But since we only know about this whatever Ken knows – and we don’t know Ken so we can’t ask him – we’ll let him tell it:
Here’s a first look….
by Ken Levine
at the cover of my new book:
…coming to a Kindle or ebook near you!
Month: August 2013
Love & Money Dept – TV Writing Deals for 8/29/13
Latest News About Writers Who Are Doing Better Than We Are
The TV development season is in full bloom. TVWriter™ is being inundated with deals.
Now if only a few of them were – sigh – ours…
John Ostrander: Broadchurch Secrets
Ordinarily, I wouldn’t “review” a TV miniseries or movie until it was completed. You should know the story before you comment on it. I know this is heresy these days but I feel you should know something about a topic before you drop an opinion bomb on it. I have no use for those who have decided they don’t like something without having bothered to experience it. That’s lazy and presumptive. I fully admit some things I have not sampled based on what I know of it, but I don’t render an verdict on it. If I hate something it’s because I tried it – like broccoli. Yuck. Broccoli.
Filmmaker Hank Isaac’s Statement on His Art
Chocolate Sprinkles
by Hank Isaac
I don’t think anyone’s actually reading these, so I don’t feel I’m giving away any secrets.
I direct films from time to time and do all my own casting. For some reason, I’m often asked what I look for in an actor. Do I want specific “types” for a project? Do I look for training? Do I want energy? Thoughtfulness? Something else?And the answer is: None of the above.
I look for one thing and one thing only. I look for the perfect blend of strength and vulnerability. I look for those because in my opinion, that’s what allows an actor to reach out past the surface of the screen and touch the audience.
Kevin Spacey Gave a Lecture and We Really Wish We’d Been There
EDITOR’S NOTE: This was discovered on the web by one of our spies. We don’t know where she got it, so if this steps on anybody’s copyright we extend at least a thousand requests for your pardon:
GUARDIAN EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL 2013
JAMES MACTAGGART MEMORIAL LECTURE
BY KEVIN SPACEY
Good evening. I’m delighted to be here. First, I can honestly tell you that no event in my life this year has given me more heartfelt pleasure to prepare for than giving this speech today. As an Edinburgh Festival virgin I really didn’t know what I was letting myself in for so you will be pleased to hear I did my homework before sitting down to write a word. And the relief for all of you is that I’m not someone with an important job in broadcasting using this speech to audition for an even more important job in broadcasting.
Since, in the history of the MacTaggart Lecture, no actor has ever been asked to give this speech, I also won’t be spending any time justifying why I’m giving this speech. If what I say today is responsible, then I alone am responsible for saying it. And if the MacTaggart were a political office that you actually had to run for, then the banner hanging over this lectern would be my campaign slogan and theme for today and it would read . . . “It’s the creatives, stupid.”