Director of UK comedy feature 'Sober'. Four x micro budget horror features on YouTube. BAFTA shortlisted/RTS nominated scriptwriter for UK TV. Interested in AI generative video, Leeds Utd, retro horror, super 8mm and everything cinema. matcoop.co.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/matcooperdirector.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/matcooperdirector.bsky.social/post/3mfqxy2obg22rThe difference between a script written by the scriptwriter and a shooting script... SCRIPT FORMATTING AND SCRIPT WRITING STYLE – why sparse scripts and blank space are you friend. tinyurl.com/4y4sen43 #scriptwriting #screenwriting https://tinyurl.com/4y4sen4326 Feb 2026 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:4zzacediuwvzerozh7sc3msr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfqxy2obg22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/matcooperdirector.bsky.social/post/3mfocldh5ec24FREE SCRIPTWRITING LESSON - The first rule of scriptwriting is SHOW – DON’T TELL. And most new scriptwriters think they understand that rule but do not. In this blogpost I can teach most people the difference between SHOW and TELL in less than 15 mins... tinyurl.com/5n855yzs25 Feb 2026 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:4zzacediuwvzerozh7sc3msr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfocldh5ec24https://bsky.app/profile/matcooperdirector.bsky.social/post/3mflywl7gvc2wDAY 2 of Script Report and Coverage Awareness Week Today's Blog is JAM PACKED WITH HELP AND ADVICE FOR NEW #scriptwriters WITH Lessons from Jimmy McGovern and how to spot ‘on the nose’ dialogue… https://www.matcoop.co.uk/script-coverage-and-report-awareness-week-scraw-2026-scraw-blogpost-2-script-lessons-from-jimmy-mcgovern-and-how-to-spot-on-the-nose-dialogue/24 Feb 2026 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:4zzacediuwvzerozh7sc3msr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mflywl7gvc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/matcooperdirector.bsky.social/post/3mfjggdih2s2khttps://www.matcoop.co.uk/script-coverage-and-report-awareness-week-scraw-2026-the-first-rule-of-scraw-is/ Did you know there are only ever 300 full time employed working #scriptwriters in the UK? Did you know that the late Tom Stoppard often wrote Peak Practice under a fake name. Did you know that Russell T Davies started his career writing for the Chuckle Brothers?23 Feb 2026 10:18 +0000at://did:plc:4zzacediuwvzerozh7sc3msr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfjggdih2s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/matcooperdirector.bsky.social/post/3mfhtdic3fc2wI'm going to be a lot more active on here next week as I'm running SCRAW 2026 - which is: Script Report and Coverage Awareness Week - a five day social media campaign promoting the usefulness of good qualified script reports / coverage #scriptwriters #scriptwriting https://www.matcoop.co.uk/scraw-week-2026/22 Feb 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:4zzacediuwvzerozh7sc3msr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhtdic3fc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/matcooperdirector.bsky.social/post/3mdxmu7lv522cIf you're constantly hitting refresh on your BBC Writers entry - do yourself a favour and read the below - get yourself a proper script report in the meantime as this waiting will go on for another two to three months... https://www.matcoop.co.uk/are-you-waiting-for-feedback-on-your-bbc-writers-open-call-2025-script-click-here/03 Feb 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:4zzacediuwvzerozh7sc3msr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxmu7lv522chttps://bsky.app/profile/matcooperdirector.bsky.social/post/3mdxmqdd5bk2cI haven't logged into this app for ages - come back and I've got near 400 followers or whatever peeps are called on here. Thank you - I shall start posting more regularly on here as nearly everywhere else is now fire a pigsty.03 Feb 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:4zzacediuwvzerozh7sc3msr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxmqdd5bk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/matcooperdirector.bsky.social/post/3lzdxyogfzk2eNew #scriptwriters - BBC Writersroom Open Call for 2025 will be opening soon - BEFORE YOU SUBMIT make sure to get help / advice and a proper script report on your work by a script consultant with pro credits. Slots filling up fast - get in touch now! https://www.matcoop.co.uk/script-consultant-uk/21 Sep 2025 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:4zzacediuwvzerozh7sc3msr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzdxyogfzk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/matcooperdirector.bsky.social/post/3lnxqia55tc2jRave reviews for 'SOBER' our little £7k feature film in yesterdays Yorkshire Evening Post! t.co/pN9iDc9IZq29 Apr 2025 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:4zzacediuwvzerozh7sc3msr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxqia55tc2j