In this online training session held on the 10th Oct 2023 ‘From Fringe Theatre to Film with Joe Bone’, Joe covers the following subjects:
- Representing yourself at Fringe Theatre
- Expectations
- Planning & Preparation
- Script development
- Tips for generating your own opportunities as an performer/writer
- Rural & Global Touring
- Working collaboratively
- Contracts & Agents.
Joe Bone is a writer and actor from the Isle of Wight, represented by United Agents. Schooled at Cowes High, he went on to study Film and Theatre at university. After successfully debuting his solo work ‘Bane’ on the Island in 2008, he took the show to Brighton Fringe and Edinburgh Fringe Festival where he ran sell out shows to critical acclaim. He developed a series of ‘Bane’ shows and toured them globally from 2008-2017 with fellow musician Ben Roe.
He was signed by United Agents in 2012, kick-starting his TV and film career, acting on-screen in Castles in the Sky, Endeavour, Six minutes to Midnight, Tom and Jerry the Movie, and more recently, Beyond Paradise. In 2018 he co-wrote the acclaimed thriller, ‘The Vanishing’, starring Peter Mullan and Gerard Butler, directed by Kristoffer Nyholm.
He was commissioned in 2021 by Big Talk and Altitude Films, to write the Colin Pillinger biopic, ‘Mars Express’, inspired by the Beagle 2 mission, with Toby Jones starring. In October 2022 he was commissioned by Sky Television to write a TV pilot for his original idea, ‘Contenders’, a series that charts fictional boxer Conor King, played by Connor Swindells (SAS Rogue Heroes, Sex Education).
For this session, Joe discusses some of the elements that have helped him navigate the Theatre & TV/Film industries, talking about how to get started on the Fringe circuit, connecting with producers, how to write a script treatment and more – and doing it all on our lovely little Island!
Links
Some useful links/resources mentioned in the Zoom session:
- https://www.spotlight.com
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-trade-investment
- https://www.nsdf.org.uk
- https://www.tigeraspect.co.uk
- https://bigtalkstudios.com
- https://www.unitedagents.co.uk/joe-bone
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