Covering the essential elements you need to work in the industry, no matter what your job. The workshop will be presented by Word Ninjas who have been running their creative business since 2013. You'll learn how to invoice, pay taxes, be insured, and set up your super - everything you need to establish good business foundations when working or contracting in this industry. Business Basics is for everyone - from writers to gaffers to composers and everything in between.

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  Pete Monaghan

  Head Writer at Word Ninjas

This workshop will:
• Develop and increase your understanding of screenwriting
• Cover the core principles of character, story, structure
•vHelp you identify your audience
• Teach basics such as industry formatting
• Outline best practice
• Focus on writing short form storytelling - whether live action, animation, documentary, episodic, comedy or drama

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  Jessica Redenbach

  Writer & Filmmaker
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  Yolanda Ramke

  Writer/Director

This workshop will:
• Develop and increase your understanding of screenwriting
• Cover the core principles of character, story, structure
•vHelp you identify your audience
• Teach basics such as industry formatting
• Outline best practice
• Focus on writing short form storytelling - whether live action, animation, documentary, episodic, comedy or drama

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  Jessica Redenbach

  Writer & Filmmaker
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  Jessica Tuckwell

  Writer

All These Creatures (2018)
The Moogai (2020)
Roborovski (2021)
What Was It Like? (2021)
Chicken (2019)
The Egg (2019)
Lost & Found (2018)
Doug the Human (2019)

This workshop will cover:
• Copyright
• Development and Collaboration
• Budgeting and Admin
• Scheduling and Logistics
• How to build a team
• How to define and find your audience
• Fundraising
• How to prepare, plan and produce a short over pre-production, production and post-production

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  Lisa Duff

  Head of Scripted at EQ Media Group

This workshop will cover:
• Copyright
• Development and Collaboration
• Budgeting and Admin
• Scheduling and Logistics
• How to build a team
• How to define and find your audience
• Fundraising
• How to prepare, plan and produce a short over pre-production, production and post-production

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  Lisa Duff

  Head of Scripted at EQ Media Group

This workshop will focus on:
• Breaking down scripts
• Designing coverage
• Storyboarding
• Shot listing
• Directing actors and/or real people
• Working on a set
• Collaborating with Heads of Department
• How to write a compelling vision statement

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  Erin White

  Director

This workshop will focus on:
• Breaking down scripts
• Designing coverage
• Storyboarding
• Shot listing
• Directing actors and/or real people
• Working on a set
• Collaborating with Heads of Department
• How to write a compelling vision statement

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  Erin White

  Director

Liberty (2019)
Sister (2018)
Dieorama (2019)
Boxed (2019)
Please Hold (2020)
Bambirak (2020)
Broken Orchestra (2019)
Passage (2019)
Emergency (2018)

Hear your short script read out loud by actors and be guided through discussion facilitated by development experts.

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  Pete Monaghan

  Head Writer at Word Ninjas
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  Kelly Schilling

  Writer/Director and Development & Production Executive of Mercury CX
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  Diana Ward

  Production Executive at Mercury CX

Hear your short script read out loud by actors and be guided through discussion facilitated by development experts.

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  Pete Monaghan

  Head Writer at Word Ninjas
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  Kelly Schilling

  Writer/Director and Development & Production Executive of Mercury CX
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  Diana Ward

  Production Executive at Mercury CX

The Recordist (2020)
The Better Angels (2021)
My Ba (2020)
Welcome to Iron Knob (2013)
The Still Point (2017)
Dead Centre (2021)

Creative business advisor, Ian Murray of 113 Partners, will talks us through ways to successfully create and develop viable screen businesses. You’ll learn about strategic planning, different business structures, and what to consider when deciding whether to set up as a sole trader, company or joint venture.

Then, join our panel of guest speakers as they give us an inside look into their particular career pathways, sharing the pros and cons and the challenges they’ve experienced within their current business models - covering independent producers, collaborative partnerships, creative company directors and writing partnerships.

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  Chloe Gardner

  Senior Producer at Beyond Content
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  Pete Monaghan

  Head Writer at Word Ninjas
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  Ian Murray

  CEO of 113 Partners
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  Morgan Wright

  Producer at Repeater
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  Gena Ashwell

  Company Director/Producer of Dancing Road Productions

Day two of the final Springboard weekend, we’ll be covering the ever-important legal considerations and provide insight into applying for grants, funding and fellowships, alongside a hands-on workshop on how to approach and write grant applications.

You’ll hear from Nara Wilson from the SAFC, multiple grant, fellowship and funding recipient Alies Sluiter, and her producer William Littleton, and MCX Production Executive Diana Ward as an assessor across all of these areas.

Then Word Ninja's Pete Monaghan will guide through the grant writing process.

And finally, we dedicate some time to answering your questions about Quicksilver and provide relevant and useful information that will assist you in preparing your applications to Quicksilver to be as competitive and compelling as possible.

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  William Littleton

  Producer
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  Pete Monaghan

  Head Writer at Word Ninjas
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  Alies Sluiter

  Writer/Director/Producer/Founder of Blue Soup Productions
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  Diana Ward

  Production Executive at Mercury CX
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  Nara Wilson

  First Nations Industry Development Executive at South Australian Film Corporation