Working with clients such as Warner Brothers, Screen West Midlands, The Script Factory, The International Film Collective and numerous writers and production companies, Sarah Olley represents a strong talent in script development, garnering many unsolicited recommendations for the standard of her work. She has provided writer feedback for the UK Film Council and one-to-one support for writers through Screen West Midlands schemes. She also currently works as a drama development producer for Eye Film & Television, building a slate of film and TV projects. This includes regular work with new writers, commissioners, pitch writing and leading creative development sessions. She also develops projects independently (see Live Projects).

With Eye Film & TV, Sarah has developed and script edited two series of original children’s drama The Secret of Eel Island, for Channel Five, (Broadcast 2005 and 2006). She also provided script supervision on both shoots. She currently jointly runs a Soho networking group for professionals working in development and was one of the first to graduate from the Script Factory and National Film & TV School’s diploma in Film Script Development in 2005. As such she can co-ordinate further development talent where required for specific projects, such as bulk reading.

Sarah’s previous background is as a director and editor of film drama, including broadcast work. She has also worked as a lecturer in film practice and theory. She studied as a director at the Bournemouth Film School and gained a first class degree in Communications from Goldsmiths’ College. She combines a strong analytical perspective with years of practical experience putting screen stories together and discovering what makes them work. With a clear eye on the end goal of the development process she is keen to take more projects through to the screen and came to development in 2003 determined to help strengthen more material for production.

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