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Laing
Screenwriter.
SAG and AFTRA actor.
Graduated from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Five completed screenplays — “The Thief of Dubai” was the No.1 most requested script on Virtual Pitch Fest in November while “May September” was the No.1 most requested script in October. “Box Canyon,” was No.2 in October AND September. “Lost Causes” was No.1 in January. “Cadence” was the No.1 in October 2023.
Three scripts have a “recommend” from Script Reader Pro while “May September” has a “strong consider”. “Cadence” has a “Recommend” from Extreme Screenwriting.
I had THREE scripts in the VPF top 20 most requested scripts for 2022 and one script on the 2023 list — https://www.virtualpitchfest.com/the-vpf-20/.
Mentor to Film, Marketing, and writing students at my Alma Mater, UEA (University of East Anglia). Photographer for KITS (Kids in the Spotlight, Inc.) Empowering Foster Youth Through Filmmaking.
Journalist, script reader, and screenwriter with four completed scripts, several treatments, and staged readings.
Sub editorJournalist, The Daily Telegraph 1982-1983
Freelance sub editorwriter for the Daily Telegraph sports desk.
Freelance sub-editor, The Sun, Daily Mirror, Reader’s Digest Books, Financial Times, Observer, Health and Social Services Journal, The Times, Sunday Times.
Sub Editor, The Oxford Mail, Oxford 1980-1982
Large regional evening newspaper. Movie reviews, book reviews, sports, and news editing and writing.
Education: University of East Anglia — English and American Studies, one year.
Bembridge School, Isle of Wight. Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Further Education: Sherwood Oaks Film School, Los Angeles; UCLA Writers’ Extension, Los Angeles; TV Pilot and New Series Workshop, On The Page, Pilar Alexander, Richmond Writer’s Circle, and New Richmond, UK; Original Writer’s Group, Lavender Hill, London; Richmond Theatre Adult Scriptwriting group, Janna Gelfand’s Writing Group, Greg Dean’s Standup Comedy Workshop.
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