Grant Snider continues to awe us with his deep insight into the creative soul:
More of Grant Snider’s sensitive perception at Incidental Comics, HERE
Author: LB
A legendary figure in the television writing and production world with a career going back to the late ’60s, Larry Brody has written and produced hundreds of hours of American and worldwide television and is a consultant to production companies and networks in the U.S. and abroad .
Shows written or produced by Brody have won several awards including - yes, it's true - Emmys, Writers Guild Awards, and the Humanitas Award.
LB: Untold Tales of the Animated SILVER SURFER TV Series Ep. 19 Teleplay
by Larry Brody
Over the past several weeks I’ve posted the scripts for Season 2 Episodes 1 through 5 of the FoxKids Network The Silver Surfer animated series I ran for those who wondered what all of us involved in the show back in 1998 intended to come if we hadn’t been cancelled.
Today it’s the turn of Season 2 Episode 6, Down to Earth: Part One. This one never got beyond “First Draft,” status because the possibility of the series returning was becoming dimmer. It’s dated April 24, 1998 and features the supergroup that started the original “Marvel Age of Comics.”
Writers and Concentration – Distraction Doesn’t Have to Win…Does It?
Nathan Bransford, author of the Jacob Wonderbar series of books, is one of TVWriter™’s go-to guys for writing and productivity tips and tricks. One particularly relevant example of Mr. Bransford’s helpfulness is the article below. Especially to this TVWriter™ minion in particular because, as my partner often says, “Distractions?” You don’t just succumb to them, you create them just so you can do the succumbing.”
Sorry for the TMI. This should make up for it:
How to regain your concentration
by Nathan Bransford
WGAW & WGAE Declare War on Packaging
About three weeks ago, we wrote about the fact that the Writers Guild of America and the Association of Talent Agents hadn’t revisited the contractual relationship between writers and agents in over forty years.
Of special concern to the writers (that’s “us”) were the rules that allowed agencies (that would be “them”) to take packaging fees based on the overall budget of a new series instead of the usual ten percent of the salaries of their clients involved in the creation and sale of the series. This allowed the agencies to make far more money in any deal they negotiated than any of the creative partners.
10 Important Lessons On The Craft Of Screenwriting
A semester’s worth of film knowledge in 30 minutes, 42 seconds. And that pacing could be a lesson in itself. From Film Courage:
What’s that? You want a preview of what the 10 lessons are? Well, if y’all insist:
1) 0:06 – Story or Character?
2) 0:46 – How To Build Empathy
3) 4:48 – A Participatory Experience
4) 9:20 – Learn From Writers
5) 11:27 – The Great Weakness
6) 13:35 – Value Of An Idea
7) 16:33 – How To Create Suspense
8) 19:43 – Two Ways To Create Subtext
9) 21:51 – The Beginning
10) 25:15 – Action Defines Character