Previsualization (also known as pre-rendering, preview or wireframe windows) is a function to visualise complex scenes in a movie before filming. Previz is applied to techniques such as storyboarding, either in the form of charcoal drawn sketches or in digital technology in the planning and conceptualization of movie scenery make up. For those of you guys who have been following my blog so far, I've just talked about my TV series getting greenlit, the next step for us was pr

WHATSSUP?? It's been a fun week of social shenannigans, tweeting, blogging and podcasting for me. OK, I came to the cyber party late but least I'm here now. With balloons. Since my "Big Break" blog is getting decent traffic, I figured I should now write about how I actually got a series made and the harsh reality of life as a "neophyte" writer if you don't have a trust fund (not hating on trustafarians, just envious). So kick off your shoes, take a load off and Iet me spin

Well I'm pretty proud. It's been a week of firsts for me: I set up my website, yesterday my blog went live, and today I recorded my first podcast. In a lively chat conducted by fellow screenwriter, Danny Stack over at ukscriptwriters.podomatic.com we talked about my start in the business, how I went from novice writer to creating Spirit Warriors (my CBBC fantasy TV series), to what mischief I'm up to now. In addition to the monthly podcasts, Danny also runs a blog on scriptw

I came into the industry cold, with no contacts or experience, hadn't even studied it at university. I was in my early 20s, broke, stuck with a student loan and useless degree before I knew I wanted to work in showbiz. Against the wishes of my entire family (including all those far flung ones in Hong Kong), I committed myself to learning about this business of show. Fast forward two years and I'd been working in film production for a while now, on independent, low budget mo

Firstly, a big warm welcome to you. Thanks for stopping by! I've been meaning to start a blog but work and stuff kept getting in the way plus you know, it's finally sunny out. Anyways, I'm here. I'll be using this space to talk movies, television, screenwriting, reviews, cats, girl power, anything that's on my mind really. If you have any questions, feel free to comment here or tweet me @missjoho and I'll answer when I get the chance. Let's kick off this getting to know e