Film being a visual medium can make it particularly difficult to think of ways to get across information about a character without them blabbering it out loud, and it is in fact often the mark of real talent when a
Planning Gestures in Scripts
Quentin Tarantino’s 10 Screenwriting Tips
Tarantino is known as the video clerk turned director, a guy who’s raw passion for cinema and pastiche taste when it comes to making movies filters into every fibre of his being. Often referencing the kung fu and spaghetti western
Binge with Spling this Christmas
What a year it’s been! Many will be relieved to tear away the last page of the calendar to call it quits on 2020 and what better way to do it than celebrate Christmas? This month at the 7th Bingeing
Writer-Director Fin Manjoo on ‘No Matter’, Covid-19 and the Creative Process
Fin Manjoo is the writer-director who brought us Woodwind. His latest film, No Matter, is based on the Marikana massacre in South Africa. Still a contentious matter with links to President Cyril Ramaphosa, 34 protesting miners were shot dead in
Spling to Host Jurassic Park Watch Party
Do you remember the first time you watched Jurassic Park? For many people, it brought about awe and some light gawking. Watching essentially living and breathing dinosaurs made a huge impact on audiences when Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park released in
Writing Natural Dialogue…
Somehow keyboards have become the predominant way of creating text. We had them on typewriters, we have them on notebooks and even our smartphones emulate them. Just think about it… the configuration of keys, the idea that instead of handwriting
Watching ‘Into the Wild’ Under the Stars
‘Into the Wild’ is one of those special movies that most would consider a privilege to have worked on. It was the natural choice for Galileo Open Air Cinema, a movie night series staged at various beautiful locations in and
The Secret Life of a Screenwriter’s Pets
So The Secret Life of Pets is a movie but there’s something about these little furry critters that makes them valuable beyond the point of simply being cute. They actually make excellent companions. Cats and dogs will sometimes interrupt your
Bingeing with Spling: Halloween 2020 Edition
Stephen ‘Spling’ Aspeling came up with the idea for ‘Bingeing with Spling’ during lockdown. Now onto the fifth event of its kind, the film critic is starting to find a rhythm to the monthly watch party event. Having hosted several
Masterclass Review: Werner Herzog
Renowned filmmaker Werner Herzog is regarded as part of the New German Cinema and has been making films since he can remember. His early and remote Bavarian upbringing meant that he didn’t even know about cinema until he hit double