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5 Questions for David-John Bailey, Creator of #QuincyVS

September 3, 2016September 2, 2016 Stevo 0 Comments #QuincyVS, Cape Flats, Cape Town, Film, Quincy VS, Storytelling, tv, Writing

A few months ago, a guy from Cape Town (where we’re from) reached out to us on Twitter to tell us

Oscars Predictions 2016: Best Adapted Screenplay

February 2, 2016September 23, 2016 Dean Ravell 0 Comments academy awards, award, awards shows, Best Adapted Screenplay, carol, Film, Movie, Oscars, screenplay, The Martian, Writing

Adapting a story to fit a script is never easy. You have to condense, restructure, often add scenes for dramatic

Call for Writers 2015

December 27, 2014September 8, 2017 BTG Lifestyle 0 Comments Film, Movie, tv, writer, Writing

2014 was a good year for BTG Lifestyle. We’ve established great relationships with fellow film enthusiasts and as a result

One of the old adages about writing is that it is the art of firmly attaching your butt to a seat. But once you’re there it is still sometimes not enough. Writing is not easy. You might find that you write a really good story one week and then struggle to piece a sentence together the very next week. I thought about my inconsistency when it comes to writing and discovered that there are some ways to remedy the situation. I am hardly a literary genius, but I find that you tend to develop a story much better when you…

3 Sparks To Keep Your Creativity Alive

April 15, 2013August 10, 2015 Dean Ravell 2 Comments Creativity, Ideas, Innovation, Screenwriting, Writer's Block, Writing

One of the old