Hello everyone! My name is Persis Shanker. Television producer here in Singapore and thanks to the mods for allowing me to join this board. Where have you been??!  ;D

Anywhoo, I've been dabbling in writing since I was a teen. Music/TV/Film/Entertainment have been my passion since I was a kid and for the last 11 years I honed my craft, you could say, progressing from being a writer/researcher of television shows to being a director and executive producer.

Unfortunately,most of the shows I worked on were reality, infotainment, travelogues and such. They weren't really genres that I wanted to do, although I was grateful for the opportunities to travel and film in various countries.

Instead, I realised that what I really wanted to get my teeth into was scripted formats.

In the course of my career, I did get a few shorts made but they were nothing fancy. In fact, they were quite embarassing films. So one day, I decided - enough was enough. That little nagging voice in my heart/head never seemed to go away and I was never really happy at what I was doing so I gave up a cushy job at Sony Pictures Entertainment Networks Asia recently to start my own little media consultation/producer/director for hire company and focus on doing projects I really wanted to do.

And one of the first things I buckled myself down to is this sci-fi tale that I'm writing now which I hope to get made eventually. I'm not afraid to try new ideas and I certainly am thrilled to be here to meet other equally passionate and dedicated screenwriters for both film and television.

Needless to say, I can feel that I'm going to be learning a lot here.

Cheers! 8)

Welcome to Simply, Persis.

Being a television producer you could well have some good advice for some people around here.

Anyway, hope you enjoy yourself here and I'm sure you will learn here, we're a nice bunch...well, most of us lol.

Nice to meet you, Persis. You have some very interesting experience. I look forward to seeing your opinions in the forum.

Hi Persis,

Welcome to SS. its a great place. I think they are right that you will bring your own talents- don't be afraid to speak your mind

Just remember to take part

Cheers

Thanks aiffy, Kevin and Reef Dreamer. Appreciate the warm welcome. Well, I hope to learn and grow with the team of writers here too.

But life is a learning curve. You never really get off it. So even with TV experience, every new project is just that, new. And you're always learning to roll with the punches from pre-production to post-production and many a time you have to compromise on your work, as a writer.

That's the painful part because it's not always when someone else on the team can elevate your work. Most of the time, they filter/water it down. LOL!

But thanks! Great to be here. Looking forward to it. Heh-heh!

You can find out more about me and my previous works at http://jellyfarmstudios.com [in case] It's not pretty and it's very Asian based. Hehe!

Welcome Persis. I hope to see you around SS. I'm sure you'll make yourself a wonderful asset to the boards.

Dan

Thank you Dan. I look forward to learning from you as well. Cheers!

Welcome Persis!  You found the best place inh the world to learn about all things screenwriting.  Good to have you aboard.

Hi Persis

I love that name :)  welcome to SS where you'll meet wonderful, funny, beautiful people, but enough about me, there's a good bunch of folks here and also Stevie :D

Mark

Quoted from irish eyes Hi Persis I love that name :)  welcome to SS where you'll meet wonderful, funny, beautiful people, but enough about me, there's a good bunch of folks here and also Stevie :D Mark

Is Stevie still here?  Haven't heard from that damn Aussie in awhile...

Welcome to SS Persis! This is where it all started for me. And I'm still not famous or anything :) but I love this place. Home away from home :) Enjoy! I look forward to reading some of your work!

Welcome to SS, Persis! This is a great place to learn and people here are willing to help.

Hi Persis, welcome and have fun!