Index

Short Stories


Cinderella and Her Sisters
                (Screenplay - Scene 1)
  - a story about three sisters in modern times



Coffee Shop Blues
  - a story of a difficult relationship



The Shop Assistant
  - a story of a young woman working in a jewellers



Raging Balls - The Snooker Final
  - a story set during a Snooker World Championship


The Hat and the Actress
  - a true story of a bookshop encounter


Kathleen Turner - a London crossing
  - a true story of a passing encounter


Kylie Minogue on King's Road?
  -  a true story of a surprising sight in London


Anjelica Huston on the King's Road
  -  a description of a walk on the King's Road in London


Script extracts:


Cinderella and Her Sisters, Scene 1
  - setting the scene and a simple trick


Scene from a Sitcom - Market Traders
  - a sitcom about share dealers





Essays:


Rules of Life: No. 1, Time Never Stops
  -  the problems of time



Hackney Riots, August 2011 - a personal view
  -  a personal description of the day of rioting


SPOTY - BBC Sports Personality of the Year
  - why no women!


Me and Che Guevara 
 - Yes, I am related to Che Guevara.

Why Transformers 4
 - Money talks



Victorian Celebrity Gossip

 - Stage gossip from the 19th Century


The Lover and the Loved
 -  Is it better to be loved or to love?


Suggested Film ratings
 - Alternative ratings for films



Ideas:
Movie Ideas Factory

List of Movie and Sitcom ideas


Poem by T.C. Murray:  
Poem In Memoriam to May Cotter


 

Movie and Sitcom Ideas

Movie Ideas


1.  Cinderella and Her Sisters
A modern variation of the folk tale where it is Cinderella who is lazy and her sisters who work hard. The three sisters share a house but lead very different lives. They each find love on their own terms.
Outline story.


2.  Raging Balls
A player competing in the snooker world championship and trying to resurrect both his career and his marriage.
Outline story.


3.  Coffee Shop Blues
A relationship is more complicated than just 2 people. A man has to choose between his oldest friend and his girlfriend. Despite an intense relationship with his girlfriend, he values his friendship more highly.
Outline story.




Sitcom Ideas


1. For Her Magazine
Female journalists working for a magazine which is the female equivalent of FHM and other lads mags. The women are the female equivalent of Top Gear presenters.


2. The Traders
Stock market traders coping with work and life. They compete with the market and each other.
Sample scene.


3. The Jewellery Shop
Life working in a jewellers for a young female assistant with a boyfriend who is mad about cars.  Sometimes you can attract too much attention.
Outline story.

©Conor Cotter
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