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Ask five screenwriting gurus how to write a script, and four of them will hand you an index card, a ruler and a strict lecture on the three-act structure. We’re told to outline until our eyes bleed, to nail down
There’s a precise moment in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator that happens long before Maximus Decimus Meridius draws a sword in the Colosseum. He’s standing in the dirt, turning a handful of soil over in his palm. His eyes aren’t flashing with
The hardest part of a writing career isn’t always the work; often, it’s the silence between the work. When a contract ends, a show wraps, or a freelance gig winds down, momentum can plummet. The sudden lack of structure can
The entertainment industry is standing at a profound digital crossroads. With generative AI deeply embedded in modern creative workflows, a question that once belonged strictly to sci-fi has entered real-world production offices: Can, and should an AI write a feature
Modern dating is often described as a minefield, but filmmaker David St. Clair decided to turn that metaphor into a literal cinematic experience. In a candid conversation with Stephen ‘Spling’ Aspeling, St. Clair explored the mechanics of his film, The
As a screenwriter, you aren’t just writing words; you’re projecting a movie on the inside of your eyelids. You see the sweat on the protagonist’s brow, you hear the subtext in every sigh, and you know exactly why a character
In the shimmering, competitive vacuum of Los Angeles, the distance between a $250 million blockbuster and a micro-budget horror film shot in a single day is vast, yet invisible. For South African-born actor and filmmaker Angelique Pretorius, navigating this landscape
The journey from a spark of inspiration to a finished feature film is rarely a straight line. For South African filmmaker Jonty Acton, the path to his upcoming film, The Reconciliation, involved a decade of shifting perspectives – moving from
In 2026, the image of a screenwriter – hunched over a keyboard in a dimly lit room, surviving on black coffee and existential dread – hasn’t entirely disappeared. However, the keyboard is now frequently supplemented by a microphone, and that
Every writer knows the “tunnel vision” that sets in after you’ve managed to get into the core of your script. You’ve lived with these characters so long they feel like family, and you’ve read your dialogue so many times it