Month: January 2015

Cargo 3120: The Making of a Sci-Fi Franchise #12

CARGO3120Entry 12 – How Important is Social Media?
by Daymond C. Roman

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The Story So Far starts HERE)

So, as Aaron worked on our website I was in charge of social media. Now, I’m not one of those frequent “facebookers”, “tweeters”, or “instagramers”. At least, I wasn’t at the time; but in order to develop any type of audience these days, social media is a must.

I mean, it’s not like it used to be; back in the day, marketing campaigns were all about purchasing TV/radio spots and/or some sort of printed publication. And that was it, because that’s where everyone’s eyeballs were. Today, even if you have those marketing vehicles, the everyday consumer expects you to have a strong online presence, because that’s where the eyeballs are now. And I’m not just talking about a website either. read article

French TV Exec Explains the New TV Biz Paradigm

It’s interesting – and sad – watching how everyone else is catching on to how TV works now while American networks and studios just snarl and sue their audiences. For example:

Matthieu Viala, CEO of French drama producer Makever - and kind of a hottie, no?
Matthieu Viala, CEO of French drama producer Makever – and kind of a hottie, no?

by Matthieu Viala

Writing is the heart of our industry and continues to be the cornerstone of the TV world, despite the rapid and profound changes occurring.

These changes, however, have raised new issues: does writing have to adapt to new consumptions, or do viewers have to adapt to what writers want to tell? read article

Love & Money Dept – TV Writing Deals for 1/9/14

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Latest News About Writers Who Are Doing Better Than We Are=&0=& (COMET) has had his USA series MR. ROBOT picked up for ten eps and even has a star now – Christian Slater. (Yeppers, kids, that’s right. The genius development and network execs have worked hand in hand to come up with the dumbest series title in many a year (and that’s against a hella competition) and in addition saddled it with a star who has never been able to make it on TV even though he’s had more spots in the starting gate than Bruce Willis has had movies. Sorry for your future loss, Sam.) Speaking of the stench of failure, Amazon Studios has cancelled its previously announced greenlighting of THE AFTER, a post-apocalypse series created by none other than Chris Carter,  saying, “We have decided not to move forward with THE AFTER. We would like to thank Chris Carter, the phenomenal cast, crew and producers for all their efforts.” (Notice how there’s no mention of the writers? Yer friendly neighborhood munchaphile figures that’s cuz they couldn’t come up with any to actually, erm, write the series. Why would I think that? Let’s just say I hear things…and sometimes they aren’t just things in my head.)

That’s it for now, munchaladas. Don’t forget to write in and tell yers truly what you’ve sold when you sell it. Cuz TVWriter™ can’t wait to brag to all your friends. (And, more importantly, enemies. Hehehe….)

Peggy Bechko: Writers Got To Move It, Move It… Mentally and Physically

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by Peggy Bechko

As writers we constantly think about things such as story, character development, arc, style, grammar and endless variations and extras. Bud underpinning all that has to be your basic every day stuff. From your writing fog you look up and say, what’s that?

What that is is how you pursue your writing work, how you write, how you treat yourself when you write. read article

Disney-ABC Announces 2015 Writing Program Winners

disney-abc writing program 2015by Team TVWriter™ Press Service

Yes, this is a press release. But it’s got the kind of news we love to read:

DRUMROLL, please……..

After receiving over 1500 submissions to the Disney-ABC Writing Program, and over the course of 7 months of reading over 3000 scripts (spec and original), conducting close to 100 phone interviews and meeting 26 talented finalists we are proud to announce the 2015 Program Writers: read article