Pacific Film & Television Commission – Onscreen: ONLINE June 09
In the first of three installments, Queensland screenwriters Shayne Armstrong and S.P. Krause share their advice and experiences on the practice of screenwriting, broken down into three stages: getting the ideas, writing them down and getting them read. It’s a no-nonsense hands-on approach that every aspiring screenwriter should read.
Continue reading ‘Screenwriters on Screenwriting – A Three-Stage Approach (1 of 3)’
The Australian Writers’ Guild has just announced the nominees for the 42nd annual AWGIE Awards to be presented in Sydney on August 28.
Children’s Television – C Classification
CJ the DJ‚ Slide by John Armstrong
K9 – The Fall of the House of Gryffen by Shayne Armstrong and S.P.Krause
Sumo Mouse – Episode 19 – That’s a Sidekick in the Pants by Ray Boseley
Pearlie‚ Dude Ranch by Stu Connolly
The AWGIE Awards are open to AWG members and are the only Australian scriptwriting awards judged solely by writers. Bookings for the 42nd AWGIE Awards open in July 2009.
www.awg.com.au
Coming April 16th 2009 to Palace Cinemas – COMING SOON
or listings at www.palacecinemas.com.au
The concept for the television series is created by local writers and filmmakers S.P. Krause and Shayne Armstrong in association with Bob Baker and Paul Tams. Krause and Armstrong are also writing a number of scripts for the series.
Continue reading ‘K9 – Robot Dog Brings Jobs for Queenslanders’
acolytes – in France – click here
Ryan, Mark David (2008) A dark new world : anatomy of Australian horror films. [QUT Thesis]
Armstrong & Krause were interviewed by Mark Ryan for his QUT thesis.
Abstract and PDF download available here
Continue reading ‘Interview: A dark new world : anatomy of Australian horror films’
Inside Film www.if.com.au
The writing parnership between S.P.Krause and Shayne Armstrong that produced the AWGIE nominated script for Acolytes is based on a friendship stretching back to their school days. Simon de Bruyn discovers what makes them tick.
To read more grab a copy of the Oct #114 issue available at newsstands now.
Independent Magazine
by Courtney Fathom Sell
Australian screenwriting duo, Armstrong & Krause talk about their writing process, horrific influences and how near-death experiences led them to the craft of portraying nightmares.
http://www.independent-magazine.org/node/1964
Continue reading ‘From Dreams to the Screen: From Nightmare to Toronto’
Ain’t It Cool – Cool News
TIFF: El Giante wants to fill you in on a great new genre flick ACOLYTES!
Work sucks today after hitting midnight madness last night and getting caught in the rain after, but it was certainly worth it to catch Acolytes; a dark, well written Australian thriller.
by Anton Grace
The history of Australian cinema has been frustrating for film-makers and historians alike .
