The new home for information about our events (shortcut: https://bit.ly/DnCgroup)!
We are also testing out the Heylo platform for organizing events: https://heylo.group/devon-and-cornwall-screenwriting-group
UPCOMING EVENT LISTING (for general info about our online script discussions, see below):
1. Sunday January 12th 2025 Online Script Discussion:
OVERVIEW: We'll meet from 5-7pm UK time on the Zoom link here. Info about the script(s) will be posted by the start of January, and the script(s) will be posted and a link added on this page (and emailed out) at least one week before the event!
At this meeting we'll discuss my (Claire Newman's) 1hr fantasy-drama TV pilot script "Touching". The script can be downloaded here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vutovua0ibiqo4aoi2rsl/Touching_ClaireNewman_2024.pdf?rlkey=um8biin5tqjyextwxzuwfhhg5&st=dg0y8bpz&dl=0
LOGLINE: Emma Harper’s touch causes people to lose all their inhibitions, which makes for upsetting incidents and a lonely existence... until she meets someone who may be immune to it.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO: Please read the entire script in advance, then come along on the day with your comments! Please also make sure you're familiar with the general info below :)
2. Saturday January 18th 2025 Plymouth Social Event:
OVERVIEW: We'll meet from 3-6pm UK time at The Caffeine Club in Plymouth.
The venue: The Caffeine Club is located at 46 Tavistock Place in Plymouth and has a wide menu ranging from tea and coffee drinks (of course) to food and alcoholic beverages. So hopefully something for everyone, and you can have a late lunch / early dinner, a snack / cake to nibble or, or just a drink, as you prefer. It's also a really comfy place to hang out, with huge booths and big tables that are perfect for all sizes of groups.
How to find us: We often grab a large table on the ground floor under a big yellow car with "Burger King" logos on the wheels. But if that's not available, there is a LOT of space available (on two floors, plus outdoor seating on both levels).
How to get there: Plymouth train station is about a 12 min walk from The Caffeine Club and is located to the northwest. Walking directions from the station [which can be modified to show bus directions too] can be found here.
3. Sunday February 9th 2025 Online Script Discussion:
OVERVIEW: We'll meet from 5-7pm UK time on the Zoom link here. Info about the script(s) will be posted as soon as possible, and the script(s) will be posted and a link added on this page (and emailed out) at least one week before the event!
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT OUR ONLINE DISCUSSION MEETINGS:
At our meetings we discuss either one Feature script or one (or sometimes two) TV scripts by group members. We can also usually squeeze in reading a short script, if one is available. The script info is shown as soon as possible, and the script(s) are posted online (and linked to from this page) at least one week before each meeting, with an email sent out too. If you have a script you'd like the group to discuss in the next few months, please contact Claire at planetwriter at gmail dot com.
IMPORTANT: The idea is to download and read the entire script (or both entire scripts) ahead of the meeting, then come along on the day with your feedback for the author(s)! We do not read the scripts during the meeting, so it's vital to read them in advance :)
ABOUT GIVING FEEDBACK: We start each meeting by going around the group to do introductions, then to say what we most liked about the script, then to say what our biggest issues were. Please keep all feedback respectful and constructive, and please be sensitive to how your feedback is being received. We give verbal feedback on the script during the meeting but if you made written notes - e.g. on the script PDF - feel free to ask the authors for their contact info so you can send them those notes later. We also usually record the meeting and send the audio to the authors.
Code of Conduct for the Devon and Cornwall Screenwriting Group:
1. No group meeting may proceed unless an approved Moderator is available. If an approved Moderator is not present, the meeting must be postponed until a later date. This is to ensure that no one breaches this code of conduct at any meeting. The approved moderators at present are: Claire Newman and Jeff Cyrulewski.
2. Scripts presented for discussion by the group are the property of the author(s) and no group member may use, copy, or share any part of them without the explicit permission in writing of the author(s).
3. All group members must be respectful of one other (see “Guidance for Giving and Receiving Feedback,” below). [new as of March 2024] This also includes attending the online script discussion meetings if you RSVP 'yes', or changing your RSVP to 'no' if you cannot make it in the end. Any group member who is a no-show three times, without providing an explanation, will be removed from the group.
4. The group is welcoming to everyone, regardless of race, gender, sexuality, religious beliefs, political affiliations, socio-economic status, country of origin, or occupation.
5. The group is equally welcoming to those with no experience of writing scripts as it is to those who have written scripts professionally and had their work produced.
6. Authors whose scripts deal with certain topics should provide a “trigger warning” on the second page of the script. Examples include: rape and sexual assault, incest, sexual activity involving children, extreme violence, suicide, mental illness, extensive drug/alcohol abuse. No details are needed, and group members can choose to ignore this page if they want to avoid even minor “spoilers,” but for those who may be affected by such topics this will be very valuable.
Please also see "Guidance on how to give and receive feedback" here:
https://sites.google.com/site/planetwriter/dnc_code_guidance