Andrea Mann

@andreamann.bsky.social

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Screenwriter / Mentor / Landlocked yacht-rock lover. She/her. www.andreamann.com

The penguin Feathers McGraw from Wallace And Gromit, holding a gun
Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in the final scene of The Apartment
Someone was taking the piss out of me the other day, and did the glasses take-off thing. Spielberg didn’t ask for that. I just thought it was a good way to express complete astonishment – though it’s counterintuitive when you think about it. When you stare up into the bright sky, you ought to really put on your sunglasses, not take them off.
Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally, about to throw a basketball from his bed.
Romy (Mira Sorvino) and Michele (Lisa Kudrow) in a still from Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
SHAPIRO: You would rather put a gun in your mouth. SIMON: I mean, what you're saying to me effectively is there's no original way to do anything, and... SHAPIRO: No. SIMON: Yes, you are. SHAPIRO: That seems like a kind of absolutist take. SIMON: Not only, I think, is it a fundamental violation of the integrity of writers and also of copyright - you know, when I sold all the scripts I sold - you know, 150 to HBO and, you know, maybe another 50 to NBC - I didn't sell them so that they could be thrown into a computer with other people's and be used again by a corporation.
Olivia Newton-John as Sandy at the start of Grease, smiling, wearing pastel colours
1. A heroic protagonist who experiences growth and change 2. A compelling antagonist 3. Wish fulfillment (e.g., the protagonist has hidden abilities, such as superpowers or magic) 4. Moral choices 5. Diverse worldbuilding (different geographic landscapes) 6. Urgency to watch next episode (cliffhangers) 7. Civilizational high stakes (a global thread to humanity like an alien invasion — or a devastating pandemic) 8. Humor 9. Betrayal 10. Positive emotions (love, joy, hope) 11. Negative emotions (loss, sorrow) 12. Violence
A black and white photo of Tom Lehrer playing the piano
Text over a background photo of me sitting at a piano keyboard playing to an audience in a garden: 'Finding your 'voice' in writing (and music, and life). Some ideas on how to find and develop your voice - whatever kind of keyboard you're sitting at'
The four cast members of The Golden Girls
A poster of Wham! in their Club Tropicana era: George Michael is wearing a denim jacket and straw hat, Andrew Ridgeley is in a white T-shirt
Julie Andrews as Maria in The Sound of Music, drenched after falling into a lake
Because here’s the thing with imposter syndrome… actually, here’s two things. One, just about everyone feels it to some degree, no matter how accomplished or successful they are; and two, it’s precisely that: a feeling, not a fact – one which stems from our inner critic as opposed to our inner best friend – and given all our neuroses and anxieties and self-criticism, I
Seth Rogen as Matt Remick in The Studio
A black and white photograph of the novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford, sitting on a chair in a garden
Screenwriting bros: 'Your spec script has to be undeniable' Me: [the meme screenshot of Chris Hemsworth as Thor, looking at Mark Ruffalo (Bruce/Hulk) pulling a face with the caption 'Does it though?']
Jason Isaacs
A colour still from White Christmas: a party scene
A black and white still from Holiday Inn: Bing Crosby and Marjorie Reynolds enter the hotel
Jason Isaac’s in The White Lotus saying “Do you think you could live with no money?”
The meme image of two school girls in uniform - one stands against a wall, the other holds a tuba so that the first girl's face is covered with the bell of the tuba. The girl on the wall is labelled "Me writing" and the girl who is holding the tuba is labelled "Me telling myself to trust the process".
A list headed 'WHAT WE DO' followed by -- She Writes Songs operates as a comprehensive empowerment platform focused on supporting women songwriters. Our initiatives will include: Mentoring Programs: Providing bespoke mentoring opportunities from songwriters, lyricists, musicians, and career leadership strategists. Live Performance Showcases: Offering platforms for artists to perform and share their work. Marketing Assets: Creating live video and photographs for promotional use. Collaborations: Encouraging partnerships to foster creativity among artists. Songwriting Camps/Retreats and Workshops: Facilitating immersive experiences to enhance songwriting skills.
Romy and Michele from Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion
The actor Charles Durning in the film Tootsie: he is a white, middle-aged man in a suit and tie, holding a polystyrene cup and coat, smiling as he watches from the wings of a TV set.
Donald Trump at a table surrounded by members of his Cabinet at their first cabinet meeting
A cartoon showing two lines, headed IS IT TOO LATE TO START? The first line is headed PERCEPTION - and goes from 'Birth', then "Too Old", then "Too late now' then 'Death'. The second line is headed REALITY - and goes from 'Birth' then later 'Still good' then Death. Then the line becomes dotted and reads 'Too late now'.
A still from Groundhog Day: Andie MacDowell smiling at Bill Murray - she's wearing a blue quilted coat and scarf, he is wearing an overcoat and scarf; behind them Chris Elliott is wearing a beanie hat and layers.
A four panel Peanuts cartoon: - Snoopy is sitting on his kennel roof, Charlie Brown is offering him a plate of cookies saying :"Here you are, seven cookies. One for each day of the week" - Snoopy looks at the plate cookies - Snoopy is walking holding an empty plate - Snoopy is on Charlie Brown's doorstep, a thought cloud above his head as he looks at Charlie Brown: "The days sure go by in a hurry, don't they?"
Hugh Grant and Scott Porter wearing 80s style black snd white clothes, in a music video for fictional 80s duo POP from the film Music & Lyrics
A cartoon strip by Tom Gauld called The Writer's Dog. Over four panels, a writer tells his dog: Sit! Shake hands! Play dead! Give feedback on my latest draft, and be brutally, honest, unless you hate it, in which case, be diplomatic!
Headshot of actor Jacob Elordi: a white man with brown hair and eyes, wearing a white T-shirt and black jacket
David Lynch in 2019, with grey hair and wearing a dark shirt, saying to an off-screen interviewer: "It gave me permission".
A photograph of a person using a typewriter, with the text "ILKLEY WRITE-IN, 10am-12pm First & third Wednesdays of each month, Outside The Box cafe, Ilkley LS29 9DY. Come and work alongside fellow writers - whatever you're writing! All welcome. contact: andrea@andreamann.com"