Sam Gurney

Freelance
Screenwriter and Script Consultant

Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom

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About Sam

I'm always eager to connect with producers about writing projects and fellow writers for script editing services, so get in touch if either of these is you!

After achieving a First Class BA (Hons) Degree in Film & TV Screenwriting, I bounced around jobs in retail, administration and logistics, before being able to go full time with my freelance script editing side-hustle work in 2018. I have primarily worked with writers and independent producers in the UK, as well as being in my fifth year reading scripts for Hollywood-based Screenplay Readers; where clients have ranged from first-time writers to Academy Award nominees.

I love having a small stable of writers to guide through their various drafts and I'm open to add to that group if we are a suitable fit; I'm good at developing comedy especially, but I'm just a fan of film in general and would like to think I can offer useful ideas for all different types of projects. Feel free to drop me a message, my rates a very much on a case-by-case basis.

In 2022, my first two feature film credits were released: Prototype (Sci-fi/Thriller) & Return of the Salem Witch (Horror). I wrote Prototype during the UK national lockdown of 2020, with its distribution held up post-pandemic, and it ended up being released about five months before Salem Witch; which was written a year later. I have proven myself well capable of hitting tight deadlines for multiple drafts and being able to implement notes from producers thoroughly, without compromising page count targets. Prototype is available to buy on Amazon and stream for free on Plex; while Return of the Salem Witch is streaming for free on Youtube.

As of 2023, I have two more feature films in (pre-/)production: Island of the Dolls 2 (Horror / Proportion Productions) and Sunfall (Disaster / Jagged Edge Productions); along with a short film, Kindling (Bad Behaviour Films), in its crowdfunding stage.

Since 2022 I have been on the selection committee for the Wimbledon International Short Film Festival; watching and rating batches of submissions, which I absolutely love.

Away from film, I volunteer as a proofreader for The Vegan Society and enjoy reading books, walking my dog, playing video games and cooking.

Gender:
Male

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Return of the Salem Witch (2022)
Film by Proportion Productions / Jack E. Bell (Horror) Writer After finding a mysterious book, six girls stuck inside their boarding school are pitted against each other when a notorious witch possesses them one by one…
Prototype (2022)
Film by Proportion Productions / Jack Peter Mundy (Sci-Fi and Thriller) Writer In the near future, life-like androids with artificial intelligence have been created to help people with menial household tasks. The prototype, One, created by Roger Marshall and tested by his family, proves to be popular but flawed. Roger has been working on a new model, Two, whose improved features show promise of its super-human abilities. As tensions rise between Roger and wife Shelley, the androids malfunction and the lives of the whole family are soon in danger of Two's sinister plans.
Toothfairy 2 (2020)
Film Editorial department
iWitness (2013 - 2014)
Film by 104 Films / Steve Rainbow Script Editor iWitness is a thriller set inside an English caravan park which centres on the young and recently injured (wheelchair bound) landlord. His only contact with other people is his daily visits from a nurse and the sporadic interactions from his caravan tenants. As he physically recuperates in confinement, he becomes more and more dependent on his CCTV, internet and phone texts for information about the outside world. This removal from reality starts to corrupt his mind, plunging him into the depths of uncertainty and exposing him to a later day cabin fever. (via IMDb)
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael (2005)
Film Actor