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The thing about studying screenwriting is that you don’t always get taught as much as you expect, despite the tonne of money you shelled out for your seat in class. by Ingrid Elkner A passionate, knowledgeable teacher will help take you from amateur to pro, and a hack teacher will take you nowhere and leave … Read more
Jan Ellis writes for South-African television as one of the team on “Binnelanders”. (Interestingly, he does this from Sydney in Australia.) For us, Jan explores what it is that sets daily drama writing apart from other screenwriting genres. Mapping out the Territory of the Dialogue Writer. Most writing departments employ a larger number of dialogue … Read more
Jan Ellis writes for South-African television as one of the team on “Binnelanders”. (Interestingly, he does this from Sydney in Australia.) For us, Jan explores what it is that sets daily drama writing apart from other screenwriting genres. The writing/production environment The practical implications of the production of daily drama seriously influence creativity in the … Read more