Rise of the robot actor, crouching in your telephone

You want to sell your script? Leave it to your robot minions.
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Dan Conway spent fifteen years working in mainstream computer animation, first with Animal Logic, and ultimately as the head of animation production for TVCs at Illoura in Melbourne.

For the past five years, he has been running his own company, 2Large Productions and writing scripts as well. With his background in animation, they tend to require substantial Hollywood budgets. The script for Sweet Dreams, for instance, has been around at least since 2010 and is budgeted at around $40m.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.