In this episode Vicki talks about being a "midwife" to stories with some handy hints and tips for writers who have stories to deliver. She also shares what it was like to co-write a sitcom with her husband, and Spling and I hunt through a VHS c

S1E7 "Instagram Dassies" - Raffaella Delle Donne

Feb 7th, 2019 25m 14s

In this episode, Raffaella talks about how Instagram likes get her out of bed, what it's like being a Dassie and how she really isn't creative. We also learn how moments in the hugely popular kids animation "Kumba" were informed by, amongst oth

S1E6 "Sixguns and Five Fingers" - Sean Drummond

Dec 28th, 2018 27m 36s

Movie critic Spling hosts Matthew Kalil as he uses his book The Three Wells of Screenwriting to interview screenwriters. In this episode, Sean talks about writing and producing “Five Fingers For Marseilles” an African Western. Insights around w

S1E5 "Rubik's Cubes and Zodiacs" - Sam Wilson

Dec 10th, 2018 25m 52s

Movie critic Spling hosts Matthew Kalil as he uses his book The Three Wells of Screenwriting to interview screenwriters. In this episode, Sam talks about how a fascination with complex mechanics of the universe led to his writing (kinda), how l

S1E4 "Say what?" - Ndumiso Khovana

Nov 14th, 2018 15m 4s

Movie critic Spling hosts Matthew Kalil as he uses his book The Three Wells of Screenwriting to interview screenwriters. In this episode, Ndumiso talks about challenging patriarchy and the difficulties in writing in a second language. A fragile

S1E3 "Cheese and crack...ing us up" - Greig Cameron

Oct 9th, 2018 25m 17s

Movie critic Spling hosts Matthew Kalil as he uses his book The Three Wells of Screenwriting to interview screenwriters. In this episode, Grieg talks about writing for animation and how to access the Imagination Well. Lots of laughter and manic

S1E2 "How deep does the well go?" - Corne Van Rooyen

Aug 22nd, 2018 26m 43s

Movie critic Spling hosts Matthew Kalil as he uses his book The Three Wells of Screenwriting to interview screenwriters. In this episode, Corne talks about Duende and writing what matters.

S1E1 "Writing Felix" - Shirley Johnston

Aug 22nd, 2018 28m 51s

Movie critic Spling hosts Matthew Kalil, author of The Three Wells of Screenwriting. In this episode they discuss the art and craft of screenwriting with writer and actress Shirley Johnston.

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