ʼn Praktykgebaseerde perspektief op Franz Marx as die sentrale figuur in die ontstaan van die eerste Afrikaanse TV-dagvervolgverhaal

𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉 The following study is divided into two separate sections, each with different objectives. Section A contains Franz Marx’s oral history and section B comprises the creative writing component. Section A is mainly biographical with Franz Marx as the main subject and focus. An exposition of the various factors that influenced and equipped him as an artist for the creation of the first Afrikaans TV daily serial drama is the primary objective of this section. This study is placed within the methodology of practice-based research and utilises this method to acquire and verify information concerning Marx as the central figure in the conception of the first Afrikaans daily serial drama. Various South African film and TV practitioners assist in contextualising Marx’s influence within the local entertainment industry. International and South African literature further contextualises Marx’s contribution and places his creative methodology into perspective. This study contributes to the existing historical records on Franz Marx’s extensive career and the origin of daily serial dramas and soap operas in South Africa. Section B comprises an Afrikaans telenovela-hybrid. The narrative is based on a small production team struggling to film a new situational comedy (sitcom). To create the telenovela-hybrid, the melodramatic storylines and relationship-intrigue associated with soap operas are combined with the unique characters and situational incidents linked with and to sitcoms. This series can also be read as a parody of the soap opera genre. ___________________________________________________________________