Confessions of a Technophobe, New Series 44
Part 4
1976 and beyond
As far as I knew, there were no agents representing either screenwriters or film directors in South Africa at the time.
Confessions of a Technophobe, New Series 43
Part 41976 and beyond I somehow had enough money to visit Los Angeles to develop my screenwriting skills. I was acutely aware that no one in South Africa at that time (mid-1980s) had acquired the basic skills for writing a screenplay up to the standard of American and British writers. Movies made in South Africa, […]
Confessions of a Technophobe, New Series 42
Part 41976 and beyond Flushed with the glow of the success of “South Africa, the Best Kept Secret,” I kept in touch with SATour. I expected that I would receive further commissions from them, although in the back of my mind I was worried that X could still seek some revenge. In fact, he did. […]
Confessions of a Technophobe, New Series 41
Part 41976 and beyond Looking back on my working life, I liken it to a rollercoaster. There was a constant stream of highs that usually appeared out of the blue, followed by lows that cut me down to size. It’s not in my nature to have enormous regrets, although from time to time I did […]
Confessions of a Technophobe, New Series 40
Part 41976 and beyond For some time I had been keen to write a novel. However, the reality was that I spent so much time looking for freelance film work, then doing whatever came up, that I could not find either enough time or have the required dedicated attention to a storyline, including of course […]
Confessions of a Technophobe, New Series 39
Part 31966–1976 I think most South Africans regard the Cape Province, and in particular Cape Town and its surroundings, as one of the most beautiful places on earth. So when Sven secured the film on wine with KWV (the wine co-operative), I thought I’d died and was on my way to Heaven! The combination of […]
Confessions of a Technophobe, New Series 38
Part 31966–1976 Going freelance sounded great. No overbearing bosses, no daily insistence on arrival on time at a studio every day, above all no internal politics. One slight problem, however, no work! It took a couple of months before I landed a small job. I was asked to write and direct a short period film, […]
Confessions of a Technophobe, New Series 37
Part 2 continued1956–1966 In earlier blogs I did write about how I met my wife Hero whom I met in 1965 and married in 1966. I want to expand this period here as it has had a profound and positive affect on the rest of my life. We will soon have been married sixty years […]
Confessions of a Technophobe, New Series 36
Part 2 continued1956–1966 I was invited to join the Filmlets scriptwriting team and started the following week. I found it strange that the writers were not located in or around Killarney Film Studios where all the commercials and other films were shot. Once I had settled in, I began to realize the primary reason for […]
Confessions of a Technophobe, New Series 35
Part 2 continued1956–1966 I still had some money left by the time we finished the picture, and I spent a few weeks frankly dithering about I should do next. Dennis suggested that I take some still photos for his company, Crown Studios. He sent me to photograph a young woman in one of the farming […]