script will always sell." This is not even remotely true. A good script will NOT always sell And... a bad script will NOT always fail. In reality there is a genuine schism between being a good screenwriter and being a successful... Continue reading
Posted Nov 6, 2011 at Lone Gun Manifesto
photo by diwan A duck is a duck and a pig is a pig. But, the question is... are you a duck or a pig? Ducks quack and fly; pigs make bacon. So... do you quack and fly, or are... Continue reading
Posted Oct 30, 2011 at Film Utopia
photo by diwan A duck is a duck and a pig is a pig. But, the question is... are you a duck or a pig? Ducks quack and fly; pigs make bacon. So... do you quack and fly, or are you making bacon? That analogy shouldn't need explaining... but, just... Continue reading
Posted Oct 30, 2011 at Lone Gun Manifesto
photo by fireflythegreat When I was in my teens I used to play in bands. I played bass guitar, but really I wanted to be a singer. When I was a child I had been a choirboy. I had been a good singer, but when my voice broke it broke... Continue reading
Posted Oct 23, 2011 at Lone Gun Manifesto
photo by fireflythegreat When I was in my teens I used to play in bands. I played bass guitar, but really I wanted to be a singer. When I was a child I had been a choirboy. I had been... Continue reading
Posted Oct 23, 2011 at Film Utopia
photo by j paxton reyes Like so much written about screenwriting, the angle usually taken by people talking about why a screenwriter should blog is that a screenwriter's blog should be viewed as a marketing device. Writers are persuaded the main benefit of blogging is to establish a brand in... Continue reading
Posted Oct 16, 2011 at Lone Gun Manifesto
photo by j paxton reyes Like so much written about screenwriting, the angle usually taken by people talking about why a screenwriter should blog is that a screenwriter's blog should be viewed as a marketing device. Writers are persuaded the... Continue reading
Posted Oct 16, 2011 at Film Utopia
photo by Thomas Hawk It's Sunday morning and for the first time in the three year history of the blog I don't have a topic I want to write about. Sure, I've had weeks where because of time pressures, I've... Continue reading
Posted Oct 9, 2011 at Film Utopia
photo by Thomas Hawk It's Sunday morning and for the first time in the three year history of the blog I don't have a topic I want to write about. Sure, I've had weeks where because of time pressures, I've had to write the blog on a Sunday morning... but,... Continue reading
Posted Oct 9, 2011 at Lone Gun Manifesto
I got a lovely email this week from a commissioning editor. He likes how I write and how I put together a show bible. That's another item on my screenwriter's bucket list crossed off: Find a high level commissioning editor who loves my work - Tick! My bucket list is... Continue reading
Posted Oct 2, 2011 at Lone Gun Manifesto
I got a lovely email this week from a commissioning editor. He likes how I write and how I put together a show bible. That's another item on my screenwriter's bucket list crossed off: Find a high level commissioning editor... Continue reading
Posted Oct 2, 2011 at Film Utopia
photo by fhartha I treat every screenplay like it is a piece of real estate. It has value in terms of my growth as a writer, as an original concept and as a developed set of characters. It is an investment. If I was ever invited to speak on a... Continue reading
Posted Sep 25, 2011 at Lone Gun Manifesto
photo by fhartha I treat every screenplay like it is a piece of real estate. It has value in terms of my growth as a writer, as an original concept and as a developed set of characters. It is an... Continue reading
Posted Sep 25, 2011 at Film Utopia
photo by Miikka Skaffari My most significant professional work, prior to screenwriting, was writing radio commercials. I was good at it. Did it for twelve odd years; odd in both senses of the word. Along the way, I won a... Continue reading
Posted Sep 18, 2011 at Film Utopia
photo by Miikka Skaffari My most significant professional work, prior to screenwriting, was writing radio commercials. I was good at it. Did it for twelve odd years; odd in both senses of the word. Along the way, I won a serious number of international awards. If they gave out Oscars... Continue reading
Posted Sep 18, 2011 at Lone Gun Manifesto
photo by Miikka Skaffari My most significant professional work, prior to screenwriting, was writing radio commercials. I was good at it. Did it for twelve odd years; odd in both senses of the word. Along the way, I won a... Continue reading
Posted Sep 18, 2011 at Film Utopia
photo by Miikka Skaffari My most significant professional work, prior to screenwriting, was writing radio commercials. I was good at it. Did it for twelve odd years; odd in both senses of the word. Along the way, I won a serious number of international awards. If they gave out Oscars... Continue reading
Posted Sep 18, 2011 at Lone Gun Manifesto
Breathe... Low, Quiet Voice... Talk Slowly... Listen... Those are the four things I scrawled on a piece of paper, right behind my computer, ready for the pitch. Then my phone rang... and, it started. The two writers in the Los Angeles office and me, sitting at my kitchen table in... Continue reading
Posted Sep 11, 2011 at Lone Gun Manifesto
Breathe... Low, Quiet Voice... Talk Slowly... Listen... Those are the four things I scrawled on a piece of paper, right behind my computer, ready for the pitch. Then my phone rang... and, it started. The two writers in the Los... Continue reading
Posted Sep 11, 2011 at Film Utopia
photo by The U.S. Army Los Angeles. Two writers make their way to a meeting with high powered TV executives. Another writer sits by the phone, waiting to conference in from Milan. London. Commissioning editors read pitch documents. Emails are... Continue reading
Posted Sep 4, 2011 at Film Utopia