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.

Larry Brody: Live! From Paradise! #140 “From Never Land to Paradise”

Photo by Kevin Peiper

THE USUAL NOTE FROM LB: From the summer of 2002 to  the spring of 2010, Gwen the Beautiful and I were the proud and often exhausted owners of a beautiful Ozarks property we called Cloud Creek Ranch.

In many ways, the ranch was paradise. But it was a paradise with a price that started going up before we even knew it existed. Here’s another Monday musing about our adventure and the lessons we learned.

Oh, and if y’all detect any irony, please believe me when I say it comes straight from the universe and not your kindly Uncle Larry B. read article

Wes Anderson Interview on writing The Grand Budapest Hotel

One of the most talented writer-directors in the world talks about one of his greatest works, The Grand Budapest Hotel. Settle back and enjoy while you’re learning.

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Larry Brody’s TV Writing Tips & Tricks #15 – Urgency Rulez (sorry about the ‘z’)

by Larry Brody

Looking for more detailed info on TV Writing? Then this is for you!

One of the things that keeps viewers viewing is a constant increase in the dramatic tension of a teleplay.

That means you have to do more than just drop your hero or heroine into a jam and then help him or her get out of it. You’ve got to keep piling on the woe. read article

Larry Brody: Live! From Paradise! #139 “Bob Sabaroff & the Birth of ‘Paradise'”

THE USUAL NOTE FROM LB: From the summer of 2002 to  the spring of 2010, Gwen the Beautiful and I were the proud and often exhausted owners of a beautiful Ozarks property we called Cloud Creek Ranch.

In many ways, the ranch was paradise. But it was a paradise with a price that started going up before we even knew it existed. Here’s another Monday musing about our adventure and the lessons we learned. read article

Larry Brody’s TV Writing Tips & Tricks #14 – Description, Description, Description!

by Larry Brody

Looking for more detailed info on TV Writing? Then this is for you!

Over the past several years I’ve noticed a running battle on all Message Boards, Bulletin Boards, Facebook Groups, you-name-it about screen and/or television writing. That battle is about how much to describe the action and settings in your script.

I can’t speak for feature films (although my theory there, which I’ve stated in other writings, is that everyone might as well emulate Shane Black, the most successful spec script writer/seller in history. Read something he’s written and then do the same), but I know television. read article