Last night I finished reading the 'Doctor Who: The Shooting Scripts' book.



Synopsis: On the 26th of March 2005, "Doctor Who" returned to our screens after an absence of 16 years, with a new Doctor, a new assistant and thirteen thrilling new adventures. This book collects together the entire shooting scripts for the first series.

This book basically contains all scripts from the first series of Doctor Who starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper. These are not the definitive scripts that you saw on the TV but the scripts that were used while filming before the editing ect. took place.

The book begins with a foreword by lead writer and series producer Russell T. Davis. This has to be the best foreword I have ever read in a book right from the start I was laughing, simply a great introduction into the book. Who knew he is currently sitting in an BBC Prison, naked with Romeo Beckham as the Doctor. The man has no limits to his imagination. The book then moves onto a explanation of some of the terms used in the scripts as well as a quick run threw of the process and the difference between what you are about to read and what you saw on screen.

Each chapter/script has a small introduction from the writer of that episode giving you an insight into how they got the ideas or what influenced them to write, each introduction is funny, witty and informative. The scripts themselves read like a story book or novel and are accompanied with full colour screen gabs of the episode bringing the pages further into life and you re-live the adventures that bought back to life this British culture show.

This is ideal for any age, it's colourful well presented and easy to read especially for the younger readers, who will probably want to jump out of bed and follow the actions as they happen on script. Is also a great book for thous interested in going into writing or script writing. Thou not as detailed as "The Writers Tale" Which I have also read, this book does not go into detail the many phases the script went threw before it got to filming, just what the actors had to work with so makes a perfect book for all ages and for any Doctor Who fan.

This book isn't really my thing but various friends told me I had to read it and got bullied by a friend to buying it at Forbidden Planet (I'm looking at you Tanja) So I thought what the heck. Out of this one and Writer's Tale I would have to pick Writer's Tale, only because it has more to offer. But the script writer introductions and forewords are worth the read and the pictures are great. This is a big heavy book so be careful of small children and big books  Overall not bad.

Buy at:
Waterstones
Play.com
Amazon

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Updates:
My E4 E-Sting was uploaded this morning but from what I have read from other entrants it seems to take E4 forever to make it onto the site so it may be a long time if ever when it will be uploaded which is highly irritating, but it's not my best work so not going to cry over it. But yes it's uploaded just got to do more waiting.

Projects, OK I decided to link each project that's on the website to there respective links here on the blog to make it easier to find for anyone passing by otherwise it could get confusing and irritating for someone who has little time.

New project has begun now that the E-Sting is out of the way and it's a advert to be shown on MTV for Nike/Footlocker, it's mainly an editing and remixing idea but need to go threw footage to see what else I can do with it. So that's next up, but will keep up to-date with it.

See you in the Vortex.