Yes, it’s true. Time to talk about what’s happening at TVWriter University, AKA with the various TVWriter™ workshops we hold every month.
The 152nd Advanced Online TV and Film Writing Workshop finished its 4-week run last week, but don’t despair – Numero 153 will start in 2 weeks, on Wednesday, October 7, 2015.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored 15 student winners from colleges and universities around the world at the 42nd Student Academy Awards ceremony, held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal awards were announced and presented by actors Michelle Rodriguez and Jason Mitchell, Oscar®-winning director John Lasseter, and the Oscar-winning team behind the animated feature “Big Hero 6,” Roy Conli, Don Hall and Chris Williams.
The 2015 Student Academy Award® winners are:
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Gold: “Chiaroscuro,” Daniel Drummond, Chapman University, California
Silver: “Zoe,” ChiHyun Lee, The School of Visual Arts, New York
The most clicked-on posts by TVWriter™ visitors during the past week were:
This teaser for the upcoming Hulu original series, ROCKETJUMP actually teased us. So:
Get an inside look at our next show with Lionsgate and Hulu!
The full show will be up on Hulu, but you’ll be able to see the shorts later this year right here!
Last week explored what we must know about a character in The Character Profile – hell, we barely scratched the surface! However, it didn’t include their shoe size, favorite dessert or the color they most like to wear unless those ‘choices’ figure prominently in their psyche; influencing their interaction with those around them and the events unfolding in the narrative..
If we’re to flesh the character/s out in order to get them up off the page, especially in moments when we’re seriously contemplating flipping burgers (or whatever) because of plot issues, then we need to be respectful. If we don’t take our characters seriously, how can we expect people other than ourselves, to root for them?