The Script Factory's Reader Training (and related) courses have been taught by Justine Hart, Marilyn Milgrom, Ludo Smolski, Rob Ritchie, Angeli Macfarlane, Kate Leys, Jonny Brown, Tracy O'Riordan, Sarah Harper-Barnes and Ranald Allan. Special thanks to Angeli Macfarlane, who I worked with on the Pathe Prize, selecting three projects out of some 2,000 submissions for a Script Factory reading. This greatly accelerated my learning and expertise in teaching script reading.
My thanks to…
Alexandra Wilds for allowing me to report on her script Broken Heart Boot Camp; Peter Scher, my dad, who read the material and ensured it made sense; my mum, Anne Scher; my editor, Hannah Patterson, for asking me to do it, and Anne Hudson for her invaluable contributions along the way; my co-director of 11 happy years, Briony Hanson, now Director of Film for the British Council; and Sheena Bucktowonsing, our company manager these last two years. Together with Justine Hart, current co-director, Briony and Sheena shared their passion for film and encouraged this writing endeavour with much support and good humour. And my huge personal thanks go to Clare Muller for everything else.
Finally, my thanks to Charlotte Macleod for taking a punt on me in 1996 and letting me join her to launch The Script Factory.