Tomorrow sees the start of my two-day course "The Language of Film" at The Engine Shed in Edinburgh. It's a "lively and interactive course on visual storytelling and film technique" and is supported by 4Talent Scotland. I'm hoping the talent comes after you've done it rather than needing to talent to be on it ...

On the back of my experiences in New Zealand, I've signed up for the Edinburgh 48 Hour Film Project. It starts on Friday 16th May and the premise is the same as before ... genre, character, line of dialogue and a prop, oh, and 2 days to make a short film from scratch.

On the basis I haven't enough time/equipment to formulate my own team (and my leading lady is still doing her Masters), I've entered myself on the database in the hope that some other desperados will require my (limited) services. May God have mercy on their souls!

So that's it then! Part 2 of the scriptwriting course is over and it's time to hand in the assignment. Being the swotty brown-nose that I am (if only my school tutors could see me now) I'm hoping to hand mine in tomorrow. It hasn't got to be in until next Tuesday. Get me!

I'm still to think of a title for my 17 minute long script but it's roughly an adaption from the beginning of Digging Deeper (full length version up to 85 minutes to date ... but will need some cutting when I'm finished).

So yes, after a twist in the story and an added character, I finally got there. Hollywood, here I come (is it west from Falkirk? I think I should have taken the first left!)