In the last few years, the arts and culture sphere has been metaphorically compared to a mountain. A mountain that needs to be navigated, climbed, and conquered. This steep ascend represents the significant challenges before the artist’s path. There are obstacles to be overcome through guts, determination, and consistent effort. Upon reaching the summit of …

According to The Cambridge Dictionary, a scriptwriter is “a person who writes the words for films or radio or television broadcasts.” (Cambridge Dictionary, 2023) While writing for books tends to be an abstract practice, writing for film is known as a practical visual. These two strong opposite tensions then collide and have to co-exist somehow. …

As part of my Honours studies at AFDA, I had to write a 3,000 word narrative forms analysis based on the film Hiroshima, Mon Amour (1959). * HIROSHIMA, MON AMOUR Narrative Forms Vicki Fourie “Narratology isn’t just about what’s being told—it’s about how it’s told and why it resonates.” (Crawford, M., 2024) When we look …

As part of my Honours studies at AFDA, I had to write a 2,500 word textual analysis based on the film Locke (2013), with Tom Hardy as the main (and only) protagonist. * LOCKE Textual Analysis Vicki Fourie The term “cultural studies” was first established by Raymond Williams and Richard Hoggart, two British English Literature professors, in …