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Psychology, timeframe, teamwork…

Jan Ellis, writer for South-African daily television drama, “Binnelanders”, reflects on the aspects of daily drama writing that set it apart from other screenwriting genres.

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Writer/Producer Meg Shields reflects on the development of her script which recently won the Bill Warnock Feature Writers Awards in WA.  Will this mean a future in which she can buy her kids birthday cakes without the guilt of not baking them?

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A structural overview of The Incredibles (Brad Bird 2004)

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