Writing for Daily Drama (2)

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. Differences of space/time The second aspect of daily drama writing that sets it apart from other screenwriting … Read more

Writing for Daily Drama (1)

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. This is my first blog post.  Pop. My briefing was to highlight some of the unique methods … Read more

The best eggs come after Easter

Stop press! Here is the next best thing to hit the blogosphere after the release of the Raiders Story Conference. Jason Kottke was tipped off on some scripts of The Wire that are accessible through an online file server. The Wire is to my taste (and many others) the best TV drama you will find. … Read more