A Web Series with International Appeal

…And a great lesson in writing w/o using words:

Further evidence that the international language is: Comedy.

The whole series is here

See It Here: First Image From MOCKINGBIRD LANE

…AKA THE MUNSTERS. Except creator Brian Fuller is giving us this:

Instead of this: read article

Have You Seen THE SILENT CITY?

Recently, we’ve found ourselves really enjoying – and recommending – several independently created/produced web/TV comedy series, but now – at last! – we’ve found a serious drama that works for us too.

How serious is THE SILENT CITY? read article

Need Some Solid Advice About Networking?

Trying to get your writing/producing/TV/film career going? The article below is about a web start-up, but the writer’s advice applies just about everywhere:

Make Friends Not Contacts by Jimmy Jacobson

I’m from Vegas, but I found myself on a street corner in NYC early one morning with 40 other hackers and entrepreneurs. We were about to get on a bus sponsored by Twilio, Sendgrid and Microsoft to attend the Startup Festival in Montreal.  Nervous excitement crackled in the air as introductions were made, pitches and business cards were prematurely swapped and tweetable hashtags for the trip were discussed. read article

And Now It’s Renee Zellweger’s Turn

Speaking of celebrity writers:

Lifetime Orders CINAMMON GIRL pilot, Series Created by Renee Zellweger – by TeamTVWriter Press Service

As it continues to aggressively expand its scripted programming slate, Lifetime has ordered the drama pilot Cinnamon Girl from executive producers Academy Award® and Golden Globe® Award-winning actress-producer Renée Zellweger, Anthony Tambakis (Warrior) and Gavin O’Connor (WarriorPride and Glory). The announcement was made today by Rob Sharenow, Executive Vice President, Programming, of Lifetime Networks. read article