For years I had jotted down ideas for films and stories, even started writing several, always with the dream of making a short film to run through the circuit of short film festivals. But I had always been ‘too busy’ to get one of my personal projects actually made. So when I finally found myself with a few months of spare time, I took the plunge. I re-trained my ability for writing TV commercials into writing screenplays – a very different format and methodology.

Whether you like it or not, the locations in your film are powerful storytelling tools. From the objects that surround your characters to the cars that drive in the background, it’s all a part of your story. This is your film’s larger fictional world of wonder, something that, in theory, goes on even when the film is long over.