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'Cleaners' online team-written sitcom WEEK 11: 19-25th Oct
The seven-strong 'Cleaners' team produces the polished draft of the first episode of the sitcom. The Chatrooms continue as usual.
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 Cleaners scenario
 Timetable
 A World 1st Explained
 The Writing Process
 Writing Team Profile
 Editorial Team Profile
Latest Draft
Read the second draft of 'Cleaners' and look at some scene rewrites from Head Writer Barry.

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Latest Notes
Is the Editorial Team pleased with the latest offering? Read their notes on the second draft.

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Character Studies
The writers
are asked to 'punch up' the characters - revisit them and make some tweaks.

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Watch the writing process live and chat among yourselves
"I think the Valentines Day scenario is a masterstoke. What better event to show the inner workings of a character?"


daveandy, 21/10
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"I've only just realised that I'm a worse wrapper than Vanilla Ice. The package looks like it's been dropped in a ditch."


Barry Hutchison, 23/10
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"If a first draft is to do with getting the structure right, the second is to do with adjusting structure if necessary, and being funny."

Michéal Jacob, 23/10
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Sat-Sun 19 &20th October
The team discussed the problem areas, especially the options for scene 10, and considered the best way to progress the whole script towards the third draft. As we now have notes from the editors covering all scenes we decided to allocate scenes to writers for redrafting, tucking & tightening.



The writers were all happy for Barry (Head Writer) to allocate the scenes...

Several writers had problems accessing the chatroom over the weekend, which meant that the sessions were shorter than usual. The writers made arrangements for Monday’s public chat.----Chrissie

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