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Documentary scriptwriter specialising in true crime, dark history, and investigative storytelling for YouTube and digital documentary platforms. I write documentary-style YouTube scripts that turn real events into gripping narrative stories designed to hold viewer attention. Background in broadcast journalism with more than two decades of experience in narrative storytelling and investigative reporting across print journalism, radio, and broadcast news writing. I currently write long-form documentary scripts for YouTube channels covering true crime and dark historical events, including Beyond Crime (true crime investigations and victim-focused narratives) and Dark Records (historical disasters and real-world tragedies). My work involves deep research, careful fact-checking, and structuring scripts for audience retention using strong opening hooks, narrative tension, and clear pacing. In addition to writing scripts, I curate supporting visual material such as archival images, historical footage, documents, interrogation clips, and social media references to help creators build visually rich documentaries. Documentary Writing Specialisations • YouTube documentary scriptwriting (true crime, dark history, investigative storytelling) • Long-form narrative storytelling • In-depth research and fact-checking • Writing for voiceover and narration • Documentary and investigative reporting Additional skills include transcription, English ↔ Afrikaans translation, and professional voice-over narration. I bring journalistic accuracy, strong narrative structure, and research-driven storytelling to every project. I work best with YouTube creators, documentary producers, and production teams looking for a reliable writer who understands how to turn complex real-world events into compelling visual stories.

Instructional designer and course developer with 20 years in content creation, an MBA, and an MSc in Psychology. I design curricula, e-learning, and AI-integrated learning systems that inform and captivate. I believe everything and anything can be made engaging! Here's how I can help you: - E-learning Development: Let me build comprehensive online courses that cater to diverse educational environments, from corporate training to children's education. - AI-Integrated Learning Design: I run a documented 18-phase AI-assisted production pipeline (backward design, narrative frameworks, prompt frameworks, built-in QA passes), so course content scales without going generic. - Multimedia Content: Based on your learners' needs, I can create interactive, multimedia-rich learning experiences that resonate with your audience. - Traditional Curriculum Design: I can use your information to develop structured and effective curricula tailored to your learners' needs. - Microlearning Modules: I am your one-stop shop for designing bite-sized learning modules for quick skill acquisition and retention. - Assessment Design: quizzes, rubrics, and evaluations aligned to your learning outcomes. Recent work: a six-module e-bike safety curriculum turned into production-ready scripts (5.0, "delivered far beyond what I expected"), middle-school Robotics and PE courses (both 5.0), and a $5K Prompt Engineering course build. Tools and Technologies: Streamlit, Python Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator) Moodle, Canvas Claude, ChatGPT & GenAI production workflows (Upwork GenAI-certified) Community-based learning platforms (Circle .so, Teachable. com, Xperiencify. com) And lots more (I'm a bit of a tech head, especially innovation platforms and new ed-tech) So... let's collaborate to elevate your learning and development initiatives. I'm here to help!

WGSA Member HollyShorts screened Winner - Best Absurd Script at Assurdo Film Festival Manhattan Short Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2x Semi-Finalist (2020) Shockfest - Sceenplay competitor Honourable Mention - Monza International Film Festival Note: I do not use AI at any point in my writing process. I am a screenwriter, director, script editor and script consultant. I have worked as a head writer, story writer, or consultant on award-winning TV shows, feature films, theatrical plays, short films, cartoons, corporate and explainer videos, reality TV and magazine shows. My passion for the industry and knowledge of all elements of effective storytelling elements in various genres means I am capable of elevating any story to its full potential. I have a deep understanding of narrative structure, character arcs, tone of voice, genre conventions, and industry standards. In addition, I am proficient in formatting scripts correctly in a number of different formats for both stage and screen, which is important for getting your scripts read by producers. My in-depth knowledge is the result of a deep love of script writing. I can assure you I approach every job with the intention of developing something spectacular.

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Hi! I'm Gabriel Fortuin, a 21-year-old, disabled writer from Cape Town. Born with Type-2 Spinal Muscular Atrophy, I quickly found writing to be an extreme passion—an obsession, really. Thanks to this obsession, I spent years learning everything I could about the art and can safely say I love everything about it, even than "annoying" parts. While I'm most passionate about fiction writing, I consider myself a storyteller at heart, and have thorough experience in scriptwriting for online content, particularly narrative and researched-based, long-term projects. Whether it's scriptwriting, creative/fiction, editing, or proofreading, I ensure a present and dedicated collaboration with a focus on producing authenticity, entertainment, and high quality results.

Most agencies struggle when the product is complicated, the approval process is brutal, or the brief doesn't exist yet. I don't. I'm a B2B content strategist and generative AI video producer with 12+ years working with companies that have something genuinely complex to sell or explain. My clients include Microsoft and Johnson & Johnson MedTech, where I've been an embedded partner for over 8 years across their entire EMEA region. On Upwork: 10,500+ hours, $900K+ in lifetime earnings, 100% Job Success Score, Expert-Vetted status. Most AI-assisted content is either too human-slow or too machine-shallow. I've spent 12+ years doing this work by hand: the briefs that didn't exist, the approvals that took months, the subject matter that defeated generalist writers. Knowing that work intimately is what makes the AI layer actually work. ***B2B content strategy & technical writing*** I help B2B tech companies — SaaS, medtech, semiconductors, industrial — become findable by the buyers already searching for what they make. Every article goes through a five-stage pipeline: deep research against live web sources, a keyword-led draft built for the specific reader, a structured fact-check that catches errors before you see them, a persona review that tests the draft against three real reader types, and a targeted rewrite before delivery. What reaches you is versioned, auditable, and accurate. Tested by regulatory reviewers in medtech. This isn't just faster than traditional agency work. It's more rigorous. ***Generative AI video*** Most generative AI video looks like a proof of concept. I use it to make finished work. I started as a screenwriter and spent years in traditional production, learning what great creative looks like, and watching budget and logistics get in the way of it. Generative AI changed that. I now have full end-to-end creative control and can execute ideas that would have required a massive production budget or simply wouldn't have been possible. Full in-house pipeline: concept, script, visuals, voice, music, and sound design. Work ranges from brand commercials and product launches to short film. Runner-up at the Odyssey Generative AI Awards. Sponsored by Runway, Kling, and Hailuo. I take on a small number of engagements at a time. If you have a strong product and content that isn't doing the work it should, that's the problem I solve.