Author Archives: reelcitizen

Jenny Ringo

Posted on October 5, 2011 by reelcitizen

Just a quick note to tell you all about a fantastic new character filmmaker Chris Regan has created called Jenny Ringo. She’s a feisty witch who gets into scrapes with her slacker flatmate and Chris has already completed one short … Continue reading →

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Getting Into a Better, More Enjoyable Groove

Posted on August 18, 2011 by reelcitizen

Thanks to recent events my writing has been a bit stop-start. In short, June was a shit month that knocked me down a bit and I have since failed to recover my ‘Hour a Day’ routine that I had diligently … Continue reading →

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Getting Back into the Groove

Posted on April 17, 2011 by reelcitizen

Like my last post, this is going to be one of those ‘man, I’ve just been far too busy to even think about blogging’ updates. I put this mainly down to starting a new job which has disrupted my writing … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Been Up To.. In the Form of Links

Posted on March 11, 2011 by reelcitizen

For some reason I’ve been very busy over the last week or so.  Usually I keep a rather mundane routine of day job and writing but a lot of social things suddenly grouped themselves together to suck up my month’s … Continue reading →

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Heavy Rain Leaves You With a Heavy Soul

Posted on February 21, 2011 by reelcitizen

Old news, but the PS3 game Heavy Rain is amazing, fully deserved of its recent slew of BAFTA game nominations. The tag ‘interactive movie’ is usually a bit of a turn-off for gamers but, for me, Heavy Rain was a … Continue reading →

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Mission to Mars (OK, London)

Posted on February 13, 2011 by reelcitizen

Last Friday was the first meeting for the runners-up of the Red Planet Prize in the fair city of London.  It was a chance for everyone to bask in the greatness of Tony Jordan, meet the people behind Red Planet … Continue reading →

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The Red Planet Prize

Posted on February 10, 2011 by reelcitizen

Last year I got a fantastic early Christmas present – I found out I was a runner-up in the Red Planet Prize.  The RPP is a yearly screenwriting competition run by the legendary Tony Jordan and Red Planet Pictures, in … Continue reading →

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An Hour a Day Keeps the Writer at Bay

Posted on January 22, 2011 by reelcitizen

There’s been a good discussion on the Shooting People Screenwriters mailing list recently about how long writers, especially writers with day jobs, actually spend writing per day.  As with most things that rely heavily on self-discipline, the only answer can … Continue reading →

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New Year, New Blog

Posted on January 10, 2011 by reelcitizen

As you can see, Reelcitizen is in the middle of a New Year make over.  This is because I’m trying to shift my spare time to concentrate on screenwriting rather than film criticism.  While being a part-time critic meant I … Continue reading →

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