I’ve set the day aside for reading, which means I’ve read the screenplays for Bridesmaids, Source Code and a couple of Seinfeld episodes since lunch. I’m not entirely sure why I feel like my love for Seinfeld is a guilty pleasure, since it’s one of the best-written studio sitcoms out there, especially for ‘bottle episodes’ like The Chinese Restaurant, which I just finished off. What’s interesting is the length of the script for The Chinese Restaurant – 40 pages for a 20-minute episode – most of which is taken up by the dialogue, and how it’s weighted heavily towards the first act. What I want to do is compare this to a script from the first season, when I assume the characters’ voices weren’t quite down yet. I applied for a job as a ‘script developer’ the other day, but they told me that I’d need some professional experience to collect the £180-a-consultancy, so that’s one more awesome job I’m not remotely qualified for in this universe. I hate this stupid universe.

I’ve set the day aside for reading, which means I’ve read the screenplays for Bridesmaids, Source Code and a couple of Seinfeld episodes since lunch. I’m not entirely sure why I feel like my love for Seinfeld is a guilty pleasure, since it’s one of the best-written studio sitcoms out there, especially for ‘bottle episodes’ like The Chinese Restaurant, which I just finished off.

What’s interesting is the length of the script for The Chinese Restaurant – 40 pages for a 20-minute episode – most of which is taken up by the dialogue, and how it’s weighted heavily towards the first act. What I want to do is compare this to a script from the first season, when I assume the characters’ voices weren’t quite down yet.

I applied for a job as a ‘script developer’ the other day, but they told me that I’d need some professional experience to collect the £180-a-consultancy, so that’s one more awesome job I’m not remotely qualified for in this universe.

I hate this stupid universe.

Jane Goldman gets interviewed over at ScriptShadow →

Goldman wrote X-Men: First Class, Stardust and the very exciting The Woman in Black. It’s a very unpretentious, practical interview with someone whose work I admire. So go read it.

2011's Oscar-Nominated Scripts →

Raindance has the screenplays for the Oscar-nominated scripts this year. The King’s Speech, Toy Story 3, Inception and others at their site now.

Somewhat predictably, I goddamn loved The King’s Speech and as an added bonus it’s what I do with my days, so go read and understand. I am the Geoffery Rush character, not Colin Firth. Sorry to dispel any illusions.

2010’s are also available.