Biography
Born in Glasgow and based in Dublin, Aileen has worked in the film & TV industry for over 25 years. She is a credited screenplay writer, script editor and storyliner for TV drama series & film in the UK and Ireland. She is also an experienced script consultant and has worked extensively in film & TV development. Aileen has written over 20 hours of television drama including HOLBY, WATERLOO ROAD, EASTENDERS and THE CLINIC.
Aileen is currently Head of Development at Treasure Entertainment working on a broad spectrum of film and TV projects nurturing new and established writing talent. Before this Aileen was a co-founder of Emerald Films and a mentor and script editor on Screen Ireland’s Spotlight initiative and Virgin Media’s Discovers competition.
Areas of Expertise for Mentoring
- TV drama and Feature film script consultancy
- Creative brainstorming
- Constructive writer feedback and guidance
- Script editing
- Story lining
- Story structure and character development consultancy