The Big Question: Film or TV?

Ivan & Mike @ the unofficial End-of-Term-3 Partay! (Feb 25) Two weeks before the end of term 3, department head, Michael Baser, and trusty sidekick Dionne rustled us into the writing theatre, closed the door, and asked us a question we all knew was coming: "Film or television?" No, not which did we prefer to watch that afternoon, but rather, after six months of general exposure to both, which of the two streams did we want...

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Half-Way There! (Milestones To-Date)

First Screenplay (1st draft) - "Can We Meet?" Half-way through my program at VFS, and already a whack of milestones (both personal and school-based) achieved! Goals I've dreamed about nailing for years. Who knew that all I needed was a little academic structure, professional encouragement, friendly competition and deadlines to make it happen? Okay, we all knew that. Here's to you, VFS. Never could have done it without you! Milestones...

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We Are Magicians!

Term 3 Sketch Comedy class Who knows precisely why a particular chord in a song, or scene in film, or passage in a book moves a person to tears? Or outrage? Or sober reflection? Or laughter? We can analyze it, break it down, map out patterns, build lists of rules, construct rules of usage and principles of composition, draw circles around plausible motivations, and deduce psychological processes....

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