Monthly meeting of the Devon and Cornwall Screenwriting Group.

At this meeting we'll discuss a 1-hr TV drama script by Alan.

As always, please download and read the entire script ahead of the meeting, then come along on the day with your feedback for Alan.

"Mitchell" is a one-off, 1-hr TV drama based on a real series of events in the early 1960's, relating to Frank 'mad-axe' Mitchell and his "friends" the notorious Kray family. Neglected as a child, abused as an adolescent, and brutalised within the penal system for most of his life, Mitchell at last hopes to find freedom and a new life. You can download the script here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2o3v5occ52u4s6sifvp7i/Mitchellfilm.pdf?rlkey=9754p4y8gl22n4b51zzyacnn8&st=70j7yn68&dl=0

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