The role of scriptwriting in documentary is a misunderstood affair. How can real life be ‘written’? What good are screenwriting books to a documentarian? Shouldn’t we simply point the camera at a subject and let the story unfold? Many documentary filmmakers don’t write so much as a word post-treatment stage, let alone call on the likes of script editors.
Marleena Forward is an award-winning Australian documentary director, cinematographer and editor based in Melbourne, Australia. In 2015 she completed a Masters of Film and Television (Documentary) at the Victorian College of the Arts. She has also travelled extensively in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Australia.
Marleena also holds a diploma in Professional Writing and Editing from RMIT. Her writing has appeared in newspapers, magazines, travel guides, blogs and apps, and she has edited a range of both fiction and non-fiction books.
You can find her at www.marleenaforward.com
