Emerging: How to Eventually Make it in Film & TV
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Emerging: How to Eventually Make it in Film & TV
Emerging UK-based screenwriters Tray Epps, Martin F. Wong and Ben Robins chat, debate, moan and celebrate the emotional and financial rollercoaster that is trying to build a career as a working writer in the film and television industry. Alongside a revolving door of (much more successful) guests, t...
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Remember to Schedule: How do I find time to write when work and life gets in the way?
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Support: What's the best way to celebrate and support my writing friends?
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Last Call: What does a good query email look like? (with Jack Gilchrist from Casarotto)
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Ask an Agent: How do agents actually work? (with Jack Gilchrist from Casarotto)
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Agents: How do I get an agent? (and do I actually need one?)
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Last Call: Why is overwriting a bad idea? (with Louis Chan)
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Hustle: How do I create my own opportunities? (with Louis Chan)
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Remember to Take Time Off: Do I have to write every single day?
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Last Call: Do all writers get jealous? (with Janice Okoh)
If an hour and a bit wasn't enough Janice for your ears, here's a whole bonus 20 minutes with the brilliant Janice Okoh, as we walk her through the La...
Recognition: Does winning a major award change your career? (with Janice Okoh)
The absolute gold standard of writing guests in today's episode, as we welcome hugely celebrated playwright AND the BAFTA winning creator of BBC's Jus...
Writing Feature Films: Should I bother writing a feature on spec? (Approaches III)
And so we reach the marathon of all screenwriting undertakings - the original, arguably the most fun, but certainly the most complex - the feature fil...
Writing TV Pilots: Is writing a pilot script my best chance of getting noticed? (Approaches II)
TV Pilots are arguably the best bang for your buck as an emerging writer - shorter, lower stakes, highly unlikely to get made anyway, and every compet...
Writing Short Films: How is writing for short-form different? (Approaches I)
It's one of Martin's favourite bits of advice - go off and make a short. But how do you even begin to start? What makes writing a short film totally d...
Last Call: Do we ever feel like we've "made it"? (with Calif Chong)
Look at this - a whole extra 25 minutes with the supremely talented Hong Kong-born writer-director Calif Chong! We take Calif through the Last Call, l...
Relocating: Do I need to move countries to build my career? (with Calif Chong)
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Originality: What happens if I run out of ideas?
Being original can feel like the most important thing in the world for a writer, but look around - most things aren't anymore. And while we're not say...
Imposter Syndrome: What if I don't feel like I belong in Film & TV?
So many writers suffer from imposter syndrome, especially us Brits, it's hard to feel like you belong in an industry that doesn't feel like it's built...
Reading: What can I learn from reading other people's scripts?
Sometimes the best way to learn how to write is to read how other people have done it. And we don't just mean the pros. We spend a lot of time reading...
Checking In: Why is it important to check in with my progress regularly?
Spring is finally here, and it's been a very busy Q1 for a bunch of different reasons; Martin's on a new scheme, Tray's spreading his networking wings...
One Year On: What have we learned in the last year? (with our past guests)
The podcast is a whole year old! And even though Martin refuses to admit it, it's definitely had a big impact on the way we approach our writing and n...
Awards: How do you judge if something should win an award for writing?
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Last Call: How do I find motivation to write? (with Yuan Hu)
One final last 20 minute dive into the mind of fantastic filmmaker Yuan Hu, as we take him through the Last Call and he takes us through his best and...
Development: How do you develop a feature film? (with Yuan Hu)
The second part of our long, wisdom-filled chat with filmmaker Yuan Hu leaves Spike Lee behind in favour of going deep into the development process. A...
Mentors: How can the right mentor help my career? (with Yuan Hu)
I know we always say it, but this week you really are in for a treat - celebrated director and reluctant writer Yuan Hu joins us for a fun deep dive i...
TV Jobs: How could working in TV help my writing career? (with Michelle Githua)
We've talked about industry jobs in the past, but never on this level - despite being our youngest guest ever, Michelle Githua might also be one of ou...
Procrastination: How do I stop myself getting distracted while writing?
In maybe our most meta episode to date, this week we start procrastinating while talking about every writer's worst enemy - procrastination. It happen...
Terminology: What’s the difference between a ‘treatment’ and an ‘outline’?
There are so many screenwriting and industry terms, sometimes it feels like people are just messing with us. But why does a one pager need to be one p...
Last Call: Is it always wise to listen to writing advice? (with Sophie Park)
We still don't have a little bell sound effect for The Last Call, but we DO have a whole extra 25 minutes with brilliant screenwriter Sophie Park, del...
Identity: Why is it so hard to call myself a writer? (with Sophie Park)
Look! Another guest! This week we're joined by filmmaker turned editor turned screenwriter and fellow New Writers Collective alum Sophie Park, to talk...
Audience: How do I understand who I'm writing for?
It doesn't matter how established a writer you are, at some point you'll find yourself in a meeting being asked the immortal question "Yeah, but who i...
Last Call: Is there a smart and human-friendly way to use AI in filmmaking? (with Emma Kyung Mi Sheldrick)
If you loved our chat with fascinating producer and entrepreneur Emma Kyung Mi Sheldrick, you're in luck - here's a whole extra 30 minutes of chat, as...
Producers: How do producers work with writers? (with Emma Kyung Mi Sheldrick)
We're very very lucky to be joined by another killer guest this week in producer extraordinare Emma Kyung Mi Sheldrick, whose work (including famed sh...
Resolutions: What goals can we set each other to improve as writers?
It's January, we're hitting the refresh button and with it, comes 2026's new year's resolutions - but with a twist. Rather than just looking at oursel...
Restarting: How do I get my head back into writing after a long break?
Xmas and the festive mess is over, so let's get writing! (if only it was that easy). This week we're back at our desks after 2 weeks of monstrous over...
2025 Reflections: What can I learn from looking back at the last year? (NYE Special)
Another year's nearly in the can, so we're looking back at 2025, and our professional wins and lessons learned from 12 months of continuing to emerge...
Favourites: What can I learn from my favourite movies and TV shows? (Xmas Special)
A very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us at Emerging - and to celebrate, we figured we'd open a few presents, toss a few insults and u...
Last Call: Should I always follow my gut instinct as a writer? (with Chloë Mi Lin Ewart)
Another extra 15 mins with the brilliant Chloë Mi Lin Ewart as she takes on the all-important Last Call! So what's the best and worst writing advice s...
Opportunity: How do I make the most of schemes and early opportunities? (with Chloë Mi Lin Ewart)
Ever wondered what happens on the fabled Channel 4 Screenwriting scheme? Or how one goes straight from that to signing with Mr Casarotto himself? This...