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Confessions of a Scriptwriter (2)

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What makes a scriptwriter? Have you really got what it takes to be successful? Fresh back from presenting The Fantastical World of Scriptwriting in New York for the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock, in this second contribution to The Story Department, filmmaker and teacher Jack Feldstein bares all and gives us his honest … Read more

Confessions of a Scriptwriter (1)

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What makes a scriptwriter? Have you really got what it takes to be successful? In his second contribution to The Story Department, filmmaker and teacher Jack Feldstein bares all and gives us his honest advice on the matter. 1. IS A SCRIPTWRITER DIFFERENT TO OTHER WRITERS? In short, yes. Usually, a scriptwriter seeks and recognises … Read more

Writing a doco treatment that sells

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Writing for documentary is a complex area. Natasha Gadd gives us an insight into the oddities, challenges and benefits of the craft. There are no templates for writing documentary treatments, no pre-given formulas. It can involve a script (not unlike a fictional narrative script), a story outline, a treatment, a creative brief or an audio-visual … Read more

A Filmmaker Speaks (2): Making It.

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Soft Fruit

Award winning writer/director Christina Andreef has seen it all – not getting into film school, working with Jane Campion’s and finally seeing her own films at Cannes and Sundance.

Cleo Mees spoke with Christina about writing for the screen and seeing her screenplays through the production process.

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