The bliss of creative freedom
Sometimes I'm given total creative free rein on a project. Trust me, it doesn't happen often. In fact, it's only happened twice in my whole life. Many's the time a nervous client will micro-direct EVERY SINGLE SYLLABLE* in a script and I genuinely enjoy…
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“Dear Emma Clarke, can you sound very very very old? And normal?”
A beloved regular customer sent me a script. "I know you can do this," he said encouragingly, as if I was about to do a bungee jump down a ravine. "You've got to sound old, and…
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Warning: this post might make you want to leave the country
I'm delighted to report that a film I worked on has won TWO awards! The Travel Video Awards have honoured the film 'Croatia - full of life' with the Industry/Audience award, and the Best Video By a Tourism…
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“Can you sound like a mad clown in a cowshed?”
The phone rang. It was a regular customer. "Can you sound like a mad clown in a cowshed?" "Do bears shit the pope?" I quipped. "What?" said the customer. "Never mind. I'll send you the script and we'll give it a try." The script was an intriguing series of non…
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Blink-and-you’ll-miss-me just after midnight
No, it's not the title of a little-known Abba song. Tonight, just after the stroke of midnight, London will celebrate the first minutes of 2018 with a firework display like no other. Set against the iconic backdrop of the London skyline, it's a sight to behold. If you're watching (or…
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What happens when you stare at a lake for waaaay too long
This is a poem I wrote years ago while sitting mesmerised by Lake Windermere. (Look, I'd had a hard night). I was staring at it for hours and hours; it's formidable and beautiful and the most truly awesome view I've ever seen. The result was this poem. The chaps at…
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