Ken Levine: When Actors Have Notes…

Coach!

Actors: How to give notes to writers
by Ken Levine 

Actors, here are some tips on how to convey your script concerns to writers in a way that might result in them addressing your problems without hating you, slashing your tires, or making you the butt of room jokes for seven continuous months.

One ground rule though: This is predicated on your note being a legitimate concern with the sole purpose of improving the show. There’s no hidden agenda…

[S]o, it’s just a matter of communicating your concerns in a way that will make us receptive to you and here’s the key – WANT to make those changes. read article

3 Unsurprising Renewals & 1 That Throws (But Delights) Us

A&E’s Longmire Saddles Up for Second Season
by Kimberly Roots 

Sheriff Walt has a long, dusty, crime-solving road ahead of him, because A&E has renewed Longmire for a second season.

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Teen Writing Students on Kickstarter

Teen Writing Students Featured on Kickstarter
by Maryann Yin 

The authors and editors behind Canteen Magazine work with under-served Harlem 7th-graders to promote a love of reading, writing and photography. At the end of each academic year, the volunteers produced a printed book compilation called canTeens. This year, they lack the funds to create the 2012 edition of “canTeens” which is why they have turned to Kickstarter in the hopes of raising $5,000. Above, we’ve embedded a video about the project–what do you think?

Here’s more about the project:

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FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS/PARENTHOOD Genius Gets Some Big Bucks

We like this guy. Great writer-producer. Terrible hair. Inspiring yet comfortable to be around.

Jason Katims Inks New Deal With Universal TV, Hires Michelle Lee As Development Exec
by Nellie Andreeva 

EXCLUSIVE: Jason Katims, the Emmy-winning writer-executive producer behind Friday Night Lights and Parenthood, has extended his relationship with the studio behind both series, Universal Television, in a new overall deal. Under the two-year pact, Katims will continue as executive producer on NBC’s Parenthood, in addition to developing new projects…

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