{"id":22,"date":"2023-04-04T18:02:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T17:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vickihelyar.co.uk\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2023-04-05T17:48:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T16:48:50","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vickihelyar.co.uk\/?page_id=22","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"22\" class=\"elementor elementor-22\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbd5856 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbd5856\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efba5a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efba5a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5dd0e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5dd0e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Past Work<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-810af28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"810af28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Vicki is a commissioned writer and filmmaker, with short film <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vickihelyar.co.uk\/?page_id=30\">Potholes<\/a><\/span> being awarded funding by <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/exeterphoenix.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exeter Phoenix<\/a><\/span> and premiering at their 2023 film festival <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twoshortnights.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Two Short Nights<\/a><\/span>.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">In 2022 Vicki recently released the web series <a href=\"https:\/\/vickihelyar.co.uk\/?page_id=264\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Abnormal<\/span><\/a>, a one-woman prequel to the mental-health-with-a-twist-<wbr \/>comedy that started life as a TV sitcom screenplay. Abnormal has received much positive feedback and has had thousands of views on <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLlEXhQAfcXNsmdDogL8w1BuHApV0tLcLC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/span>. In 2021 Vicki entered the TV screenplay for Abnormal into the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bafta.org\/supporting-talent\/rocliffe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BAFTA<\/a>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocliffe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rocliffe<\/a><\/span> comedy sitcom writing competition and the feedback that it received was highly favourable: &#8216;With an extremely clear and descriptive narrative voice, a strong atmosphere and plenty of intrigue, the writer shows promise at constructing an engaging story and world, as well as an insightful exploration of mental health and coming-of-age&#8217;. Abnormal has now had the benefit of professional read-throughs, with a view to progressing it into production.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Vicki also recently wrote and directed her first feature film comedy-drama <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vickihelyar.co.uk\/?page_id=35\">Twelfth Day<\/a><\/span>, which is currently in post-production.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b87ef2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b87ef2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vicki<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d70e4f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d70e4f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">With a naturalistic flair and her distinct brand of dry humour, Vicki likes to explore unique, leftfield characters often in heightened situations, delving into the more challenging aspects of people&#8217;s emotions and circumstances.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">Vicki is drawn to creating fully rounded female characters in their own worthy and substantial stories, something that she sees as still somewhat lacking in on-screen storytelling.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">As a Somerset native and resident, Vicki is a strong advocate for better representing characters and stories of the south west of England, as well as supporting and contributing to the on-screen industry in the area.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d98e5ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d98e5ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vickihelyar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vicki-Helyar-HEadshot-1-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-356\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vickihelyar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vicki-Helyar-HEadshot-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/vickihelyar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vicki-Helyar-HEadshot-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/vickihelyar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vicki-Helyar-HEadshot-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vickihelyar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vicki-Helyar-HEadshot-1-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/vickihelyar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vicki-Helyar-HEadshot-1-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/vickihelyar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vicki-Helyar-HEadshot-1-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Past Work Vicki is a commissioned writer and filmmaker, with short film Potholes being awarded funding by Exeter Phoenix and premiering at their 2023 film festival Two Short Nights. 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