Lunch, Drinks, Meetings, oh my! Re: Next Meeting! Mon 13th Feb
Hakim Cassimally
1) Informal beers, tomorrow (Fri 27th Jan) after work (6pm ish)
probably at one of the pubs on either side of Bold Street, namely:
Shipping Forecast (Slater Street)
OR
Bier (Newington Temple, the pub that used to be the Ropewalks)
I'll very likely be there with some workmates, most probably. I'll be
there till 7pm, or later if anyone turns up ;-)
2)) DoES Liverpool is having an open meeting today Thu 26th at 12:30.
http://doesliverpool.com/groups/help-improve-does-liverpool-with-our-survey-and-open-meeting/
3) We're going for lunch tomorrow Fri 27th 12:30 at Paolo & Donato's:
http://groups.google.com/group/cathedral_valley/browse_thread/thread/47b332b18fae7c54
[Sean]: thanks for the info about pubs. My nephew is now being very
vague about when he's coming, sounds like it might be Monday 6th,
which is the Tottenham Hotspur game, google tells me. I'll ping you
if and when we end up going to a pub for footie anyway ;-)
H
On 25 January 2012 17:38, darran ling <dazzl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Informal beers sound a like a great start to the new year, if im
> around you can count me in.
>
> dazz
>
> On 1/24/12, Sean McHugh <strm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Sorry - getting over-excited - I meant Wednesday is the Carling Cup
>> Liverpool Man City match.
>>
>> Saturday is the Man U match in the League and I haven't a cat's chance in
>> hell of getting tickets to either - i let my season ticket lapse when I
>> worked down south.
>>
>> But I always go to a pub to watch the laeague matches - just for the
>> atmosphere, dontcha know - and if your Mauritian nephew doesn't get lucky
>> I'd be happy to meet in a pub downtown
>>
>> Sean
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Hakim Cassimally <
>> hakim.ca...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> ah, are you going to the Liverpool/ManU match? My nephew from
>>> Mauritius is hoping to go (if his friend-of-friend-of-aunty has
>>> managed to get one). Enjoy, and see you in Feb!
>>>
>>> H
>>>
>>> On 24 January 2012 13:38, Sean McHugh <strm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > No problem. It's an informal thing.
>>> >
>>> > And Liverpool are playing Man United.
>>> >
>>> > Happy New Year
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Hakim Cassimally
>>> > <hakim.ca...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Gosh, I really didn't organize a January meeting did I? Been a bit
>>> >> stressed with various things, sorry about that. If anyone would like
>>> >> to arrange something for January, perhaps informal, then speak up now!
>>> >>
>>> >> Until then, let's start with Feb. I'm going to propose the 2nd Monday
>>> >> of each Month, which makes the next meeting:
>>> >>
>>> >> *** Mon 13th Feb 2012 7:00-9:00pm ***
>>> >> DoES Liverpool, 4th floor, Gostin Building (offices, left of the
>>> >> retail part)
>>> >> 32-36 Hanover Street (between Central station and Liverpool ONE)
>>> >> MAP + photo: http://bit.ly/Gostins
>>> >> INFO: http://doesliverpool.com
>>> >>
>>> >> See you there!
>>> >>
>>> >> On 24 January 2012 11:33, Sean McHugh <strm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >> > Hi Hakim
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Any SpecFicLiv this month?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Sean McHugh
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Hakim Cassimally
>>> >> > <hakim.ca...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >> >>
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>>>
>>
Hakim Cassimally
1) Informal beers, tomorrow (Fri 27th Jan) after work (6pm ish)
Hannah's Bar, on Hardman Street (just up the hill from the Bombed Out Church)
as Liverpool tweep and Ignite organizer Mandy is having birthday drinks there,
H
On 26 January 2012 10:00, Hakim Cassimally <hakim.ca...@gmail.com> wrote:
> OK, so:
>
> 1) Informal beers, tomorrow (Fri 27th Jan) after work (6pm ish)
> probably at one of the pubs on either side of Bold Street, namely:
>
> SNIP
Sean McHugh
John Shipman
Hi folks, 6pm tomorrow I'm @ Twisted Tales till 8pm. Would be keen to catch up after. Meanwhile a bit peaved @ lack of writing by self. Although short on time, I don't think that's really to blame. Drastic action may be necessary!
