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People often equate the idea of screenwriting with romantic elements such as scribbling in a coffee shop or plonking away on a typewriter. While this dreamy disposition can work for some, these are antiquated ways of getting notes and ideas
Have you ever noticed how someone’s often credited with having written a documentary? Documentaries by their very nature are meant to be documents. We expect films documenting something to come with a level of objectivity in order to be taken
I’m listening to one of my favourite bands from the ’90s as I type this… Spending my teenage years in that decade, I was connected to alternative music and stumbled upon Rage Against the Machine. An influential band of the
Never say never. There are definitely exceptions. For instance, in comedy sometimes deliberately doing this can be very effective. Although this usually creates a self-awareness and opens a door that can’t be closed. Breaking the fourth wall to poke fun
David J. Ferreira is a go-getting film-maker whose drive, determination and passion spurred his faith-based short film, Evade. Having started as a church community project, the short film snowballed as friends and industry professionals came onboard… turning it into a
8 is a horror mystery drama, which has just landed on Netflix. Starring Tshamano Sebe, Inge Beckmann, Garth Breytenbach and introducing Keita Luna, this is a truly South African production. The film is directed by Harold Holscher, an up-and-coming director
Screenwriters are world-building, wordsmiths and idea mechanics who ply their craft to create bold stories. Taking us to the edge of our seat, immersing us in fantasy worlds… they are the unsung heroes. While they’re the ones who inevitably spend
Matthew Kalil is currently working on the David Lynch Masters in Fine Arts [MFA] programme in screenwriting as a professor. Author of The Three Wells of Screenwriting, having amassed years of experience in the film industry, he’s a valuable asset
Jodie Foster is best known as an actress, a child star who worked her way through the Hollywood system. She describes her journey as having had many father figures, who helped guide her talent as an actress and served as
The working relationship between a screenwriter and director can be the stuff of dreams or nightmares. Ordinarily, screenwriters will have worked on a project for a few years before a director even comes into contact with the screenplay. Often a