You’ve probably already seen this because viral. But it’s worth seeing again:
And so is this one:
Over the last three weeks, In a Heartbeat has had over 26 million views on YouTube. During that same time span, Elders React to in a Heartbeat has garnered over 4 million. TVWriter™ salutes both sets of filmmakers. Thanks to all involved for helping us get over the crap of last week and rediscover our smiles.
Time now for the second part of our conversation with writer-producer Daniel Thomsen of TIME AFTER TIME, WESTWORLD, ONCE UPON a TIME, and other fine TV shows. Making it in Hollywood is hard in itself but isn’t the end of the road. You have to keep your career going too! Danny tells us how he’s handling the challenge:
What path do you recommend a budding TV writer take to get hired onto a show?
I’ve worked in a lot of writers rooms over the years, and if you’re going by the numbers, the vast majority of first-time staff writers get their gigs in one of two ways: They’re promoted from an assistant desk, or they come through a studio program. (Most of the studios have great programs that are designed to help writers from underrepresented backgrounds.) I always recommend that people try to go through one of those doors because that’s the path of least resistance.
As a writer, meetings are a regular fact of life. Whether it’s sitting down with potential representation, pitching projects, taking generals or for staffing, each meeting comes with a different set of expectations and needs for preparation.
The Writers Guild Foundation brought in experts from across the industry including Jennifer Good, an agent in Paradigm’s Television Literary Department, writer and co-EP on THE HANDMAID’S TALE, Kira Snyder, Christopher Mack, Senior VP at Warner Bros. Television and the head of the WB Writers’ Workshop and acclaimed story/career consultant and former network executive, Jen Grisanti, to discuss what to do, what not to do, how to prep and how to follow up for the wide variety of entertainment meetings writers face in the pursuit of their careers.
Tips before your take your first meetings:
NOTE FROM LB
Ah, back to showbiz at last. But first a few words about today’s title.
Just to be clear, I don’t really think I’m dead, not in any way . Because from the right angle, with just the proper squint and a frame of mind that encompasses more than we can ever see, it’s pretty clear that nothing ever really dies at all.
Happy Eclipse! Take good care of your retinas because it’s time for TVWriter™’s Monday look at our 5 most popular blog posts of the week ending yesterday. They are, in order: