Work, Actually Kate Chaundy

If you are keen to be a budding screenwriter or fancy learning what this job is all about, enjoy this chat with Paul Alexander,  a British sreen  writer who has written or contributed to the likes of Red Dwarf, Goodnight Sweetheart, Babes In the Wood, Lovejoy, My Parents are Aliens, Emmerdale and much more.

Paul's website: https://pabloxander.com/ 

He also recommends those starting out to download screenplays to read as research here: 
The Internet Movie Screenplay Database: https://imsdb.com/
and
Simply Scripts annual list of awards-season screenplay contenders: https://www.simplyscripts.com/oscar-screenplays-96.html

Tips from Paul:

Keep writing
Put the time in
Read scripts
Watch TV and films a lot
Put your work online across platforms
Start to brand yourself
Target the right people
Check your work with others (not just your parents)
Don't send scripts out of the blue to agents or producers- ask for permission
Check agents websites for openings
Ask for recommendations

The Work, Actually podcast is back and we have a very special guest - Georgia Green of Georgia's Cakes, a thriving cake designing business. Dubbed 'the Mary Berry for the younger generation' Georgia's mission was to bring classical baking down to a level that everyone can utilise whilst keeping up with the latest cake and baking trends. Listen to hear how she went from Le Cordon Bleu training to starting her own business and becoming a creator as a consequence - we discuss the opportunities and challenges of that and, of course, her brand new debut cook book full of incredible designs and technical decorating.

Georgia’s Cakes: A step-by-step masterclass to make every cake a showstopper by Georgia Green (Pavilion Books) is available now. Visit: https://www.georgiascakes.com/
Find Georgia on social media platforms at:
https://www.instagram.com/georgiascakes/?hl=en & https://www.youtube.com/@GeorgiasCakes

Joanne Koukis is founder of Outpour Wines, a specialist wine business with an aim for a wider, more diverse group of people to feel welcomed into the world of wine and to develop confidence in their own tastes. Today, 80% of wine purchases are made by women, but you’d be forgiven for thinking that wine is a man’s pursuit.

Joanne sources and sells wine as well as hosting testings to encourage women to feel confident enough to learn and understand the wine world without the fear of judgement. You can find out more at www.outpour.co.uk 

Welcome to Comms, Actually - a sponsored mini-series by Propeller Group, a specialist B2B PR, content and business development agency. You can find out more about them and Comms, Club that they run which brings together people in communications talking about the big issues. You can find out more at www.propellergroup,com 

This episode is with Tingy Simoes, founder of Wavelength Group, a specialist healthcare PR agency.
You can read up more at. www.wavelengthgroup.com 

Welcome to Comms, Actually - a sponsored mini-series by Propeller Group, a specialist B2B PR, content and business development agency. You can find out more about them and Comms, Club that they run which brings together people in communications talking about the big issues. You can find out more at www.propellergroup,com 

This episode is with Claire Charruau, VP Marketing EMEA at Medialink.
You can read up more at https://www.medialink.com/ 

Welcome to Comms, Actually - a sponsored mini-series by Propeller Group, a specialist B2B PR, content and business development agency. You can find out more about them and Comms, Club that they run which brings together people in communications talking about the big issues. You can find out more at www.propellergroup,com 

This episode is with Julian McBride, Global comms at Accenture Song, the world’s largest tech-powered creative group of Accenture.
You can read up more at https://www.accenture.com/gb-en