{"id":7655,"date":"2017-10-12T07:00:58","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T06:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/\/?p=7655"},"modified":"2017-10-12T07:00:58","modified_gmt":"2017-10-12T06:00:58","slug":"throwback-thursday-arardman-bristol-and-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etbscreenwriting.com\/throwback-thursday-arardman-bristol-and-me\/","title":{"rendered":"#ThrowbackThursday- Aardman, Bristol and Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

Throwback Thursday<\/h2>\n

Something a little different this week…<\/p>\n

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People often ask me why I moved to the UK and why Bristol in particular. \u00a0I will leave the UK answer to my post on the difference between American and UK\/European broadcasters. \u00a0The answer to the Bristol part is easy.<\/p>\n

My good friend Paul Kewley, when newly appointed as a development executive at Aardman Studios, invited me to Bristol to do a series of workshops. \u00a0These visits to the city from the US resulted in several consulting assignments on Aardman projects.<\/p>\n

I met Paul when I was in the Masters Program in Screenwriting at UCLA and he, a Brit, was a student in the USC Masters program in Producing.<\/p>\n

He like a script of mine and we went out pitching a number of projects together. \u00a0Over the years we stayed in touch and when we were in a position to recommend each other we did! So thanks Paul for the introduction to Bristol and Aardman<\/p>\n

Paul has since become Oscar-nominated as a producer of Shaun the Sheep<\/em>. \u00a0One of Aardman’s iconic characters, first introduced in Nick Park’s Oscar-winning A Close Shave<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Always be kind to school chums as they may someday be in a position to offer you a job! And it’s a good idea to be kind and helpful anyway because that makes you a human being!<\/p>\n

The lovely Nick Park, as a result of my work on Aardman projects, wrote one of the two letters I needed to apply for my Tier One Exceptional Talent visa. This allows me to work in the UK without restriction.<\/p>\n

Nick is quite simply a genius, although a genuinely humble and shy one. The gentle affection with which he writes his characters, despite their loopy eccentricities shows a depth of understanding of the human condition. \u00a0Thanks, Nick for being one of the principle\u00a0reasons I was allowed my lovely time in Bristol.<\/p>\n

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I’ve since done work on both\u00a0Casualty\u00a0<\/em>and companion show\u00a0Holby City.\u00a0<\/em>The first show is about A & E (or the emergency room in US\u00a0terms) and the second is set in the hospital.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The shows were initially shot in Bristol and subsequently moved to Cardiff. \u00a0But it was another introduction to Bristol and Barbara was a principal cheerleader and hand-holder\u00a0during my UK Visa application process.<\/p>\n

So thank Barbara for encouraging not to give up my dream of living in the UK. \u00a0Initially, I thought for one year, but it’s been almost five and with a recent visa renewal, I am good to stay until 2021 and eligible to apply for “leave to remain” indefinitely. (like a US Green Card).<\/p>\n

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So the final answer is, I knew a lot of people in Bristol (a real social network and not just a virtual one), there were lots of clients here, and it is easy to travel anywhere in the world. \u00a0Not to mention Bristol is a wonderful friendly creative city! Voted Best Place to Live in Britain-\u00a0\u00a0CLICK HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

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