William Nicholson's feature scripts range from acclaimed romantic drama Shadowlands to action adventures like Gladiator and Elizabeth: The Golden Age and intense human dramas such as Nell and Firelight. In this lecture held at BAFTA on 13 September 2011, he discusses the techniques of writing for the big screen.

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