Sean McHugh
i just put a few scenes of a sitcom up in the Dropbox.
Plus the reading of these scenes at the class i share with Ashley.
And the subsequent criticism and feedback.
Could you let me know if all this is working?
ie if the Dropbox is accessible.
BTW good time Friday - enjoyed that - thanks.
Regards
Sean
John Shipman
I've also attached something I came across at a new Liverpool venue (which I was at for a show the other nite)
C J Productions bring Writer’s Forum to The Lantern
From Wednesday 8th February The Lantern will be hosting a new writer’s forum. The group will meet fortnightly. Any level of experience welcome. The aim of the group is to offer mutual support in a friendly, creative environment, from rehearsed readings to full productions staged at The Lantern. Contact CJ Productions on 07916542967 or 07905572106 or the Lantern on 0151 703 0000 or e.mail in...@thelanterntheatre.co.uk
Sean McHugh
osfameron
Meeting is still on for tonight: so far, there's only Sean's
"Steampunk Sitcom" in the DropBox, but please bring along any short
pieces (or ideas) to discuss!
H
Hakim Cassimally
* the hero's journey (for a change)
* film plotting versus TV/radio
* silent film (the Artist)
* churning out work (essays/plots etc.)
* Sean presented a scene from his "steampunk sitcom" (the revised
version, after comments from his current writing class). We enjoyed
the piece, discussed whether "starting with a bang" worked for a
sitcom, and thought that the premises had some mileage (time travel,
alternate realities, and the high-tech Dragons' Den investors funding
it all).
* Darran passed round a treatment for a radio drama fantasy sitcom
inspired by Hitchhiker's Guide, Lost, and a 60s show The Champions
<http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062551/>.
* sitcoms. People that hate each other but are trapped with each other anyway.
* Porridge - the perfect sitcom scenario
* Steptoe and son... in space! (Red Dwarf)
* Darran suggested that we should all enter
<http://circalit.com/screenplay/competitions/view/client/scifi> Good
luck, and may the best man/woman/kitten/vampire win!
* We discussed the idea of the specfic podcast. Both Sean and
Darran's pieces could work as regular features for this! (Assuming
Sean and Darran agree - I think Sean did, though this was over a few
beers, so perhaps we should double check ;-)
Idea is roughly:
* 5-10 minute episodes are enough to get teeth into it, but not too
much to make recording a pain.
* a podcast could have, for example, 2 regular features (such as
Sean & Darran's ideas) plus a handful of standalong pieces.
* for the regular pieces, Sean's format especially gives great
scope for people doing something very flexible (travel to any time!
and/or invention of the week in the Dragons' Den!) But of course the
original writer/group would be involved to make sure that the tone and
arc were developed in appropriate ways.
* we could do one podcast per month, and those of us who are
interested in producing it would meet for a second time during the
month to record it.
Does that sound anything like the way anyone else imagined it? ;-)
So... some story prompts:
1) [Darran/Sean]: write a first episode for your sitcoms!
2) Riffing on Sean's piece, a Dragons Den meeting, to invest in a
SpecFic invention.
3) Or any 5-10 minute play / short story for the podcast.
4) ... or, moving entirely away from Radio and with a nod to the
silent film the Artist, write a short silent (speculative) piece.
H
Sean McHugh
Hakim Cassimally
out, regularly, without an inhuman time commitment, radio is perfect.
It'll also give an opportunity to try out, and get feedback for, story
arcs, which would hopefully be great experience for when you (or
indeed anyone) wants to take on something more ambitious :-)
H