WGSA ONLINE SESSIONS: BACK TO BASICS

Calling all new and emerging writers! Join us for the session “Loglines” with Sechaba Morojele!

Crafting a compelling logline is crucial in scriptwriting and selling your script. A well-crafted logline serves as a concise and captivating summary of your story, enticing potential buyers or producers to read further. It encapsulates the essence of your narrative, highlighting its unique premise, central conflict, and main characters in a succinct manner. In a competitive industry where time is limited and attention spans are short, a strong logline can make the difference between your script being overlooked or considered for further development and production.

SESSION DETAILS:

Date: 12 June 2024

Time: 18h00 – 19h00 SAST

Location: Online (The Zoom link will be distributed by 12:00 PM on the day of the session)

Registration closes on 11 June 2024 at 18h00 SAST

For any inquiries, please contact pdpassistant@writersguildsa.org.

MEET YOUR MENTOR: SECHABA MOROJELE

Sechaba Morojele brings nearly 30 years of experience in the TV and film industry. With a BSc. Degree in Statistics from the University of Manchester, he worked as a Statistician in England and South Africa before pursuing an MFA in film directing from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. His thesis film, Ubuntu’s Wounds, won numerous awards, including Best Short Film at the Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles and the Director’s Guild of America (DGA) Student Award for outstanding achievement in directing. The film aired on HBO for two years.

Sechaba is a versatile industry professional, working as an actor, writer, director, producer, and script editor. His recent acting work includes roles such as Dr. Sid in Netflix’s Queen Sono and Rubin in BET’s Isono. Through his production company, Provoke Entertainment, he has produced three TV series for SABC1 and SABC2. Sechaba is also a preferred script editor for the NFVF and KZNFC, having script edited Silverton Siege, Mandla Dube’s acclaimed Netflix original film.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from a seasoned professional and enhance your scriptwriting skills with an engaging and informative session on crafting loglines. Register now and take the next step in your writing journey!